Last night we went a short way along the lake to a small restaurant where I had my first experience of a Vietnamese food menu.
Everything came more or less at the same time even though part of the order was from the appetisers and the rest as from the meat and veg lists. We had spring rolls, some steamed with vegetables and noodles inside and some fried with meat and veg inside, both were accompanied by fish sauce to dip. The other dishes were sticky rice, steam morning glory ( a bit like spinach), stuffed eggplant with a dipping sauce and shrimps (prawns) cooked in butter and garlic. It was all delicious. Orlo had spring roll and pho ga which is the traditional noodle soup with chicken. The Vietnamese eat a lot of pho ba ( beef noodle soup). I had a G&T and water to drink. Orlo had watermelon juice and Amanda had lime juice. There are a huge variety of fruit juices on the menus here, they are very welcome refreshment in the heat.
I am not very adept with chopsticks, but I managed to eat the meal without resorting to a spoon ;)
Looking forward to trying some other dishes.......and the street side stalls.
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