I suspect that over the next three months, you will start to notice a common thread in Saigon…the crazy traffic and the amazing food.  At the end of our first full day in the city, after polishing off yet another steaming bowl of pho, we decided to see what kind of weird critters we could find.  As Jen and I were purchasing some crocodile and ostrich to sample, someone commented that they were selling grilled “rat” at the end of the food stalls.  There was no hesitation (not even to consider the threat of hantavirus).  Turns out it was “only” mouse, but we were stoked nonetheless.  The following video is our reaction….

And I should mention that the background music in the video is Saigon’s own band “Prophecy” in concert.  Local food and local music all rolled into one!