The Asian basil, Vietnamese mint, mint, coriander and spring onions were all farm fresh.
Upon leaving the farm we went back to the Old Quarter to cruise the Central Market and round out our shopping bags.
We spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon learning to prepare traditional Vietnamese cuisine including Pho bo, shrimp wrapped in banana leaves, banana flower salad, and a clay pot white fish, using all local ingredients. The highlight was learning to make rice noodles (see Shannon above) and eating the rice noodles (see Shannon below).
All in all it was a fantastic way to spend a day in Hoi An learning about Vietnamese culture and cooking. On the boat ride home I caught this great pic of a fishing net toss.
6 comments:
Great pics! I can't wait to sample your Vietnamese cooking when you get back!
Does Regan ever post? Big fan of the blog though.
there's a byline at the bottom of every post - this was a Regan Original.
My mistake. I just noticed that this post had periods, sentence structure, commas, etc. Just not used to seeing Regan use these devices in his writing.
can't wait to try your ban pho when you return!
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Everything looks awesome so far. Gotta admit I'm pretty jealous. Here I am on a computer at work, and you guys are riding bikes to exotic beaches and learning to cook authentic Thai food. Sweet.
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