Jet Set Zero » street food

My New Favourite Snack

Kris — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:30:34 +0000

One of the biggest differences from Southern Vietnam to Northern Vietnam has been the food. Some things, like phở’, are a bit different – in the north there’s never hoisin available and you don’t always get all the usual herbs and sprouts. Without even realizing it, somewhere along the way I became really, really picky about my phở’. And some things aren’t anywhere to be found on the menu – one of my go-to items in Saigon was bún thịt nướng, a grilled pork and vermicelli salad, which I haven’t seen in weeks. However, there are a few gems that are new to the palate…

One of these is roasted sweet potatoes. You can find various roasted food throughout Vietnam like corn, but only in the north have I seen sweet potatoes. They cost about $0.25 each, are filling and totally delicious!

JS0 tries "Mouse-on-a-Stick"

Kris — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:30:12 +0000

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!

Market

Brian — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:08:30 +0000

Color shifting neon market alley.

Bryan makes a new friend, and then sings a song.

Five way intersection of food stalls.