I have switched to a mostly vegetarian diet. My goal is to be a vegan in one year. I am testing many vegetarian restaurants in the city. Today I tried Healthy Farm at 42 Tran Hung Dao in District 1 of Saigon. I had two veggie burgers and one chicken fried rice. Total meal with drink was around 145000 VND. I was hungry so I ate for two people. The meal was very good. I love … [Read more...] about Healthy Farm in Saigon
Food and Coffee
Morning banh mi
A couple times a week I like to get some banh mi from a street vendor near H1 on Hoang Dieu Street in District 4. Since this is my first morning back from the US, I really wanted a banh mi. I hoped over about one hour ago. The vendor asked me why it took so long for me to come back so I told her I was in the US. She then made me two two-eggs banh mi with the works minus the … [Read more...] about Morning banh mi
Authentic Turkish Food at Berru Turkish Restaurant
Last week I visited the Berru Turkish Restaurant in District 7. It is hard to believe that it has been over two years since I last visited Berru. Mr. Cem, the owner, is a former colleague of mine from our days at the Horizon Bilingual International School. He was the head chef there. When I arrived, I noticed that the restaurant has changed a lot since I … [Read more...] about Authentic Turkish Food at Berru Turkish Restaurant
CCCP Saigon – Russian restaurant with grechka
Four the last four years, one of my main staples for dinner was grechka, buckwheat barley. It was an inexpensive protein easily bought in Kazakhstan and China. When I moved back to Saigon, Vietnam, a month ago, it never crossed my mind to bring some grechka with me from Shanghai. And yes, I really missed it especially with my Japanese curry. Luckily yesterday, in the Foodies … [Read more...] about CCCP Saigon – Russian restaurant with grechka
Vietnamese food anyone?
I had these dishes last night. Oh it was so good. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese food anyone?