Sunday, November 4. 2007
Vietnamese Cuisine
The Christian Science Monitor learns that they like to eat some cactus in Vietnam.
It's delicious. Oh, wait, here's the part about the cactus:
It's also delicious, but in a different way, in a tasty way that the warm squid can't compare with.
For the next hour, we would be chopping, slicing, peeling, and sautéing, as Chef Hai and his two assistants – all of whom spoke excellent English – demonstrated cooking techniques under a large, angled mirror....
The first dish was a simple, straightforward stir-fry – a warm squid salad beautifully presented in a half pineapple.
The first dish was a simple, straightforward stir-fry – a warm squid salad beautifully presented in a half pineapple.
It's delicious. Oh, wait, here's the part about the cactus:
At the fruit stand, Thanh, our guide, introduced the exotic dragon fruit. It's smooth-skinned, with scales that hint at the cactus that it is. Thanh said that the cactus "stems" (think of a Christmas cactus) can grow up to 20 feet long.
It's also delicious, but in a different way, in a tasty way that the warm squid can't compare with.
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