Vietnamese Food

Right now, I would like to share two of the best Vietnamese restaurants I've tried overseas. The prices are reasonable (less than SGD30) and the taste is just oh so unforgettable.

The first one is in Hanoi.

I visited Hanoi in September 2007 and the weather was humid and warm. This restaurant happened to pop- up in the middle of nowhere, or should I say, in the middle of a busy road. I don't have the name of this restaurant or the exterior building picture, but it's pretty impossible to miss this restaurant as its exterior gives a feeling of relaxation and with a touch of resort-like feel. Overall, the exterior of this restaurant is alluring and inviting. But don't expect air-con, they use ceiling fans.

Pho

Pho

Like I've mentioned earlier, the weather was warm and people would naturally order something cold and cooling like ice-cream or iced-Pepsi. But what happened was I saw a group of Caucasians at the next table eating and it seemed delicious, so I decided to give it a try. Upon ordering it, I was hoping I could finish it as hot soup during hot weather just didn't seem right. The soup was refreshing; pho was so smooth that is slides down your throat. Beef was tender with the right amount of fats attached to every piece of meat.

And well, I did order something chilling and sweet. This is one of the better canned "teh-o" I've tried. But I can't seem to get it in any supermarket here. Either that or I'm blind. I think it's the latter.

The second one is in Melbourne.

I visited Melbourne in November 2010 and a close friend of mine brought me to this Viet restaurant whose exterior doesn't give a good feeling and the interior didn't seem well furnished. But I tell you, don't get fooled by what you see. The food is the main highlight. I think this restaurant has been around for quite some time already. If you look it up from the internet you should be able to get decent information about it.

Spring Rolls

I am so in love with this spring roll. I normally wouldn’t even bother to try any viet spring rolls here in Singapore (it’s always too dry, too raw and over priced) but I don’t know why on earth that day I ordered it. Well, the spring roll is stuffed with appropriate amount of filling and when eaten alone, it doesn’t taste too dry that makes the food stick to the roof of your mouth and it gives that “healthy feel” diet. It also comes with sweet tasting sauce, only much better than those yong-tau-fu stores we have in the hawker center. If my memory serves me well, I think there’s some peanuts in it. 

Pho with mixed meat

Soup is great tasting but I don't know why my meat turned out to be chicken. I specifically ordered beef.
I did a rough search on the internet and it's called Mekong, located at 241 Swanston Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000. They also have mixed reviews.