Sunday, January 16, 2011
Lunch In The Mekong Delta
It's very cold in New York, headed for 9F tonight... So here's a post remembering warmer times in Vietnam's Mekong Delta last August. We had a 'homestay' there for two nights in a family-run guest house. On Day 1 they regaled us with an eye-popping lunch banquet, featuring a whole fish fried and standing on end in a 'napkin holder' made of wood and bamboo...
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Here are hundreds of spring rolls, that ubiquitous Vietnamese snack, waiting to be fried.
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Like Norma Desmond, this spring roll is ready for its close-up! The rice-paper wrapping is so transparent! The next day, we visited a family run rice-paper producer, a cottage industry...
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Lunch is served, and the main dish was truly a stand-up fish!
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Here are the thoroughly fried but finger-sized spring rolls in final form...
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We enjoyed this lunch out on the terrace of the guest-house. The premises were modest, but charming. I particularly enjoyed the hammocks...
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