Bun Rieu

Noodles and various ingredients in a spicy broth

Jan 312020
 
Rice Field

RICE FIELD75 Hồ Tùng MậuDistrict 1090 693 86 36 ******************************************************* It’s Hai’s Birthday!   Or actually, it was earlier this week.  A special and fun opportunity for us to celebrate it together here in Saigon.  Hai made the final decision about exactly where we should enjoy his birthday dinner celebration and more importantly what kinds of food would [Read on …]

 January 31, 2020
Sep 192014
 
Saigon Street Food Ladies

Perhaps the most interesting and fun part of both visiting and living in Saigon is getting to know Saigon’s Street Food Ladies … and their amazing foods.  Many of these women have been at work everyday tending their street food treasures for 10, 20, 30, and even 40 years – perhaps sitting on that same [Read on …]

 September 19, 2014
Jun 072014
 
Sister #3's Bún Riêu

It turns out that Hai is not the only amazing cook in his 11-sibling family. In fact, I often suggest in the late evening after our visits to the gym, “Let’s go visit chị ba (Sister #3)”. What I actually mean is,  Let’s go have some really yummy bún riêu.”   Hai never disagrees … off to Binh [Read on …]

 June 7, 2014
Oct 252011
 
BUN RIEU "On the Street"

BUN RIEU “On the Street” is UNDER CONSTRUCTION During the many years that we have lived in Vietnam, Hai and I have searched daily for the best Places to Eat in Saigon and have uncovered some of the best Street Food available in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). See Who Are Joe and Hai? Early [Read on …]

 October 25, 2011