What's over there?
HANOI, VIETNAM – OK, I’ll admit that title isn’t entirely accurate. Not everyone hates me, and I’m sure there must be a couple people who actually like me… at least a little. And I know my wife likes me (most of the time anyway).
But I did eat a grub the other day. Several of them, in fact.
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HANOI, VIETNAM – As slow travelers, John and I always try to connect with the local culture, so we were thrilled to be invited recently to join a family for their traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) family lunch in a rural village just outside of Hanoi.
We really did not know what to expect, besides lots of food, so we saved the entire day for the experience, and brought a box of chocolates for our host, Khai, the number two son in the family.
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HANOI, VIETNAM – Another tasty stir-fried chicken lunch today reminded me that Vietnamese cooks let nothing go to waste; they use every part of the bird… including the lips.
What? You didn’t know chickens have lips?
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HANOI, VIETNAM – After a stimulating morning at the Museum of Ethnology and a “quick stop” at the gigantic VinMart supermarket that turned into an epic hour-plus meander over the entire store, we were finally back on the street, and more than ready to find something to eat.
Continue reading “What’s for lunch? I have no idea, but we’ll take two…”
HANOI, VIETNAM – Back by popular demand (well, mainly because my beer distributor son in Seattle asked me to write some more), here is another report on my global quest for good beer.
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