First day in Ho Chi Minh City was a blast.
First dish I ate- and I forgot what it was called. Rice batter shaped into crepe and rolled up along with savory meats into something akin to a soft eggroll.
Stay away from the street vendor Balut and you should be OK.
Is Balut common in Vietnam. I know it is popular in the Philippines ?
I love Vietnam! Dalat, HCMC, Nha Trang, Hue, Halong Bay, Hanoi, etc.
Eat as much pho as possible, it makes great breakfast. Durian, mangosteen, rambutans...etc....mmmmm
One would have to wonder exactly how hungry the first person to eat a durian was.
Tasty stuff. I went for pho last night as I'm coming down with this icky head cold. Great medicine...
Must be a thing! I had Vietnamese beef with lemongrass (Bun Bo Xao...don't ask me how to pronounce it) last night.
Stay away from the street vendor Balut and you should be OK.
One would have to wonder exactly how hungry the first person to eat a durian was.
Hookay, I actually did a foodie tour- which meant our guide brought us to a number of different eating spots in the city, away from the touristy areas to experience the real cuisine of Saigon. It was a bit dangerous riding on the back of motorbikes throughout the area, but in the end it worked out alright.
5 stops + unlimited food = fun.
I forgot the name of this, but its basically a Vietnamese burrito. You get rice paper wraps and stick a little bit of all the ingredients into it before wrapping it up and using the dipping sauce. The rice paper is very sticky so it takes a lot of skill to prevent it from collapsing.
This one was the highlight of the evening. To the left are sort of deep fried pancakes with shrimp and coconut sauce on top. Amazing. Then the one on the right is sort of a fried wrap with lots of seafood and mushrooms inside of it- you wrap it all up in fresh herbs like a Korean BBQ and then use the dipping sauce.
This one was a unique experience since we ate at a streetside illegal restaurant. The owners basically put up bunch of plastic chairs in front of a closed car dealership that evening and added a portable grill and made Vietnamese pizzas (grilled rice crust with sausage, cheese, tamarind and chili sauce), and Vietnamese calzones to a huge hungry crowd of locals. Very fun time.
My mouth is literally watering.........do you hear more Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City? Saigon seems less a mouthful...
The food looks horrible and I like a variety of foods.
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