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October 10th 2016

Published: September 30th 2017

Geo: 10.7592, 106.662Swarms of locust decimating a field of crops, or throngs of army ants overrunning their prey - those are visuals that come to mind when visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's most populous centre. What exactly could swarms of insects have to do with HCMC? Because that's what Vietnam's Xe Oms, or motorbike taxis, remind me of! The roads of HCMC are complete chaos, ... Read Full Entry

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Prepping the Sour Soup w/ Seafood

Stewed Snakehead Fish in Clay Pot ...

... much tastier than the name suggests!

Banh Xeo Filling ...

... quite interesting that paprika oil was used - normally, we would associate paprika with European cooking, not Asian.

Chef Vu's Knife Skills

Ugly Pancakes ...

... our banh xeo didn't look so hot, but at least tasted better than their appearances suggested. They were shaped more like a blob, than the perfect half-circles they should have been, and were chewier than we would have liked.

Sour Soup w/ Prawns ...

... interesting flavours, with the addition of fruit such as pineapple and tamarind.

Our Self-Cooked Feast!

A Revelation ...

... the best item at the cooking class might have been this egg coffee produced by Thien. She whipped and frothed up an egg, pouring it over top of a sweet, rich Vietnamese coffee. It sounds odd, but had such a creamy and rich body to it, that it felt more like dessert than coffee.

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