Hanoi, VN: Street food Vendors Ignore Food hygiene regulations

The type of situation in which food outlets and drinking establishments are located next to drains and a bucket of water is used to wash hundreds of bowls and chopsticks must be ended

The type of situation in which food outlets and drinking establishments are located next to drains and a bucket of water is used to wash hundreds of bowls and chopsticks must be ended

As I walk around Hanoi there is always somebody cooking or eating; breakfast, elevenses, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper and more often than not in between. Within every 10 or 15 metres there is some degree of socialising around food; whether co-workers, friends, family or strangers, food induces a camaraderie I have not seen in Australia or England.