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Backbreaking good Chả Cá Lã Vọng, Saigon

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December 11th 2013
Uncle Bao, who lives in Saigon took me to this nice little place for some Chả Cá Lã Vọng. Chả Cá Lã Vọng is a Northern Vietnamese fish dish sautéed with dill and turmeric. We hopped on his scooter (Vespa-ish) and whizzed through the streets of Saigon. I rode bitch and it wasn't my first time doing so. In this part of the world, people don't really give a fuck about another person's se ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more