Comments on: Tết Đoan Ngọ http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/ My fiancé likes Astronomy. I prefer Gastronomy. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Kera http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-35154 Kera Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:43:35 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-35154 I'm just curious as to how you guys are able to travel so much. I love your blog but what I would love more is to be able to do what your doing. I love to travel and I love to document it but I just haven't been able to lately or much at all. School loans and the employed life is taking its toll on me. You guys make me hungry for Asian food and for life. I’m just curious as to how you guys are able to travel so much. I love your blog but what I would love more is to be able to do what your doing. I love to travel and I love to document it but I just haven’t been able to lately or much at all. School loans and the employed life is taking its toll on me. You guys make me hungry for Asian food and for life.

]]> By: Viet Walin http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-21767 Viet Walin Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:45:36 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-21767 I think 'banh u' is wrapped by bamboo leaf, not banana leaf. The bamboo leaf makes 'banh u' have a very distinctive smell. The ones you find in market will surely be wrapped by bamboo leaf, but they may also have it home-made with different wrapping leaf. some people from the central also use a kinda leaf called 'ke`' leaf and the 'banh u' is called 'banh u tro' there. I think ‘banh u’ is wrapped by bamboo leaf, not banana leaf. The bamboo leaf makes ‘banh u’ have a very distinctive smell. The ones you find in market will surely be wrapped by bamboo leaf, but they may also have it home-made with different wrapping leaf. some people from the central also use a kinda leaf called ‘ke`’ leaf and the ‘banh u’ is called ‘banh u tro’ there.

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1345 Gastronomer Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1345 Dave - I'm not much of a drinker but I did manage to down three whole balls. I think you need to be tough and extinguish the "worms" from your belly ;-) Dave - I’m not much of a drinker but I did manage to down three whole balls. I think you need to be tough and extinguish the “worms” from your belly ;-)

]]> By: dave http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1328 dave Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:18:27 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1328 hello my names dave and i live here in ho chi minh city. my girlfriends grandma just made Com ruou for the holiday and holy mother it was so strong i could only force down one! hello my names dave and i live here in ho chi minh city. my girlfriends grandma just made Com ruou for the holiday and holy mother it was so strong i could only force down one!

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1314 Gastronomer Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:55:46 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1314 <strong>SnakeMonkey</strong> - Happy Tết Nửa Năm to you too! <strong>WC</strong> - banh ba trang sounds damn good. We'll have to include it on "THE LIST." And thanks for the heads up, my friend Matt in the states might be messing with the site while I'm asleep. <strong>N</strong> - If it wasn't for Ba Sau, Sunday would've been another ho hum day ;-) My family in America doesn't celebrate it either. And about the "proper" forms, Google deserves all the credit! SnakeMonkey - Happy Tết Nửa Năm to you too!

WC - banh ba trang sounds damn good. We’ll have to include it on “THE LIST.” And thanks for the heads up, my friend Matt in the states might be messing with the site while I’m asleep.

N - If it wasn’t for Ba Sau, Sunday would’ve been another ho hum day ;-) My family in America doesn’t celebrate it either. And about the “proper” forms, Google deserves all the credit!

]]> By: N. http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1313 N. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:05:06 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1313 I believe we called it bánh tro. I didn't know that it was Tet Doan ngo. That's what you get when you don't live in a Vietnamese community and you don't have some cool relatives like your Ba Sau. My family never celebrated this event though. Oh and I've been meaning to say that I'm really impressed that you write Vietnamese words in their proper forms. Make me ashamed of my laziness sometimes :-) (case in point: my "Tet Doan ngo" and your "Tết Đoan Ngọ") I believe we called it bánh tro. I didn’t know that it was Tet Doan ngo. That’s what you get when you don’t live in a Vietnamese community and you don’t have some cool relatives like your Ba Sau. My family never celebrated this event though.

Oh and I’ve been meaning to say that I’m really impressed that you write Vietnamese words in their proper forms. Make me ashamed of my laziness sometimes :-) (case in point: my “Tet Doan ngo” and your “Tết Đoan Ngọ”)

]]> By: SnakeMonkey http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1305 SnakeMonkey Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:06:22 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/11/t%e1%ba%bft-doan-ng%e1%bb%8d/#comment-1305 "...traditional foods of the holiday are banh u..." I recall this is called "banh u tro", because tro (ash) is used in the water to make it. Banh u tro also comes with sweet black bean inside. Happy belated "Mung 5 Thang 5" :) “…traditional foods of the holiday are banh u…”
I recall this is called “banh u tro”, because tro (ash) is used in the water to make it. Banh u tro also comes with sweet black bean inside. Happy belated “Mung 5 Thang 5″ :)

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