When in Vietnam, do as the Vietnamese do, right? My stomach
was feeling off, probably from some contaminated food or water that I consumed,
and a Vietnamese employer recommended that I eat some Ca Chao (tuna rice porridge/congee) – a mild food that warms and
comforts you. She said not to have meat
or acidic foods. I’ve tried chicken (ga)
chao before at a small local eatery, but this time I went to a nicer, big
restaurant that was recommended to me (less chance of contaminated food, which
my stomach just wouldn’t be able to handle!) and ordered some to go. Although it was 65,000vnd instead of
25,000vnd, there was a huge portion and it came with lots of mushrooms/ green
onion/ sprouts/ various herbs to put inside, unlike the small vendor’s chao
had. And wow, did it help. It is definitely the Vietnamese version of
the “Chicken soup remedy”. Even if you’re
not sick, EAT IT!
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