Spring Break
Vietnamese food? Yes, please.
Robert Garner
Issue date: 9/19/08 Section: Life & Style
The only slight problem with an otherwise perfect meal was that the shrimp tails were still on, which was a little inconvenient. But c'est la vie, no?
After our meal, my connoisseur friend insisted that I try the Vietnamese coffee. It's another must for Vietnamese-cuisine enthusiasts, she told me.
When the waitress brought it out, I was utterly confused. On top of a normal coffee cup sat a strange metal cup-type thing - it looked like a miniature version of my idea of a UFO.
As my more coffee-savvy readers probably already know, the petite UFO was nothing more than a strainer atop the cup.
My ignorance aside, the coffee was also just the way I like it: perfect. It was served with what is, I was told, essentially condensed milk that you simply have to stir in to the fresh-brewed coffee. Doing so gives you a mixture that is "not too bitter, not too sweet, just perfect," as my friend stated it.
It was definitely a light and sweet ending to the meal, of which I ate too much because it was just that good.
Any time you have an urge to eat Asian food that's not from an overpriced buffet, I recommend trying Vietnamese at Pho Saigon.
And here's where I want your help: if you have any restaurants in mind that you think I should write about, please let me know. My e-mail address is rtgarner@uark.edu and I would love to dine at any recommendations.
Happy eating.
Robert Garner is a columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Friday.
After our meal, my connoisseur friend insisted that I try the Vietnamese coffee. It's another must for Vietnamese-cuisine enthusiasts, she told me.
When the waitress brought it out, I was utterly confused. On top of a normal coffee cup sat a strange metal cup-type thing - it looked like a miniature version of my idea of a UFO.
As my more coffee-savvy readers probably already know, the petite UFO was nothing more than a strainer atop the cup.
My ignorance aside, the coffee was also just the way I like it: perfect. It was served with what is, I was told, essentially condensed milk that you simply have to stir in to the fresh-brewed coffee. Doing so gives you a mixture that is "not too bitter, not too sweet, just perfect," as my friend stated it.
It was definitely a light and sweet ending to the meal, of which I ate too much because it was just that good.
Any time you have an urge to eat Asian food that's not from an overpriced buffet, I recommend trying Vietnamese at Pho Saigon.
And here's where I want your help: if you have any restaurants in mind that you think I should write about, please let me know. My e-mail address is rtgarner@uark.edu and I would love to dine at any recommendations.
Happy eating.
Robert Garner is a columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Friday.
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Ron
posted 9/19/08 @ 7:59 AM CST
Educational and entertaining article. Sounds like a place with trying - fo sho!!!
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