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Meat and Fanny
July 26 | Comments (0)
We've spent the last 2 days visiting the sights in Saigon, the War Remnants museum was certainly the most impactful. It's a nice city, none of the charm of Hanoi but it certainly has a life of it's own. Even crossing the road here is an adventure, hold the arm of the person next to you and step carefully into traffic so that the mopeds can dodge you as you walk slowly to the other side. We've almost got it mastered, you can tell new arrivals by how long they wait on the pavement.
The food here has been great, I've fallen in love with the Bo Tung Xeo Restaurant, we've been back 2 times already (and we'll be going back when we return from Dalat). Cook your own sliced marinated beef (Bo tung xeo) on a charcoal BBQ, with sides of rice and stirfried spinach. The marinade made of the following:
Tons of garlic
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Red wine
A little milk (that's what the guy said)
Vinegar (probably rice vinegar)
No oil, but it looked like there was some.
I'm not sure of the measures, but you can be sure I'll be trying it when I get home. Not sure if lighting a charcoal brazier in your home is that safe...I'll have to have an extinguisher near by.
Fanny's, the best ice cream and sorbets we've had so far in Asia, was our dessert option. For those that are a little more brave (Kelly & Francois) try the peanut, green tea or cinnamon (which I'll be trying next time). I opted for the passion fruit sorbet and wasn't disappointed.
Off to Dalat tommorow for a motorbike tour through the mountains...