Only in Vietnam would you see this…
Markets filled with tightly packed stalls selling everything you need plus things you had no idea you needed.
Did you know Vietnam is the largest exporter of cashews in the world? When my mom went to Vietnam for her yearly visits, cashews was the only thing I looked forward to eating when she returned from her trip. Vietnam cashews have a rich complex flavour. They are huge and sooo good! Then there is their weasel coffee. It’s coffee harvested from weasel excrements. Apparently the flavour is very special. We didn’t buy that. lol
Their famous red plastic stools you sit on to eat street food. This was at a well known noodle soup destination called Bún Riêu Gánh Chợ Bến Thành which served a crab and pork patty in really clean and delicious broth. My sisters said this place has been around for decades and has never changed their recipe.
When we sat down, we just had coffee and was waiting for the lunch restaurant to open so we only ordered one bowl to share. The lady took our order and yelled “one bowl, 3 people!!!!” to the cook. She wasn’t impressed we took up space and only ordered one bowl, you can hear it in her voice. It was just hilarious. So after seeing how amazing it was we ordered each a bowl, she yelled our order to the cook. And she was a lot happier with us after. Haha
Egg coffee. I didn’t know it was a thing, but it’s very popular. We went to a Vietnamese coffee chain called Legend. Very high end. It even had 2 grand pianos and a stage. Vietnamese people consume so much coffee here. It’s part of their culture and there are so many different ways to consume coffee.
Boiled chicken in a bag. It’s for ancestor worshipping on New Years. You put the chicken on the altar for prosperity and happiness for the new year. Tu and I both freaked out when we saw this. lol It’s just bags and bags of chicken dangling from a motorbike.
Dogs on a scooter. So adorable. The bottom dog was dancing in circles all around while completely balanced in that small space. I really miss Bobbi when I saw this.
Morning meditations around a tree and group massage. So very normal activities that you would never see in Canada.
