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"Food" is an attempt by me to remember and share the food I've eaten in Viet Nam

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of some consolation

Posted 05/01/2012 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food • restaurants •

At least I had an attractive table decoration to admire while my cappuccino got cold (previous article).

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miss understandings

Posted 05/01/2012 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food • restaurants •

Conversation at lunch today;

Me: "I'll have the smoked beef and cheddar baguette with salad and a cappuccino please. But can you bring the cappuccino after you bring the baguette, not before?"

Waiter: "You want a tall latte?"

Me: "No, I want a cappuccino, but don't bring it right now, bring it later."

Waiter: "OK, you want a tall latte?"

Me: "No, why would I want a tall latte? I want a cappuccino."

Waiter: "Tall latte and cappuccino same thing."

Me: "No, a cappuccino and tall latte are different things."

Waiter: "Tall latte and cappuccino the same. They both have one shot espresso and hot milk."

Me: "Yes, but they are different and I want a cappuccino please."

At this stage I realised it was pointless asking for the cappuccino later rather than sooner so that I could enjoy it hot after the baguette instead of cold after sitting there for 10 or 15 minutes. Tactical error on my part, I should have ordered the coffee when half way through the baguette, but hey, I was in an upmarket cafe where the staff are supposedly used to serving and understanding foreigners, wasn't I??? Annam, please get your act together.

My cappuccino getting cold while I enjoy my baguette.

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xoi ga

Posted 04/01/2012 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food •

To the uninitiated this may not look all that appetising, however, this is one of my favourite things to eat. It's xoi ga, or sticky rice and chicken. In this version the chicken is mixed with mushroom, tiny shrimps and a quail egg and encased in the sticky rice which in turn is wrapped in a leaf and cooked in a steamer. I prefer to eat this with a dash of soy sauce, preferably mixed with chili and garlic. Yum. If eaten for breakfast this will "stick to your ribs" all day.

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kumquat tea

Posted 04/01/2012 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food • restaurants •

On a warm day a hot cup of kumquat tea is very refreshing.

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my birthday cake/s

Posted 11/12/2011 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food •

thanks to Jaap and Hong I had these delicious birthday cake/s from Givral. Thanks guys

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morning cafe scene

Posted 10/10/2011 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food • restaurants •

early morning cafe scene, downtown Sai Gon

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strange service

Posted 02/09/2011 under Viet Nam • food • restaurants •

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf have a policy that requires the customer to wait at the counter to pick up a coffee or other beverage but they serve food to the table. Usually if I’ve ordered food and a drink I just sit down as the staff bring both to my table. Imagine my surprise just now when the waitress brought over my sandwich and, indicating my drink still sitting on the counter, advised me to get it myself.

Sigh… strange service mentality.

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innovative glass drainer

Posted 23/08/2011 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food • restaurants •

These curtain or towel rod holders have more uses than I realised.

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Food for “Love”...

Posted 20/06/2011 under mobile images • Viet Nam • food • signs •

Whoever would have thought it, hot dogs as “Love” food.

Taken in the foyer of Thang Long cinema, Cao Thang, District 3.

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fresh & hot ...

Posted 06/08/2010 under Viet Nam • food •

... and delivered to my door every morning

What could be better than fresh crisp white bread delivered to your door every morning, still piping hot from the oven. I don’t think anything compares, it’s totally awesome.

Every morning the deliverers of this breakfast treat ride their bicycles up and down each hem loudly chanting, “Banh mi day, banh mi nong!” A friendly smile accompanies every loaf. Then its time to sit down, cut the loaf, spread some butter and Vegemite (I am an Aussie after all), and enjoy with a home made steaming hot cappuccino.

Heaven on a stick!

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