Usually translated as “steamed rice paper rolls”, the English name does not do this slippery slurpy tasty treat justice. The classic banh cuon is a small snack-sized serving of.
15 years ago
Con Dao Island, Vietnam. Street stalls stacked high with dried goods. Packed in plastic, tied with string, secured in plastic jars. The dried wares are alien to me, familiar.
15 years ago
Brub. Brub. BrubbubBUBUBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Ripped out of a lovely dream, the throbbing buzz gives me an instant headache. For a millisecond I wonder what that god-awful noise is. I turn.
15 years ago
Slippery steamed parcels, skewered and dipped into a salty-sweet sauce. Hot chewiness bursting onto taste buds, a soothing savory warmth. I’m a late starter in the school of dumpling.
15 years ago
“She’s done a poo,” Darling Man announces, his booming voice echoing in one of those strange pockets of quiet that sometimes happen in crowded places. The baby squirms and.
15 years ago
Shielding my eyes against the glare, I look at a distant peak, so far in the distance it’s just a shimmer of purple, a suggestion of a mountain rather.
15 years ago
Pronounced with a falling or down tone, the Vietnamese chè is the name of a range of desserts that appear quite daunting at first. Not to be mistaken for.
15 years ago
On work days, the tiny island city-state of Singapore doesn’t seem so crowded, unless you happen to get caught in the peak hour crush as workers pour into and.
15 years ago