We were recommended by a friend to try out the grilled fish at Cha Ca La Vong at 14 Cha Ca. Hang Dao, Hanoi.
When we arrived to Hang Dao Road and started looking for Cha Ca La Vong, we were instantly pulled in by enthusiastic restaurant staff to a restaurant called 14 Cha Ca. Just when we were about to order after being given the manual, my quick thinking wife immediately sensed something amiss after browsing the manual. Their manual contained a multitude of dishes. We were told specifically that Cha Ca La Vong serves only one dish and that is the grilled fish. We politely returned the manual and left the restaurant. We soon discovered that there are many imitators of Cha Ca La Vong in Hang Dao!
The real Cha Ca La Vong was finally located just a few stores away. The frontage of this 2-storey outlet looked old and unattractive and it appeared more liked a residential shop-lot rather than a restaurant! There is no manual and the staff would not even bother to ask for order except for the drink. Whoever comes in is assumed to eat their one and only Grilled Fish. The charge is standard at 170,000 VND (RM34) per person.
The fish meat is already grilled in hot pan by the time it is delivered to the customers. Customers are then given the liberty to add in dill and spring onions and fry and then served with rice noodles and a scattering of peanuts.
The fish meat is already grilled in hot pan by the time it is delivered to the customers. Customers are then given the liberty to add in dill and spring onions and fry and then served with rice noodles and a scattering of peanuts.
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While we were contemplating whether to try the hot pot in this food outlet named Lihn Kitchen for one of our dinners, we chatted with two young ladies who had just finished patronizing this food outlet. They were not super satisfied but nevertheless encouraged us to have a go for it if we had not tried out the local hot pot.
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Dinner at the cruise ship at Ha Long Bay was quite a unique culinary experience!
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| Typical cruise ship |
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| One of the lunches we had in the cruise ship. |
Typical of most gourmet experience in the cruise, all participants would be asked to learn making Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls.
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Back home after the cruise, my wife took the trouble and went through making the Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls again.
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