Pho King Good

Pho king good pho at Pho 76 in Newport News.

Tofu on Rice

Simple and delicious.

Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry

... or the need for better asian spices.

Eating well

Yesterday, we ran out of food, and, it being Sunday and us living in the old world, we could not run to the supermarket to buy some. So we made do with some dried fruits and couscous.



Today, the duck we bought because we could not afford chicken (which, surprisingly, appears to be more expensive than duck in France), was a day over its use-by date. So we had overdue duck for dinner.



Sad stories indeed. Shopping malls closed on Sunday, chicken too expensive for our meager income, and duck past its due-by-date in its stead. But, oh, are we eating well nonetheless!

Finally, since we know that you are all very disappointed you did not win our "most-loyal-reader" award, here is another pop quiz: Why was Mr Bojangles so upset yesterday, that he froze into a completely unresponsive kitten-shaped log with huge eyes?

P.S. Recently, our food has really been much more delicious than normal. I just realized that this may be the reason why.

We're Back!

Things in Germany seem to take forever and a day, as exemplified by us getting an internet connection. Hence our long break in posting, for which I profusely apologize.

Here then some pictures to prove that we still ate, even without an internet connection:



Minced Lamb with Cherries



Vietnamese Beef Stew (better than in Vietnam)



Veal with Celeriac and Spinach



Meatz, Mushroom Sauce, Spaetzle and Brussel Sprouts



Leg of Lamb

So relaxing... NOT

Somehow, sitting on the runway for FIVE hours, arriving in Guangzhou at 2 am, sleeping for a few hours till 6 am, taking a flight to Hanoi, waiting for 80 minutes for your luggage and hence missing your next flight, has not been too relaxing.

Subsequently having to scream at the China Southern dude, because he had the audacity to blame us that we waited for 80 minutes for our bags (with all the other passengers, and while frequently telling the staff that we were going to miss our next flight), was not too relaxing either.

Unfortunately, our screaming did not even pay off, and we are stuck staying at the Hanoi airport hotel tonight, which we have read should be "avoided at all cost". Hopefully, tomorrow we will make it to the conference/resort. Boooohooooo! What have we done to deserve this?!??

Oh well, at least we are enjoying the unrestricted internetz and some beef stew.

From the land of Daniel

We bought a 25 pound bag of rice and are planning to finish it in the next two months or so. In other words, it'll just be Asian food from now on...

When Ghillie says "tofu"...

we ask "how high?". And serve it with a nice... cava.

Tofu extravanganza

No meatz.

Beef stew with Anise and Basil

The Vietnamese apparently prize this dish for breakfast -- we prize it for lunch and dinner.