When it's mid-July and the next holiday is not until after the summer, it pays to at least reminisce about the beach. About the endless blue skies and seas. About the strenuous bed-breakfast-beach-book-lunch-beach-book-dinner-bed routine. About wine on the bungalow porch at sunset. About the shiny and dull metallic blue of a shell.
About lunch in fishtown.
About rich sweet fish sauce-infused pork ribs. About a turmeric stained pickle. About salty broth with okra. About tangled pleasantly chewy squid tentacles. About the salty-sweet-sour-spicy nuoc cham.
About eating real Vietnamese lunches.
About Phu Quoc.
Again.
The squid in Phu Quoc is THE BEST!! I've had none tenderer.
Posted by: Gastronomer | 23 July 2010 at 03:34 AM
A quick note...I've followed your blog for some time and wanted to let you know that I enjoy and appreciate your gastronomic jottings. Well done! Keep it up, there's a book there somewhere.
Posted by: Miles | 24 July 2010 at 10:01 PM
Gastronomer - I think we ate it everyday of our stay and I think on some days as part of every meal!
Miles - Thank you. Appreciate your feedback. Not sure about the book...hard enough keeping the blog updated. Cheers
Posted by: Sticky | 26 July 2010 at 10:54 PM
I discovered this blog from a Asian grocery store web site. I should be working, but I can't stop reading it! I LOVE vicarious adventures! Your writing is so amusing and the food sounds really good. Don't stop!
Posted by: PamBor | 13 August 2010 at 01:02 AM