Can't Remember What This Was ...
... but it was a popular street food with students - Lao has only been out of university for a few years, so his choices naturally gravitated towards the cheap and delicious. This was a bunch of random things dumped into a plastic baggie - uncooked noodles, some dried seafood, assorted herbs and veggies, and seasonings. We actually barely touched this stuff, though it was good - we had dropped our chopsticks while walking, so we carried the bag all the way back to the guesthouse before eating. By then, we were way too full to take more than a few bites.
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 
