Though the food stalls are suppose to super yummy at Ben Thanh Market, my brother and I made an extra effort to avoid the overly aggressive arm-grabbing and menu-in-your-face food stall ladies.
Instead we spent most of our time strolling around the less hostile meat and seafood sections in the back. We knew we were in a good place when we saw fresh cow brains awaiting us. MMMMMM!
Hungry in Vietnam
(previous entries)
Abandoned Building Pho
Pho Bo Dac Biet
Hanoi Street Market on Pho Gia Ngu
The Road to Sapa
Sapa Market
Sapa Eats
Goodbye Sapa
Street Cart Banh Mi
Street Mollusks
Pho 24
Food Break. Shopping at Ma Ena & Shoko
Just Walking Around
Bun Bo Hue 3A3
The Flavors of Nam Giao
Vietnam Cookery Center
Instead we spent most of our time strolling around the less hostile meat and seafood sections in the back. We knew we were in a good place when we saw fresh cow brains awaiting us. MMMMMM!
Hungry in Vietnam
(previous entries)
Abandoned Building Pho
Pho Bo Dac Biet
Hanoi Street Market on Pho Gia Ngu
The Road to Sapa
Sapa Market
Sapa Eats
Goodbye Sapa
Street Cart Banh Mi
Street Mollusks
Pho 24
Food Break. Shopping at Ma Ena & Shoko
Just Walking Around
Bun Bo Hue 3A3
The Flavors of Nam Giao
Vietnam Cookery Center
13 comments:
Crabs faces are creepy close up. Yet they're so delicious. So very very delicious.
Hi J, great shots again. I think you've really captured the soul in Vietnamese food.
That crab picture is great. The colors are fabulous. And are those frog legs in the bottom picture?
EDNBM...I can't wait to take you to Vietnam mang.
sandra...thanks! Yes, those are some of the freshest frog legs I have ever seen! MMMMM!
Very cool. I haven't tried frog legs yet, but I've heard they are supposed to be very tender.
Awesome I really need to visit the motherland, but I've gotta pass on the 16 hour flight.
Wow, awesome blog, wheres the pix, recipe for the brains?
Sandra...I've only had them on the streets in Guilin China where they leave the skin on. The skin reminded me of fish skin, but I took that off...the meat is so delicate, tender and juicy. mmmm!
nhbilly...take a flight with Cathay and get a free stopover in HK to break up that long flight. It's not so bad. I usually drug up with some dromamine and I'm knocked out for a good 7-8 hours.
anonymous...the picture of the brain is on the bottom left of the first picture. No recipe...sorry...but you can steam it with garlic...that's what my mom likes.
Steamed with garlic....interesting. How do they prepare it in the market? I like the prep C. Cosentino has on his Offal Good blog (porcini w/capers)but I was looking for a SE asian twist I could request in a Vietnamese restaurant stateside.
They actually didn't prepare it at the market..it's only sold fresh. Boo to that. My bf raves about Cosentino's calf brain. I haven't seen any brains at any local Vietnamese restaurants...but I'm sure you can find some in Westminster (Little Saigon).
ONE WAY TO COOK THE BRAIN IS STEAMING WITH GINGER AND FLAVOR IT W/LIGHT SALT AND LIGHT OIL.
Thanks mom.
i love how the lady in pic 2 is just so chillin'!!!
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