February 2012
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Eating on another boat
One night on this junk boat moored in Halong Bay was not enough. We lived like kings and queens. It was paradise.
^ On board caipirinha. A little on the sour side..
^ Lunch.
^ Lovely prawns.
^ Beef I think.. or was it pork?
^ Fish cakey thing.
^ Springrolls.
^ Squid!
^ Soup for dins.
^ More prawns.. and crab!
^ More fish cakes.. pretty decorations!
^ LOVED this...
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Eating in Hanoi, Vietnam
^ Roll-your-own fresh spring rolls.
^ Lemongrass beef. It don’t look so appetising, but Aubergine Cafe’s food and service was excellent. Recommended!
^ Chilli-chocolate gelato from Fanny’s. SO GOOD.. This was the start of MANY a visit to Fanny’s in Vietnam and Cambodia.
^ Banh mi was surprisingly difficult to find where we went in Vietnam.
^ Beefsteak and...
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Eating in Vientiane, Laos
Would’ve liked to have spent more time here. We had dinner at the seriously good Makphet. Think Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, but in Laos. I absolutely love, love, love the idea of kids getting off the streets and learning skills to make a living in the restaurant industry. Very impressive food.
^ Super mushroomy jeow hed feuang (grilled straw mushroom and shallot dip).
^ Awh larm...
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Eating in Vang Vieng, Laos
^ Delish tomato soup. Vang Vieng is sadly, not somewhere you’d go to experience typical Laotian culture. It’s basically overrun by tourists. Some nice food, but nothing interesting. I stuck mainly to western/westernised food.
^ Pho real.
^ Rice cakes drying.
^ French toast. I make it better though…
^ My custom-made breakfast from the lovely family-run restaurant...
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Eating in Luang Prabang, Laos (Day 4)
^ Best way to start the day. Thongbay Resort clearly does local breakfasts a lot better than western ones. Here’s a bowl of chicken congee. White pepper, fried onions, spring onions, chilli and lime. Perfect.
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Eating in Luang Prabang, Laos (Day 3)
^ Thongbay Resort “cheese” and eggs. I was very much missing being able to cook around about this stage…
^ Morning market eating: little fried rice discs for breakfast.
^ Pretty stinky padaek fermented fish paste. This lady must have nostrils of steel.
^ Cooking at Tamnak Lao cooking school. We made a wonderful Lao egg salad and crispy noodle stir fry.
^ And we also...
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Eating in Luang Prabang, Laos (Day 2)
^ Thongbay Resort “banana pancakes”. Love the resort and the staff, but this was just banana wrapped in a crepe. Very underwhelming. And way too filling.
^ Mmm, pork crackling. Think this was consumed at the Kuang Si waterfalls.
^ More papaya salad. I never really got sick of the stuff. Each person makes it differently.
^ Noodley goodness.
^ Luang Prabang night markets....
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Eating in Luang Prabang, Laos (Day 1)
^ A tangy tamarind drink from Tamarind Restaurant.
^ Assorted vege and chilli dips. Yum.
^ Chicken-stuffed lemongrass. Fabulous.
^ Or padaek (pork stew with fermented fish). Pungent and yum.
^ Stir-fried frog.
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Eating in Pakbeng, Laos
^ Maybe my palate isn’t sophisticated enough, but to me, all southeast Asian beers kinda taste the same.
^ Slightly gamey buffalo laab. Beautiful herby flavours though. You could hear the chef rapidly mincing the beef with multiple knives out back.
^ Amazing caramelised banana pancakes from Sivongsack Guesthouse.
