Food.MMMmmmm!
Miss Le runs the office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She escorted me to some local sights this morning with the company driver. Before we started, she asked if I had breakfast and if I wanted American or Vietnamese. Knowing she would not steer me wrong, we went to "PHO 24" a noodle restaurant near the office.
She ordered a traditional Vietnamese breakfast of noodles with beef in a broth. It is served with fresh onions, shallots, mint leaves (very mild), and a green garnish. A squeeze from a slice of fresh lime is added to the dish. A black bean sauce and a hot pepper sauce is served with the meal. The fresh vegetables are added to the noodles then a small dab of sauces are added and stirred in. The dish is very hot. The fresh vegetables soften from the broth and steam.
She ordered fresh coconut juice. I have had it before, but it was particularly sweet tasting. But, not sugar sweet. Delicious!
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