Food hunting around Ho Chi Minh

*sorry for not updating this blog since May... this post was pending for months and this will be the last post for Vietnam trip*

I really enjoy having the food during days in Vietnam, especially the street food at Pham Ngu Lao…*drooling* We spent a few nights here, get to know new people and their way of living.

Pho is the first food I have in Vietnam. Pho is glass noodle with broth. The broth is clear and sweet. You have to eat together with lots of vegetables, add some lime juice, pickled chilli and chilli sauce. There you get the delicious Pho. I prefer Pho with pork. PORKKKKK! (30000-35000Dong)

 

 

We also tried some snails and seafood. cheap but large portion. Saigon beer is just too cheap to be my daily must-drink beverage. Only 10000-15000 Dong, approximately RM2 per bottle. Green one is milder than the red one and I love the red one. It helps me to sleep hahaha.

 

 

It’s fun to drink really cheap beer, eat light food, and sit on the street on small stools like kindergarten students.

 

This is my staple snack on the street, Banh Mi, a Vietnamese sandwich/burger made of crispy baguette, filled with meats (pork/beef/chicken), pickled radishes, cucumber and drizzled with delicious sauces…

Ahh, the best baguette sandwiches I ever had and I miss it so much. PORKKKK!!! (15000Dong).

 
This sugarcane juice from a street vendor near to Ben Thanh market is one of the heavenly drink. TASTY to the MAX and so refreshing.

 

The secret recipe = sugarcane + pineapple + lime

How can I missed Trung Nguyen Coffee in Vietnam?

These are some street food which I don’t know their name.

Deep-fried roll with glutinous rice and to eat with coconut milk and sago.

 

Colourful glutinous rice and shredded coconut flesh makes very colourful and delicious food
 

 
 

 

Lotteria, the fast food restaurant in Vietnam. It’s the combination of KFC and McDonald.

 

chicken burger with rice

 
Instant noodles I had for 2 days as my breakfast. Cook by the dorm owner. I noticed the owner buy eggs to cook for us every morning. Hehe, very fresh eggs huh...no comment

 

Very highly recommended must visit restaurant Onha Hang Ngon. Also called the new Quan An Ngon. you can have all the Vietnamese food here.

 

 

 

 

Lastly to recommend this StarMoon Café.

We have a story in this Café. The story goes like this.

We wander around the street. We want to have some coffee. We saw StarMoon Café and it looks like Starbucks. So we enter the café and unexpectedly, the owner speaks Mandarin and Cantonese. I feel so glad to find someone who can understand and speak Mandarin in this foreign land where I couldnt read and understand a single word of the Vietnamese. She introduces a guy from China (her brother’s friend) to us. Then we give each other a hearty handshake and become friends. Another surprise is we all were born in the same year. All are Dragon’s babies. She is a Vietnam Chinese. He is a pure Chinese. We are Malaysia Chinese. We all are Chinese and fated to meet.

drink, joke and play cards

 

In summary, I like the food, people and lifestyle in Vietnam. :)

 

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

I had a car crash days ago when on the way home after work.
I cannot really remember how it happen...I do not know why it can happen.
That's what we call an accident.

The front of my car was smashed. The airbag deployed.
I was shocked. I was panicked.
I got chemical burns on my hand, cut on my neck, and bruise on my right that went down across from the seat belt.
Lucky that I'm still alive.
Lucky that both parties are fine.
Lucky that I met good people to help when I need help.

大难不死，必有后福
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Life goes on.