Dee and I just got back from a 9 day trip in Vietnam. I didn’t have my laptop along, so a big dump of photos will follow. First, food:
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- Banh mi came on the freshest bread ever, delivered multiple times per day
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- Lotus root salad
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- This green was called ‘Morning Glory’ in Vietnam — it seems to be the same plant as kang kong or water spinach or hollow heart, but what we got in Vietnam was much tenderer.
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- Bánh xèo
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- Egg coffee in Hanoi
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- Pomelo Salad at ‘Morning Glory’ restaurant in Hoi An
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- Bánh bao bánh vạc in Hoi An
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- Cao lầu in Hoi An
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- Ca nuong gnhe (steamed mackeral)
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- Mango danish from ‘Cargo’ in Hoi An
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- Quail egg fritters, street food in Hoi An
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- Taro cake, Pho ga, papaya salad, Saigon
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- Durian and cane juice at a street stand in Cu Chi (suburban Saigon)
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- Hen Xuc Banh Trang at a Hue-style restaurant in Saigon. Tiny clams on rice crackers.
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- ‘Vietnamese cherry’ juice which I think was actually rose apple. I saw more bendy straws and swizzle sticks in Vietnam than I’d seen in my life up until last week.
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- Big snails! At Nha Hong Ngon in Saigon. Not my favorite.