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PeteRose
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| Occupation: | Gambler |
| Number of Posts: | 16981 |
| Registered on: | 8/29/2014 |
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re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/17/24 at 11:58 pm
[quote]Obviously the prices are such that you don't have the need to haggle, but do you haggle the price a bit with food vendors to mark yourself as an experienced customer? Or is it not a haggle culture there?[/quote]
For food, I rarely haggle if it’s not in a tourist area. If vendor gives me a...
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re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/17/24 at 11:51 pm
[quote]Is your wife Vietnamese? [/quote]
Yes she is and she dislikes Hanoians with extreme prejudices.
[img] the Egg Coffee. [/img]
This was an exclusive northern delicacy but seems like you can get it anywhere in VN now. ...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/17/24 at 11:30 pm
Next day I took a stroll along the market. It’s a long street with various types of vendors.
View of street market
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/CLHBgyW9/IMG-2502.jpg width=550[/img]
Coconut vendor
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Fish vendor
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re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/17/24 at 10:52 pm
Visited Phu Qu?c island for 3 days. Here are some of the pics. I stayed with some relatives.
A lot of people think they might see pho, bun bo hue, vermicelli noodles if they walked in a Vietnamese house during meal time. The typical lunch/dinner for Vietnam rice + a couple of protein dishes...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/17/24 at 10:30 pm
[quote]Pete —- Hanoi in the plans? I would highly recommend getting up there while you are in country. The most magical of all of the Vietnam cities IMO. [/quote]
I got to hit hoi an first. A little tired after I got back from phu quoc island. And my wife is not a big fan of Hanoi people. She...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/17/24 at 10:28 pm
Appreciated, I’ll keep posting till the trip ends. ...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/16/24 at 11:07 pm
Remaining pics from Nha Trang
Meatball banh mi(#18). Solid B tier
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/T1yF15kN/IMG-2477.jpg Width=550[/img]
Corn sticky rice with shredded coconut. Little bit sweet, little bit salty breakfast item.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/pd2S86GF/IMG-2478.jpg Width=550[/img]
Gr...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/16/24 at 7:02 am
The next morning I was in the mood for banh can, a nha trang specialty. As I was walking past the market to get to my destination, a fragrant smell of cooked rice hit my. I don’t know why the rice smelled so good. It’s just cooked rice. So I stood there debating. Like Graham Greene said in “th...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/16/24 at 6:21 am
Been out of action for a few days. Had a minor motorbike accident(my fault) where I busted up my right toe. It’s still all black but at least I can put pressure on it.
I took an 12 hr overnight train into Nha Trang. The train itself has seen better days. But it makes up for it with the morn...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/10/24 at 4:50 am
Went and got some escargots and snails.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/Gt3GHW5b/IMG-2435.jpg Width=550[/img]
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/rmVKJSCJ/IMG-2436.jpg Width=550[/img]
Hard to describe the taste, can be chewy, kind of expensive.
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re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/9/24 at 6:33 am
Had a random noodle soup. Dish is from the Hanoi. Contains noodles, broth, braised beef and tendon. Very mid.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/Fs0g39Ym/IMG-2431.jpg Width=550[/img]
Also went to the supermarket today. It’s called Big C and inside it there was a KFC so I had to try it out. I almo...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/8/24 at 3:25 am
Had some travel points and decided to splurge by staying at the Intercontinental Sun Peninsula. I was surprised to find out that the room includes complementary breakfast which costs around $40.
Upon entering the restaurant, there’s an art tribute to Anthony Bourdain.
[img]https://i.postimg...
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Posted by PeteRose on 6/8/24 at 12:47 am
[quote]"The reason why we're watching women's basketball is not just because of 1 person. It's because of me, too. I want y'all to realize that," said Reese[/quote]
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re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/7/24 at 8:51 am
Yesterday night had glass noodle chicken broth. Good not as good as the one in Saigon.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/1XJyyKyt/IMG-2392.jpg Width=550[/img]
Then this guy showed up on his scooter. He drives the scooter balancing that thing on his head.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/kG1P0XyR/IMG-2393...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/7/24 at 8:43 am
Did you guys decided which city you are visiting?
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Posted by PeteRose on 6/6/24 at 7:50 pm
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re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/6/24 at 5:39 am
Went back to Con market food hall today.
Saw a vermicelli noodle stall operated by this grandma and I knew it was going to be good.
[img]https://i.postimg.cc/bw4dm5vp/IMG-2388.jpg Width=550[/img]
Normally home made fish sauce is added vermicelli bowls. But here in Da Nang, they add this ...
re: Exploring the food culture in Vietnam beyond pho
Posted by PeteRose on 6/6/24 at 5:20 am
Yeah, I’ll definitely hit him up if I can squeeze it in. I wish sometimes this was a solo trip so I can have the freedom to freelance. But I’m not so when I travel to a new city, this person wants to see this or that. Next thing you know, it’s the end of the trip....
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