Table 1.
Food groups and food preparation procedures in households in Lao Cai province, Vietnam.
| Food Groups a | Food Items | Food Preparation b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice and products | Rice | Boiled |
| Sticky rice | Boiled | ||
| Rice noodle | Boiled | ||
| 2 | Wheat and products | Noodle | Boiled |
| 3 | Tubes, root and products | Vicermine | Boiled |
| Shrimp chip | Deep fried | ||
| 4 | Beans and products | Black bean | Stewed |
| Mung bean | Stewed | ||
| Soybean milk | Ready to eat | ||
| Soy bean | Stewed | ||
| 5 | Tofu | Tofu | Boiled |
| 6 | Oily seeds | Peanut | Stir fried |
| 7 | Vegetables | Bamboo shot, fermented | Boiled |
| 8 | Sugar, confectionary | Biscuit | Ready to eat |
| Wafers | Ready to eat | ||
| Cookies | Ready to eat | ||
| Sesame candy | Ready to eat | ||
| Nugget/peanut candy | Ready to eat | ||
| 9 | Oil, fat | Pork, fat | Fried |
| Cooking oil | |||
| 10 | Meat and products | Dry pork meat | Ready to eat |
| Pork pie, fried | Ready to eat | ||
| Pork pie, boiled | Ready to eat | ||
| Pork rib, boneless | Stewed | ||
| Pigeon | Stewed | ||
| Beef | Stir fried | ||
| Dog meat | Boiled | ||
| Chicken | Boiled | ||
| Pork, lean | Boiled, stir fried | ||
| Pork | Boiled, stir fried | ||
| Pork liver | Stir fried | ||
| 11 | Egg and milk | Egg, chicken | Boiled, fried |
| Egg, duck | Boiled, fried | ||
| Condensed Milk | Ready to eat | ||
| Milk powder | Ready to eat | ||
| Milk | Ready to eat | ||
| 12 | Fish | Dried fish | Stir fried |
| Fish, fresh water | Boiled | ||
| 13 | Other aquaculture products | Dried shrimp | Boiled |
| Shrimp | Stir fried | ||
a Food groups were categorized according to a previous national survey [16]. b Food items were prepared as practiced by households in the Lao Cai province.