Southern Vietnam: Gỏi Ngó Sen
Restaurant: Vung Tau III Restaurant City: Newark, California My aunt and uncle live at the Mojave Desert, where there’s a lack of ethnic restaurants….
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Northern Vietnam: Chả Cá Lã Vọng
Restaurant: Thien Long Restaurant City: San Jose, CA I treated my parents to some delicious Northern Vietnamese dishes for their 32nd anniversary! (Happy anniversary,…
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Northern Vietnam: Phở Gà
Restaurant: Pho Ga 69 City: Oakland, CA I had phở gà for lunch today! Phở gà translated into English is “chicken noodle soup”. It is also served…
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Southern Vietnam: Bánh Phồng Tôm (aka Prawn Cracker)
In addition to the developing duck embryo (balut) and homemade bò bía, we had prawn crackers! The Sa Giang (company name) Vietnamese prawn crackers are sold…
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Southern Vietnam: Bò Bía
In addition to the developing duck embryo (balut), we had homemade bò bía. It’s a type of rice paper roll with jicama, egg,…
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Southeast Asia: Developing Duck Embryo
Market: Olivera Egg Ranch City: San Jose, CA My parents had a meet-up with their classmates from Vietnam on Sunday night. The host…
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Vietnam: Mì Vįt Tiềm
Restaurant: Thanh Ky Restaurant City: Oakland, CA Can you tell that I love noodles by the amount of noodle soup and (dry) noodle dishes I’ve…
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Southern Vietnam: Bún Thịt Nướng Chả Giò
Restaurant: Vung Tau II Restaurant City: Milpitas, CA South Vietnam’s weather is typically hot and humid all year round, so it’s no surprise that…
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Southern Vietnam: Hủ Tiếu Bà Năm Sa Đéc
Restaurant: Vung Tau III Restaurant City: Newark, CA My family’s been going to a Vung Tau restaurant since I was a kid… I even…
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Vietnam: Bò Kho
Restaurant: Cam Huong Sandwiches City: Union City, CA I had some bò kho to-go for dinner last night! We had some leftover, so I had…
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