For our Memorial Day weekend barbecue, my friends and I decided to throw a surprisingly organized hot dog topping contest. It was incredibly democratic; everyone cooked in batches, making enough samples for each voter to try. Each contestant took the contest very seriously, some planning and prepping for days in advance, others reaching a stroke [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Vietnamese Food’
November 8, 2009
I Should Have Made This During The Summer, But It Just Kind Of Skipped My Mind: Bun Tom Nuong
I know that nobody wants to eat cold noodle salad now that it’s fall, but I figured, it’s never too late for people to embrace bun tom nuong. Bun is exactly like pho, but without the soup broth over the rice noodles. The garnishes are the same, too: cucumbers, carrots, coriander, peanuts, bean sprouts, eggs, [...]
October 25, 2007
Bahn Mi
The first time I had bahn mi, a Vietnamese sandwich made with French baguettes, was actually at my high school’s “Cultural Food” day, sponsored by the Multicultural Club headed by my archnemesis, Vrinda H. Shah (she was the smartest girl in our high school). Looking back on it, the event was a lot more precocious [...]
October 11, 2007
Bun Ho
Everytime I go back home to Cerritos, I go out with my friends from high school and we eat at Pho 77, a Vietnamese noodle house. In Southern California, pho is HUGE! We have about 10 pho restaurants in my area. Even my Egyptian friends John Ebrahim and Mike Boulos are fans. Pho is pronounced [...]
