Week in coastal Central Vietnam foodblog
OK.... here we go again!!! While this post is a bit premature (we don't take off until around 1:30AM tonight), I am extremely excited so I figured I'd just set up the topic now. As in previous foodblogs, I may post a bit from time to time while we're there, depending on how good my internet connection is, and how much free time I have... but the bulk of posting will really get started around July 9th - the day after we get home (hopefully without too much jetlag!!!)
Here's a mid-day snack:
Banh Trang Nuong (bahng chung noo-uhm), or as the cart says, grilled rice paper. Basically, you take a thin, flexible sheet of rice paper, fill it with dried shrimp, chili sauce, pork, bean sprouts, fried shallots, green onion and a quail egg, fold in half and then grill over charcoal - another specialty in Hoi An... very tasty, and quite shrimpy. This was relatively expensive, I think because it was in a heavily touristed spot right by the river... 1 piece f
