Xôi chả lụa thịt heo
is my dish of the day. It made a tasty
lunch on the go as I ventured from my language school to a cafe where I had an
afternoon private class.
Steamed and roasted pork slices (thịt heo), some dried pork skins, sticky/glutinous rice (xôi) with boiled waxy maize and fried shallots (lua) and a pickled, slightly vinegary
carrot-cucumber-daikon radish salad. I also added a small pork-veggie roll (in
a rice wrapper) on the side to round out the lunch.
Xôi mặn (see the wiki here) is the
basic word for this dish, which basically means savory glutinous rice. Then they add various toppings with the rice
to make a variety of dishes. Xôi ngọt refers to sweet glutinous
rice, which is a popular snack in Vietnam.
Below are two Vietnamese sites that show popular little
restaurants where I often go to enjoy xoi as well as che (sweet Vietnamese drink/dessert)!
The first is near my house on Le Thi Rieng and is hard to miss with its bright
green sign and walls:
Dish of the day: Xôi chả lụa thịt heo
Where it’s found: Xoi restaurants, local eateries (quans) and at
many street vendors. Below are two good xoi quans:
Bùi Thị Xuân, Quận 1, HCMC:http://afamily.vn/doi-song/thuong-thuc-xoi-ga-tuyet-ngon-gia-binh-dan-2013081412422305.chn
Xoi Express (Yên Thế, phường
2, quận Tân Bình – gần sân bay Tân Sơn Nhất, HCMC): http://kenh14.vn/xem-an-choi/xoi-express-ven-nguyen-vi-bac-giua-sai-thanh-20140411020151534.chn
Breaking it down: Sticky/glutinous rice, dried pork skins, boiled
maize, fried shallots, roasted pork slices, pickled carrot, cucumber and daikon
radish salad
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