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Monday 2 August 2010

Food for Thought

There are, of course, many ways in which Vietnam differed from India but none so much as the cuisine. Here we have a nation of meat-lovers and no animal is sacred. No land-dwelling, sea-dwelling or sky-dwelling creature is safe from the butchers' knife or a guest-appearance (often un-named) in a bowl, on a plate or on a skewer. But the French have left their mark too and (thank you French invasion!) freshly baked baguettes and delicious pastries are also readily available - if often stuffed with the afore mentioned mystery meat stuffs.

With restaurants, cafes and streeet stalls open on every inch of pavement it is impossible to go hungry in Vietnam, so here is our Vietnamese all-star menus.

Rob's Menu

BREAKFAST
Baguette with omlette & cheese (from Hoi An)
ELEVENSES
Dragon Fruit
LUNCH
Veg & egg fried rice with aubergine fry (from Ninh Binh & Hue)
AFTERNOON SNACK
Duck Skewer (from Ninh Binh)
DINNER
Cao Lau (pork with noodle and veg) with veg spring roll (from Hoi An & Cat Ba Island)
Dessert
Vitamilk frozen yoghurt
Drink
4000 dong Bia Hoi

Kat's Menu
BREAKFAST
Pho en chay (noodle soup with tofu, tomato, spinach topped with peanuts served with fresh lime and chilis - from Hoi An)
ELEVENSES
Ca Phe (Vietnamese-style super strong coffee filtered into super sweet condensed milk)
LUNCH
Fried tofu in tomato sauce, spinach, green salad (boat lunch in Halong Bay)
AFTERNOON SNACK
Blueberry & Almond pastry (from Saigon - better than any I've had in France)
DINNER
Veg fried noodle with roast pumpkin topped with peanuts
Dessert
Same yoghurt as Rob, because it tastes like a dutch dessert; fla
Drink
Saigon Green (Saigon's own Bia Hoi)

5 comments:

  1. Trish says:

    Can't believe how well you guys are eating - elevenses?? afternoon snacks?? - all looks wonderful. xxxx

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  2. trust me this is not an average day! this would be a DREAM day!

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  3. glad you clarified that this would be a dream day it sounded rather delicious and extravagant but wat maakt het uit je bent er maar een keer dus probeer alles en geniet en het klinkt net als een heerlijke nederlandse dag met lekkere hapjes. Elevenses and afternoons snacks - so dutch!!! Dad loves the pictures, he's into blonds (pardon me!!) and you two are fast becoming his very own posh and becks..... in a nice way....Heel veel liefs van je moeder en veel liefs van de rest van de familie. We zijn morgen 4de in Bham en gaan op vacantie voor 1 week naar Corfu van Friday avond. Houden veel van jullie - wees voorzichtig en geniet!!!

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  4. Ja! Ik dacht dat de Nederlanders hun sterke koffie dan hield ik de Vietnamese koffie beproefd! Zo lekker ... Ik hoop dat de Cambodjanen deze koffie drinken te ook.

    for everyone else: yes! i thought the dutch liked their coffee strong, then i tried the vietnamese coffee! So tasty...i hope the cambodians drink coffee like this too.


    ...en heel viel liefs van ons. Hebben een heerlijke vakantie, praat snel. x

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  5. WOW Kat I want what you are having - especially if it makes me as skinny and sexy and blonde as you! Pho en chay? YES please!

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