Monday, June 16, 2008

Lunch In Hanoi

After a night of traveling, I felt as though my bones were breaking apart.

Our night was spent on a 1.5 hour of flight from Kch-KL followed by 6 hours of waiting sleeplessly for time to pass in McD. When the check-in counter finally opened at 5am, we were among the LAST to check in. Can u imagine that they only opened one counter for a flight that was almost full? They called that good management. By the time we finally got our boarding passes, we had to run like refugees so the plane wouldn’t miss us *puff*


Luckily we are still young and energetic. We made it way before other people did. Couldn't believe that I acted like one of the 'kiasu' (afraid to lose) people! :( Well, I don't usually do that. I was forced to act that way ;p


I continued to stay awake throughout the 3.5 hours of flight from KL-Hanoi. I know I should be sound asleep like a baby. After all, I hadn’t slept for the past 10 hours! But somehow, my brain refused to co-operate with my eyes. I wasn't sure what kept me from falling asleep - the crazy actions that just took place or the excitement of not knowing what to expect in Hanoi?

Only after my shower in the hotel did I realise how hungry I was. After all the dramas that went on that morning, the McBreakkie which I had at 4am had completely vanished. It was time to treat our tummies and recover our energy. I wanna eat Vietnamese noodles and spring rolls! Our friendly hotel receptionist recommended a place nearby. If it is liked by the locals, then it must be good. So, ta da…. this was where we headed for breakfast.



Don't be fooled by the shop's old and dirty look. The food is very delicious and CHEAP too!


Our authentic Vietnamese lunch

Vermicelli, fresh veggies & herbs, BBQ pork & Vietnamese spring rolls, papaya soup.


Put all these in the sour papaya soup and you get "Pho" (Vietnamese noodles topped with meat, fresh herbs, onions, squeezed with lime)


These BBQ minced pork were full of flavours!
Maaannnn... I love Hanoi! They have porkie everywhere!


These spring rolls were DDdddd-licious! Crunchy on the outside, soft and juicy on the inside! I'm licking my monitor right now *ewwwww*


"Chao" - Viet Spring rolls

How are chunky porkie BBQ to perfection?
Grilled them the traditional way of course. With a little bit of modification - the use of electric fan


Bon Appetit!

Face was still 'puffy' after 13 hours of 'actions'




5 comments:

Jane Jane said...

*Drool* looks like u have a lot of fun and alot to eat!!! hehehe...i love the shop, the food and everything abt it..so original...keep posting more pics and write more stories abt ur adventure~~

Anonymous said...

The food look extra yummy in your hands! i try to imagine how they taste as I read about your lunch

Tracy said...

the food look super delicious!!! Yummy! yummy!

Anonymous said...

i cant help paying extra attention to the 'puff' u carry on your face...gee~ r u ok?

too bad we dont have Vietnamese restaurant anymore in Kuching.

Jennifer Kho said...

my face was all swollen... or mayb it has always been that way? ;( chubby chubby