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[GeronL]

Korean cooking show explores the exotic dish of Chicken Fried Steak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Q0kPOlBt0

[ETL]

How eating dog became big business in Vietnam

Every year, hundreds of thousands of pets are snatched in Thailand, then smuggled into Vietnam, destined for Hanoi’s top restaurants and street stalls. Demand for dogmeat is so high that supply has become a highly lucrative – and brutal – black market.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/27/eating-dog-vietnam-thailand-kate-hodal

[ETL]

“It isn’t a well known fact that quite a few Vietnamese enjoy the consumption of dog meat, but what’s even more surprising is a festival is held annually where beer is served along with poor, innocent dogs.

Pictures of the cooked and prepared canines have been circulating the internet portraying the way the dog meat is served. Also posted are pictures of people enjoying beer from the festival, ignoring the cooked dogs around them.

Dog meat is believed to bring good fortune in Vietnamese culture, and has been compared to the consumption of chicken or pork. It is also believed to increase a male’s sex drive, which results in groups of male customers spending their evenings enjoying a plate of dog meat along with alcohol.

It has been reported that the soaring economy has resulted in the establishment of more dog restaurants in Hanoi, and has consequently led to more dognappers, as 20 kg (44 lb) of dog can sell for more than $100 US. ...”

http://ax3battery.com/2012/07/02/mind-blown-mondays-dogs-served-in-vietnamese-beer-festival/

[Larry Lucido]

Pand-anus?

[DJ Taylor]

Of course, this reminds me that tomorrow, April 30, 2015, is the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon to the Communists on April 30, 1975.

[outofsalt]

Yum! I love Vietnamese food. In DC there are dozens of hole in the wall eateries with dishes from all over the world. Find a local neighborhood of immigrants and you’ll eat well if you are willing to stray off the beaten path.

[Usagi_yo]

Pho — with thinly sliced eye round.
Cold BBQ pork spring roll
Cafe Suda
Cigar from the Cigar shop next door.

My lunch for 5 years at the Vietnamese Restaurant on Clairemont Mesa BLVD near the 805 in the mall with Ethan Allen Furniture.

Pho >> Thai food.

[onedoug]

‘Love pho ga.

[windcliff]

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[Falconspeed]

Little Saigon is located in Westminister in between the San Diego and Garden Grove freeways. Excellent food with coffee and condensed milk from the war days. Here’s a nice vid with a catchy song. Please try to get to Westminister if you are in the area to get excellent Vietnamese food. Beware: the locals like to sniffle and sniffle. Its’ rude but part of the culture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IGxH_cfl10&spfreload=10

[The Great RJ]

I found a little place in Austin, TX that made the best Banh mi. They even baked their own French bread...almost as good as Paris.