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Xin Cám Ơn Thank You
Wow. Here we are. 365 meals. When I took on this project I remember wondering if I’d indeed be able to find a year’s worth of food worthy of a daily narrative. I prayed my lofty goal w… more →
Down The Street and Back Again
Hoi An, Vietnam.
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wrote 5 months ago: We took the bus down from Hue to Hoi An, and arrived in this little town I had read so much about as … more →
Xin Cám Ơn Thank You
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wrote 6 months ago: Wow. Here we are. 365 meals. When I took on this project I remember wondering if I’d indeed … more →
Phở Bò Beef Noodle Soup - 365 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: Phở Bò Phở. Yes, phở. Phở is our final stop on this diverse food journey. What’s that? You were … more →
Bún Thịt Nướng Chả Giò Grilled Pork, Spring Rolls and Noodles - 364 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: Bún Thịt Nướng Chả Giò As far as almost final Vietnamese meals go, this one is about as unlike anyth … more →
Mì Sủi Cảo Noodle and Won Ton Soup - 363 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Mì Sủi Cảo A dose of cool, nonhumid air got me out on foot on my last work overnight in Hanoi but hu … more →
Goi Cai To Beef Salad - 362 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Goi Cai To This meal represents so much more than a salad of grilled meats, tomatoes, fried shallots … more →
Cá Kho Tộ Caramelized Fish - 361 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: It Looked Good… Troi oi! It’s pronounced choi oi and these two simple words roll out Vietname … more →
Sườn Non Ram Mặn Braised Pork Ribs - 360 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: Sườn Non Ram Mặn I wish I knew how to tell the friendly ladies at Café 91 I am moving back to the US … more →
Thịt Bò Xào Kiểu Hàn Quốc Korean Style Beef - 359 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Korean Style Beef Seeing how the Vietnamese kitchen interprets tough chewy chunks of beef with recip … more →
Hot Dog Doughnut - 358.5 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Hot Dog Doughnut We won’t pretend this one was any sort of meal, but it was so bizarre it warr … more →
Cua Rang Fried Crabs - 358 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Cua Rang We can’t arrive at meal number 365 without some final attempts at uncovering culinary weird … more →
Đậu Sốt Cà Chua Tofu and Tomatoes - 357 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Đậu Sốt Cà Chua In Saigon a common lunchtime dish all across town is a large slab of meat stuffed to … more →
Ragu Gà Chicken Ragout - 356 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: Ragu Gà Even with just a handful of meals remaining before this goal of 365 is reached, Vietnam is s … more →
Xôi Mặn Sticky Rice with Shrimp, Pork and Egg - 355 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Xôi Mặn Unlike other sticky rice breakfasts in Saigon, this one is more savory than sweet. Cutting … more →
Thịt Kho Tàu Braised Pork Belly - 354 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Thịt Kho Tàu Since I had ordered the braised pork sticky rice this week, and my sidewalk chef failed … more →
Xôi Thịt Kho Sticky Rice With "Pork" - 353 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Xôi Thịt Kho Let me preface this by saying I did order the sticky rice with pork, but what arrived w … more →
Bò Cuốn Lá Lốt Beef Wrapped in Betel Leaves - 352 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: Bò Cuốn Lá Lốt Several of our cabin crew asked me if I had yet tried bò cuốn lá lốt. “Good for heal … more →
Xương Cá Fish Bones - 351 of 365
wrote 6 months ago: Cá Fish has been largely absent from this food journey. It’s not that I don’t like fish…quite to th … more →
Bún Chả Huế Hue Noodle Soup - 350 of 365
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wrote 6 months ago: Bún Chả Huế Long ago I threw up the white flag of surrender in finding Hanoi style bún chả here in S … more →
