Anyone would be spoilt with dining options around Ho Chi Minh – from the cheap food treats sold be peddlers along the alleys to the fanciest restaurant in town. However, one could not help craving for something different and would bring about new flavor adventures.

The best way to get that amazing flavors to treat your tastebuds is having Kimchi. One of the hottest food trends today, Kimchi is loaded with complex flavors, a variety of uses and an all-star nutritional scorecard. A traditional Korean fermented sidedish served with almost every Korean meal. Having it in a stew, known as kimchi chigae, would take the flavors even to a different degree. Coupled with a nice dining ambience, makes Kimchi dining a great experience. The stew is full of flavor from sweet, salty, sour, and spicy flavors from the kimchi, traditional Korean fermented napa cabbage. There is a lot of room for variation with this dish; you can add meat and fish or any of your other favorite vegetables.

Hannuri restaurant located at 11A Ton Duc Thang Street, Dist. 1, HCMC, is a place highly recommended by most Koreans residing in the city. Managed by a Korean, the place serves awesome kimchi chigae in a screened private room outfitted with sunken tables, air conditioner, recessed gas grills and a doorbell designed to summon more bowls. It is best eaten with any of the restaurant's selection of makeoli, a milky white rice wine characterized with a sweet flavor that is notorious for bad hangovers. Price for such dining experience? Just $15 per head. Now who wants to pass up on that?