http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/10/16/hanoi-highlights-i/ My husband likes Astronomy. I prefer Gastronomy. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/10/16/hanoi-highlights-i/#comment-2325 Jane Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:58:50 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=494#comment-2325 Bun Cha (Hanoi Style) is on my top 5 Vietnamese dishes! It's soo good! Bun Cha (Hanoi Style) is on my top 5 Vietnamese dishes! It’s soo good!

]]> http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/10/16/hanoi-highlights-i/#comment-2324 We Are Never Full Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:56:43 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=494#comment-2324 wow. wow. wow. I don't have words. The pictorial is beautiful!!! One day I really want to go to Hanoi. Unbelievably delicious-looking. wow. wow. wow. I don’t have words. The pictorial is beautiful!!! One day I really want to go to Hanoi. Unbelievably delicious-looking.

]]> http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/10/16/hanoi-highlights-i/#comment-2323 lirelou Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:34:00 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=494#comment-2323 Great write-up. Madame Lirelou and I have hooked up with her family twice in Hanoi (they traveled up from Can Tho), and their reaction to the food has generally been "Ok to good, but not great". They particularly disliked Cha Ca as served at La Vong, and were convinced that Hanoians have no idea how to prepare coffee. Perhaps that in the South is better, or perhaps Hanoi's strong tea tradition has rendered them incapable of brewing decent coffee. Other than that, the greatly enjoyed the water-puppet show, which they were initially reluctant to attend, believing it to be for children. Once it got started, they were cackling and chattering, a sure sign that they enjoyed it. I don't think the theater gets to many real Vietnamese peasants in their audience. As for Hanoi overall, we stayed in the old city both times, paying just over $15 a night for a room, and they were quite proud to have traveled to the national capital and see the One Pillar Pagoda, Hoan Kiem lake, Ho's mausoleum, the old Governor General's palace, and Ho's stilt house on the pond. Next time we're back, I'll make sure to try Cha Ca Thanh Long. Great write-up. Madame Lirelou and I have hooked up with her family twice in Hanoi (they traveled up from Can Tho), and their reaction to the food has generally been “Ok to good, but not great”. They particularly disliked Cha Ca as served at La Vong, and were convinced that Hanoians have no idea how to prepare coffee. Perhaps that in the South is better, or perhaps Hanoi’s strong tea tradition has rendered them incapable of brewing decent coffee. Other than that, the greatly enjoyed the water-puppet show, which they were initially reluctant to attend, believing it to be for children. Once it got started, they were cackling and chattering, a sure sign that they enjoyed it. I don’t think the theater gets to many real Vietnamese peasants in their audience. As for Hanoi overall, we stayed in the old city both times, paying just over $15 a night for a room, and they were quite proud to have traveled to the national capital and see the One Pillar Pagoda, Hoan Kiem lake, Ho’s mausoleum, the old Governor General’s palace, and Ho’s stilt house on the pond. Next time we’re back, I’ll make sure to try Cha Ca Thanh Long.

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