Posted by Esther
on June 16, 2009
Vietmanese Food,
bahn mi /
7 Comments
Not sure if you’re aware of the latest fad taking food lovers by storm – Banh Mi sandwiches. I find this “fad” quite amusing since BanhMi sandwiches have been around for a long, long time. But to be fair, I didn’t actually try eating one until recently. What the heck was I waiting for? I have no idea.
I had a couple of friends over for dinner, and one of them suggested that we make BanhMi. While we were assembling our sandwiches, they kept referring to themselves by L and S, trying to predict what I would write in this post. And just because of that, I’m going to say their names. 
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Tags: bahn mi sandwich, recipe, vietnamese rice bowl
Posted by Esther
on November 07, 2008
Vietmanese Food /
5 Comments
Why is the chicken shaking? Yea, I don’t know either.
The original dish is actually called shaking beef, or Bo Luc Luc, which is a wildly popular Vietnamese dish. The name comes from the act of shaking the beef to get all the flavors to intermingle.
Since my version of this dish was quite far from the original, I think it’s more appropriate to name it Drunken Chicken. I will try making the real dish next time, with the proper ingredients.
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Tags: chicken recipe, drunk chicken recipe, shaking chicken recipe, simple chicken recipe
Posted by Esther
on September 22, 2008
Summer Rolls,
Vietmanese Food /
13 Comments
I like to eat Vietnamese food on a regular basis. But since I don’t know how to make Pho, I thought I’d make what I do know how to make – summer rolls.
Vietnamese food became very popular in Korea a few years ago, and now there are a bunch of Vietnamese restaurants that are Korean owned. I think the tastes do vary, as every cuisine does, according to its new culture. I’m no expert but I do know when I like something!
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Tags: avocado, crabmeat, how to make summer roll, recipe, Vietmanese Food
