Saturday morning at work always saps all my energy out of
me. What better way to get some carbo-energy
than with lots of rice. Today I had lots
of rice, rice for 2 meals – lunch and dinner.
It’s called com tam (rice dish/plate mixed with other ingredients). I had lunch in a street restaurant where you
can sit n or on the sidewalk. I got com tam with ga (chicken): chicken, rice,
bean sprouts, sweet-chili dipping sauce and a small bowl of soup made with
broth and pumpkin. The man serving me was
really sweet and even began trying to teach me different Vietnamese words in
his broken English.
Unfortunately, the photo didn’t turn out from my lunch, so
I’ll share with you another rice dish (actually a dessert!) that I had
recently! I didn’t expect it to be sweet – in fact, I bought it at lunchtime,
but they put shredded coconut, a bit of sugar, chopped nuts, and a dollop of
coconut cream (sauce) over a variety of types of rice, each with a different
colour and things inside them. I think
there was even a little bit of something reminiscent of mashed potatoes in one
corner of the container. Somehow, it worked though. I don’t usually eat a ton
of rice, but I know I’ll get this treat again sometime!
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