Food -Viet Nam

Probably the tastiest food I've ever eaten was in Viet Nam. That's not really an exaggeration, most of the group felt the same way. The food was amazing: the ingredients so fresh and the seasonings so complex and complimentary that no matter where we ate, from little sidewalk shops sitting on blue plastic chairs, to four-star restaurants with cloth napkins, we would take a bite and look up in wonder, wondering how could it taste so good? Too bad I can't provide you with a sample, and no, the americanized Vietnamese food we find at home isn't as good. Sorry.

I don't have a lot of photos of the cooked dishes but I can show you the markets with all their variety.
Not that I tasted everything! I ate mostly vegetarian, but many of the group were daring eaters and were not ever disappointed.

Fantastic greens. These are a big part of the flavoring of the stews and noodle dishes.

There is always fresh fish --or octopus, or eels, or shrimp.

Poultry.

Bullfrogs, also eaten in Singapore. Considered very nutritious -and not just for their legs.

Piggies going to market.

Piggies and cow bits at the market.

Fruit: Here you have: mangosteen, longan, passion fruit, oranges, dragon fruit. Second row: lychee, dragon fruit, apples, water apples, limes. Third row rambutan and more longan.

and finally, Durian!