The recent flurry of activity around the 'Is she or isn't she' weeping virgin of Saigon means the streets have been flooded with bauble sellers accosting the catholic crew for a religious dime or dollar. Almost a week has past since the first 'tears' were spotted by a lottery ticket seller. The believers still congregate in their hundreds to marvel at the concrete statue opposite the HSBC cash machine in central Saigon. Fortunately for the faithful, there are snack vendors aplenty on Nguyen Du street to sustain them throughout their vigil. The seller above normally flogs 80 chuoi nep nuong - rice wrapped bananas - and 20 bot ban - bean paste ball wrapped in sticky tapioca - a day around District 1 from her mobile stall. She tells me trade in her 5,000VND nibbles has been a wee brisker this past week. Praise be.
This is the "nuoc cot dua " eat following with the chuoi-nep-nuong- very delicious and taste:
I've covered chuoi nep nuong + nuoc cot dua before, so I won't gas. Just sit back and ogle. Bloody gorgeous, innit? Hell - why not download the large version and reset your computer wallpaper. Not big enough? Think you can take more? really? Then chuoi nep nuong gigantic is the one for you. Study it carefully. I swear the one bottom left is blubbering. More scenes from the stall here. For more on Weeping Mary, see week old on the spot reports from The Rice Bowl and No Star Where.
you're foraging for streetscoff around Saigon and you're into gooey nanas and grilled rice, keep 'em peeled for Chuoi nep nuong. Much like the sandwich the concept is bonkers simple. Cook rice, peel nana, wrap nana in rice, grill and serve. Warm fruity goo awaits scoffdom inside the charred rice case. Since the Earl of Sandwich's brainwave during a gambling session in 1762, the sandwich has mutated big style. We now have (the classy) Marks & Spencers, (the retro) Breville and (the naff) Pret a Manger. Through it all, the humble Vietnamese nana ricewich remains unchanged. What no durian ricewich? Whither the mango noodle wrap? A matter of time maybe, but not for now.
The bitter burnt rice crisp cover combined with the stickier interior rice and the warm nana centre is a gargantuan gobfull - Well, it is if you try and hog down close to your loading bay limit first nibble - whoops. Ideal picnic fodder or 'grab 'n' go' scoff. It looks the business, it's surprisingly filling and it'll keep you going all morning. You'll need to cough up 5,000 sobs to get a taste of this savoury fruit tease. This seller stalks central Saigon, specialises in Chuoi nep nuong, but also sells a small array of rice cakes..
Thank for your looking..Well , I'm very hungry. Let go to the restaurant to enjoy the chuoi-dep-nuong and nuoc-cot-dua now !! ^^
if you had read this topic , pleise reply your opinion..thank you very much...I would love to hear of these very much..^^
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Gimme a bowl of pho anytime.
Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Gimme a bowl of pho anytime.
Do you want to enjoy the pho ( noodle rice ) ?
But we are talking about the chuoi nep nuong..pleise enjoy the delicious taste of chuoi nep nuong before eating the pho..^^
tahnk for your post.
Originally posted by Young man 1405:
Do you want to enjoy the pho ( noodle rice ) ?But we are talking about the chuoi nep nuong..pleise enjoy the delicious taste of chuoi nep nuong before eating the pho..^^
tahnk for your post.
Technically speaking, pho is a soul food of mine for many years. (Eg like kimchi to Koreans) Isn't chuoi nep nuong a bit carbo overloaded? Just a strange feeling.
/me shrugs