Fresh back from our Japan trip and i am still feeling the after effects of no holidaying for a while but this is the perfect opportunity to catch up on some blogging. We continue Day 2 of our Ho Chi Minh City tour which begins and ends with.. eating of course. Can you guess how many meals we will be able to fit in today?
My 2 housemates apparently passed away while sleeping overnight, so i headed downstairs to get a lonely cup of coffee.
I diligently refrained from ordering any food since it would be a heavy day of eating and it would be wise to reserve some stomach space.
I LIED. I ordered Grabfood because i was bored while waiting for my friends to be resurrected. The century egg pork porridge successfully seduced me, and it hit the G spot inside my tummy.
After breakfast no.1, it was time for breakfast no.2 at Bánh Canh Cua 87.
Banh canh cua is best described as mee tai mak in a savoury, crabby gravy. The crab meat is deshelled for your convenience and all of the ingredients are oh so fresh, especially the youtiao provided to dunk in the sauce. Kelly and Ally loved it so much that we ordered it to our hotel the following day.
After breakfast no.2, comes lunch no.1 at the best banh mi in Vietnam, Bánh Mì Huynh Hoa.
Still the GOAT of banh mi sandwiches after all my trips to Vietnam. The combination of pâté butter and generous amount of meat makes it a magical sandwich at a third of the price of Subway. They even pack the vegetables separately so you can decide if you want to add them or not.
Just look at the layers of meat! Someone with a small, strawberry mouth like Qh may not be able to fit this in her mouth but you'll need to ask Tim or Sj about it. Only catch is they only cater for takeouts so we had to assemble and devour our sandwiches on the pavement like a bunch of homeless bums.
After a mere 3 meals in a row, we had to stop at Little HaNoi Egg Coffee for a much needed food break. No desserts ah boys just order coffee only.
I LIED AGAIN. Who can resist having some egg coffee? Delicately whipped egg yolks, condensed milk and sugar combining into a cloudlike foam and topped onto a robust cup of coffee. It's tiramisu in a beverage form and as the Italians would say, delizioso!
Okok time for the REAL break.
90 minutes’ worth of shaving, nail clipping, ear wax digging, facial and a massage by scantily clad women for just $30? No wonder my friend keeps getting stuck in the Vietnamese black hole.
And the only thing lapsup here is the shit removed from my ears. The thought of trimming micro hairs inside my ears had never crossed my mind but now i am able to hear Jh cursing at Cody Gakpo cutting in and losing the ball from my house.
We capped off the relaxing session with an iced tea, rejuvenated and practically starving after all that pampering.
Okay we were not even remotely hungry but it was dinner time and we had to clock another meal so let's get to it. We visited a highly rated burger joint with more than 2k reviews hoping it would reach the same levels of Daniel Thaiger in Bangkok.
Unfortunately the beef patty was under seasoned and not grilled enough to get that fragrant beefy flavour, which was a shame because the other condiments were on point.
The shoestring fries were also a tad too anorexic and soggy to transport the cheese sauce and bacon bits to our mouths.
But the below par meal was redeemed by a sinful chocolate milkshake that contained about 2000 calories.
We were afraid that dinner no.1 would feel lonely so we headed straight for dinner no.2. Ốc Đào is a popular gathering spot for locals to consume all kinds of shellfish, snails and washing them down with cheap beer.
I know you're thinking of the slimy garden snail that rushes out onto the pavement to commit suicide on a rainy day, but sea snails are pretty yummy, especially in a sweet butter sauce.
Only thing is you have to perform fancy tricks with your tongue to get the meat out, just like a blowjob.
Spicy squid beaks, because eating 99% of the squid is not enough so the Vietnamese have to french kiss its tiny little mouth too.
We had shellfish no.1 which tasted like scallops.
And shellfish no.2 which also tasted like scallops.
A group of hiao-looking ladies were sat behind us, whom we suspected were either bar girls or fruit cutters at NTUC.
Concerned for their workplace safety, we put a halt to our eating train and took a little walk through Bui Vien street, a drinking street responsible for 90% of the city's noise pollution.
Since there was only alcohol and no food involved, we were naturally disinterested and promptly left to Turtle Lake.
Street food vendors were littered around so you could snack and chill along the dirty 'lake' with people who didn't enjoy wearing masks in the covid era. It was an amazing opportunity to soak in the local vibes.
Which is why we dabao-ed the food back to our hotel.
This is the Vietnamese version of mala xiang guo where a bunch of ingredients including rice paper noodles are tossed around in a tumeric sauce. 还可以.
The lack of protein was easily rectified by our MVP of the trip, Grabfood delivery. Use my promo code 'RESTRUCTURING2025' for 25% off!
Ever had pig brain soup? Neither did i but i saw it on the app and since we already had snails today, how daunting can Fei fei's brains be? There was no weird stench, just a rich and creamy texture similar to cod fish sperm.
Great communication lads! Can't even take a proper video of us doing cheers without fucking it up.
Chilled late into the night with the boys, having pillow fights and giggling about girls. Ok fine we were just watching tv and making battle plans of the food we were going to eat the next day. 6 meals in a day is twice the number of meals a dietician recommends but we are not here to please any doctors. Onwards to the third day of battle, my comrades!
- End of Day 2 -
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