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Today is our second day in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and we went on a morning walking food tour with friends Steve and Mary. Our guide, Henry, met us at the cruise terminal and then we took a Grab ride - Vietnamese version of Uber into District 7.
At our first stop Adrian and Steve got to try making the rice pancake. They used a special pot, a screen over a pot of boiling water and the powdered rice slurry was ladled on and spread out to create the pancake, which was then stuffed with either an egg or pork. The pancakes were served with a special sauce and crispy scallions. This dish was followed by a flat noodle dish with fresh veggies, pork, herbs and peanuts.
From here we strolled through the streets on our way to our next course. We passed freshly butchered meat, live fish, chickens and ducks waiting to be purchased and a half pig roasting on the street. Lots of veggie and fruit stands, coffee shops and outdoor cooking stalls.
At our second restaurant we had a fresh rice paper wrap filled with lettuce, herbs, pork, rice noodles and ground beef wrapped in Beetle leaves, lovely fish sauce for dipping as well.
From here we continued our tour with a frozen treat, very ripe banana, coconut milk and peanuts - delish. By now the sun had come out and it was very hot, we took the opportunity to enjoy an iced Vietnamese coffee in a coffee shop with some great fans.
Our second last food option was a rice cake type thing topped with shrimp or pork. These were eaten wrapped in lettuce, with herbs and dipped in fish sauce. By now we were getting pretty full and opted to take some of this back to the ship for dinner. In fact we were so full that we brought our final meal - Banh Mi - a Vietnamese sandwich back to the ship as well. The final photo is of Adrian's sandwich which he enjoyed for dinner with an Aperol Spritz. We had a fabulous morning experiencing the city through it's food.
At our first stop Adrian and Steve got to try making the rice pancake. They used a special pot, a screen over a pot of boiling water and the powdered rice slurry was ladled on and spread out to create the pancake, which was then stuffed with either an egg or pork. The pancakes were served with a special sauce and crispy scallions. This dish was followed by a flat noodle dish with fresh veggies, pork, herbs and peanuts.
From here we strolled through the streets on our way to our next course. We passed freshly butchered meat, live fish, chickens and ducks waiting to be purchased and a half pig roasting on the street. Lots of veggie and fruit stands, coffee shops and outdoor cooking stalls.
At our second restaurant we had a fresh rice paper wrap filled with lettuce, herbs, pork, rice noodles and ground beef wrapped in Beetle leaves, lovely fish sauce for dipping as well.
From here we continued our tour with a frozen treat, very ripe banana, coconut milk and peanuts - delish. By now the sun had come out and it was very hot, we took the opportunity to enjoy an iced Vietnamese coffee in a coffee shop with some great fans.
Our second last food option was a rice cake type thing topped with shrimp or pork. These were eaten wrapped in lettuce, with herbs and dipped in fish sauce. By now we were getting pretty full and opted to take some of this back to the ship for dinner. In fact we were so full that we brought our final meal - Banh Mi - a Vietnamese sandwich back to the ship as well. The final photo is of Adrian's sandwich which he enjoyed for dinner with an Aperol Spritz. We had a fabulous morning experiencing the city through it's food.
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