The book provided a readership with literary notes & descriptions and other historic materials ( that written by many folk cultural researchers & historians ) regarding Hanoians' cuisine, gastronomic arts & taste. A contents of the book partly reflected material & spiritual life of Hanoians in the past & at present. Contents: Chapters: 1 - Gastronomic arts & taste of Hanoians. 2 - Different meals / banquets / dinners of Thang Long - Ha Noi in the past. Lunar new year's dinner. The meals / banquets / dinners - offerings for tutelary god of the Hang Bac long communal house. 3 - The delicious meals / dishes of Ha Noi. Everyday life & traditional meals / dishes of Ha Noi. The specialties of Hanoi. The cakes of Hanoi. Sweet soups of Hanoi. The spices & seasonings of Hanoi. The NEM, GIO, CHA, PHO, BUN, MY, LAU, CHAO of Ha Noi. 4 - The beverage of Hanoi: tea, wine, beer and BAT BAO LUONG XA. 5 - Hanoi's gastronomic arts / taste through folk verse.