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Ahh.. so lazy and bored.
I stumbled upon Wandering Chopsticks blog in hopes of finding some dessert recipes to make a home, as you do. As it happens, theres a “Vietnamese 100 Foods to Try“ list, as follows:
1. Banh Bao| 2. Banh Beo (Rice Flour Discs with Dried Shrimp) | 3. Banh Bot Loc/Banh Quai Vac (Dumplings with Pork and Shrimp or just Shrimp) | 4. Banh Canh Cua (Udon-like Noodles with Crab) | 5. Banh Chung/Banh Tet (Lunar New Year Sticky Rice Cakes) | 6. Banh Cuon (Rice Noodle Rolls) | 7. Banh Gio (Steamed Triangular Rice Dumplings) | 8. Banh Hoi (Rice Vermicelli Sheets) | 9. Banh It Tran (Round Rice Dumplings with Pork, Shrimp, and Mung Beans) | 10. Banh It La Gai (Nettle Leaf Dumplings) | 11. Banh Khot/Banh Cang (Mini Savory Pancakes) | 12. Banh La/Banh Nam (Steamed Flat Rice Dumplings with Pork and Shrimp) | 13. Banh Mi Hot Ga Op La (French Bread with Sunnyside-Up Eggs) | 14. Banh Mi (Sandwiches) | 15. Banh Pa Te So (Pate Chaud) | 16. Banh Tieu (Fry Bread) | 17. Banh Tom (Shrimp and Yam Fritters) | 18. Banh Trang (Rice Paper) Bonus points for eating soaked, no-soak, and toasted varieties. | 19. Banh Uot (“Wet” Rice Noodle Sheets) | 20. Banh Xeo (Sizzling Crepes) Bonus points if you’ve eaten both the palm-sized Central-style ones, and the wok-sized Southern-style ones with turmeric and coconut milk. |
21. Be Thui (Beef with Roasted Rice Powder and Fermented Bean Curd)
22. Bo Bia (Spring Rolls with Chinese Sausage, Dried Shrimp, and Jicama) | 23. Bo Kho (Beef Stew) | 24. Bo Luc Lac (Shaking Beef) |
25. Bo Ne (“Stand Back” Steak and Eggs)
26. Bo Nhung Dam (Beef Dipped in Vinegar) |
27. Bo Nuong La Lot (Grilled Beef with Wild Betel Leaves)
28. Bo Tai Chanh (Beef Carpaccio with Lemon) |
29. Bo Xao voi Khoai Tay Chien (Beef Stir-fry with French Fries)
30. Bo Xao Xa (Beef Sauteed with Lemongrass) | 31. Bun Bo Hue (Hue-Style Beef Noodle Soup) |
32. Bun Cha Hanoi (Hanoi-Style Rice Vermicelli with Grilled Pork Patties)
33. Bun Nuoc Leo Soc Trang (Soc Trang-Style Noodle Soup with Fish, Pork, and Shrimp) Bonus points for its more pungent cousin Bun Mam (Noodle Soup with Fermented Fish Broth) | 34. Bun Rieu (Vermicelli Rice Noodle Soup with Crab Paste) | 35. Bun Thit Heo Nuong (Rice Vermicelli with Grilled Pork) |
36. Ca Bong Lau Nuong voi Mo Hanh (Roasted Catfish with Scallion Oil)
37. Ca Kho To (Braised Catfish in a Claypot) | 38. Ca Phe Sua Da Phin (Iced Drip Coffee with Milk) | 39. Canh Bi/Bau Nhoi Thit (Pork-Stuffed Winter Melon Soup) | 40. Canh Chua Ca (Sour Fish Soup) | 41. Ca Ri Ga (Chicken Curry) |
42. Cao Lau (Noodle Soup with Pork from Hoi An)
43. Cha Ca Thang Long (Hanoi-Style Fish with Dill and Turmeric)
44. Cha Gio | 45. Cha Lua (Steamed Pork Loaf) | 46. Chanh Muoi (Salty Lemonade) | 47. Chao Tom (Grilled Shrimp Paste Wrapped Around Sugarcane) | 48. Che Bap (Corn and Tapioca Pudding with Coconut Milk), Che Chuoi (Banana Tapioca Pudding) and Che Ba Mau (Three Color Pudding). | 49. Che Sam Bo Luong (Dessert Soup with Dried Dates, Dried Longans, Lotus Seeds, and Seaweed) | 50. Che Troi Nuoc (Dough Balls in Ginger Syrup) | 51. Chuoi Chien (Fried Bananas) | 52. Chuot Dong (Southern Field Rats) <== no THANKS! | 53. Com Ga Hai Nam (Hainanese Chicken Rice) must be eaten with #82.
54. Com Hen (Clam Rice)
55. Com Lam (Sticky Rice Steamed in Bamboo)
56. Com Tam (Broken Rice) |
57. Com Ruou (Fermented Rice Wine)
58. Cua Rang Muoi Tieu (Salt and Pepper Crab) | 59. Dau Phong Luoc (Boiled Peanuts) | 60. De (Goat) | 61. Dia Rau Song (Raw Herb Platter) | 62. Do Chua (Pickled Vegetables ie. Carrots) | 63. Ga Nuong Xa (Grilled Chicken with Lemongrass) | 64. Gio Thu (Head Cheese with Pig Ears and Tree Ear Fungus) | 65. Goi Du Du Kho Bo (Papaya Salad with Beef Jerky) | 66. Goi Cuon (Salad/Spring/Summer Rolls) | 67. Goi Ga (Chicken Salad) |
68. Goi Mit Ngo Sen (Young Jackfruit and Lotus Root Salad)
69. Hot Vit Lon (Fetal Duck Eggs) | 70. Hu Tieu (Tapioca Noodles with Pork and Shrimp) | 71. Kem Flan | 72. Lau (Hot Pot) | 73. Mam Nem (Fermented Anchovy Sauce) | 74. Mam Ruoc (Fermented Shrimp Paste) | 75. Mi Hoanh Thanh (Wonton Noodle Soup) | 76. Mi Quang (Turmeric Noodles with Pork and Shrimp) | 77. Mi Vit Tiem (Egg Noodles with Duck and Chinese Herbs) | 78. Mi Xao Don (Crispy Chow Mein) | 79. Muop Tom Xao (Loofah and Shrimp Stir-fry) | 80. Nem Chua (Pickled Pork Sausage with Shredded Pork Skin) | 81. Nem Nuong (Grilled Pork Patties) | 82. Nuoc Mam Gung (Ginger Fish Sauce) | 83. Nuoc Mia (Sugarcane Juice) | 84. Oc Buou (Apple Snails) or any other sea snails |
85. Pho Ap Chao Bo (Pan-Fried Rice Noodles Sauteed with Beef)
86. Pho Bo (Beef Noodle Soup) | 87. Rau Ma (Pennywort Juice) | 88. Rau Muong Xao (Water Spinach Stir-fried) | 89. Soda Xi Muoi (Salty Preserved Plum Drink) | 90. Sinh To Bo (Avocado Shake) |
91. Sinh To Ca Chua (Tomato Shake)
92. Sinh To Dam (Aloe Vera Shake) | 93. Sup Mang Tay Cua (Asparagus and Crab Soup) | 94. Tiet Canh (Duck Blood Pudding) | 95. Thit Heo Kho Voi Trung (Braised Pork with Eggs) | 96. Tom Tau Hu Ky (Shrimp Paste Wrapped in Bean Curd Skin) | 97. Tra Atiso (Artichoke Tea) | 98. Tuong Ot (Chili Sauce) | 99. Xiu Mai (Meatballs) | 100. Xoi (Sticky Rice)
Woohoo, check out all that good stuff! Now my task, to try HOPEFULLY everything on that list! Mwahahha.. Let’s see how I fair..!
Other 100 food lists that I will dabble my feet into: Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
-d
The weekend is over.. already! Nothing super hectic this time around, pretty cruisy (Yes, I know, cruisy ain’t a word, but it can be for this post!) really.
We start off with Friday! Free pizza from Crust!
Everyone busy at work.
Check out all those toppings! You can watch them make the pizza and they aren’t stingy with the toppings either! Huzzah!
Ta-da! A hot Upper Crust Sausage Duo pizza. Was delicious!
I ate half the pizza once we got home, along with some rice and thit kho.. >.<
Didn’t do much after that, attempted to watch “Yes Man” but didn’t engage myself in it, so opted to watch “The Holiday” on tele instead. Nomz konked out way before it even finished, and I was pretty much calling it a night just before it ended.
Saturday was pretty much chocabloc in that we did/go to many places to do things. Went to Cab to pick up my baby without some.. incidents <.< , Bankstown for some much needed grocery shopping, Burwood for more groceries then home for dinner. A late night snack/outing in Stratty for some Patbingsoo and a FREE affogato, then a small “chillax” at the oh so swazy Canterbury RSL club with Ly.
Patbingsooooo! I demand you to drool.. really! Hahha
Affogato; Cakes and sweets at Canterbury RSL
Home cooking from the past week.
Steak mignon wrapped in bacon topped with Diane gravy and mushrooms AND baked potatoes on the side. Load up on the carbs!!
Thit kho and sup kim chi
Sunday = ka put! Did nothing, didn’t leave the house. Woke up early, 1 hours session of cardio, a catch up on Ugly Betty eps.. read my camera manual, huzzah! and played/experimented with it. Shall post pics up toms or sumf! =D
Hope ya’ll had a great weekend! Not long before I go home… CAN’T FREAKN WAITTTTT!
-d
Are you like many of my other friends who absolutely adore Chanel? Instead of forking out a few thousand bucks on a bag, or even hundreds of dollars on some perfume, why not opt for a LOLLYPOP?! It’s probably the cheapest out of all Chanel products… I’m guessing $50 a pop? Someone, find out and let me know? =D
Green Apple
Luscious Lilac
Not a big fan of Chanel? How about Gucci? Louis Vuitton perhaps? Or even YSL?
Juicy Pomengranate
Watermelon Slice
Wild Cherry
Caramel
So what would you opt for? The real deal or the REAL DEAL?
-d
Links from Sunday night. Huzzah! – More to come!
Viva La Vida + Lost!
-d
Sunday food pics!
Tomodachi
1 Bay Street
Broadway Shopping Centre
Sydney
A failed attempt to eat anything at the fish market. Too busy, too many people, atm’s dying out on us and sashimi was $40 a kg… *cries* We decide to head out to Tomodachi to supplement our empty and growling stomachs instead.
Avodcado and Sashimi Salad
I thought this was SO YUMMY. The salad dressing was perfect.. oh mah gah!! *2 thumbs up*
Eel Bento Box – A little bit of everything, again the salad dressing was.. DELISH!
Sizzling chilli beef served with rice and miso soup – was pretty good, a bit on the oily side and it wasn’t spicy at all. Hmphs!
CHEESEEEEE!
Service was mediocre, the furnishing’s a bit on the uncomfortable side, a bit expensive especially for something in a shopping centre, however lunch specials on weekdays only are pretty decent. Would I go again? Yes… I can’t get enough of their salad dressings.. =D
-d
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