I actually put in like 3 entries today! So fruitful! But before I rest for the night, I must make mention about this special segment of the trip. Personally, it was just incredibly amazing! For some strange reasons, I started to have cravings after cravings. Very random in fact. It started when I was returning from Halong Bay. I just commented that I wanted to eat rosti and turkey with cranberry sauce! And guess what!? Immediately after lunch, we spotted this lady frying some tempura look-alike stuff and to my pleasant surprise, there was this tapioca rosti! Just imagine my amazement! Jeff and Eileen remembered what I said on the boat and they too were so shocked that it actually happened! Haha...when I get my hands on the picture, I will add it into this entry..for sure!
My rosti!
That was not the end of it. As the days went by, I had more cravings. Let me now list them down...
1. Soyabean curd
2. Tiramisu
3. Roast duck (not exactly what I wanted but to be able to taste duck was good enough. and this was in orange sauce. unique in itself)
4. Burger (had this hotdog bun for less than $1 and it was breakkie on the tuk tuk in phnom penh!)
5. Crepes / Pancakes with mangoes and banana
6. Dragonfruit (Vietnamese ones)
7. Subway sandwich - the vietnamese edition! Had different kinds of meat and fried egg with pickled cucumbers and chilli! The baguette was lovely; toasted and crisp on the outside and soft inside!
8. Donuts
Tiramisu actually topped the list of my cravings and I was on a mission to hunt down the best tasting one. Had one in Hoi An but not quite what I expected. But was still happy to have been able to find it. When I reached Siem Reap, I finally got to taste the actual authentic tiramisu and I was just estatic. Simply grinning from ear to ear.
The 'cheong' version of tiramisu. Tasted more like ice-cream cake!
When I had the REAL stuff! I was on cloud 999999999999!!!
My tau huey came in the form of the liquid version. Different it may be but when I saw the cart selling tau huey drink, I was so excited!!!!! Of course I went ahead to buy a packet to drink! Similarly for the dragonfruit, I was too lazy to buy one then peel and eat it as it would be too messy. However, I got to try dragonfruit shake and man...it was one of the most refreshing drink I've ever had.
Saw a few roasted ducks but didn't get to eat them. Anyhow, just being to encounter it was quite enough! No crepes but I sure had my share of lovely pancakes with generous servings of banana!
Apparently, I was the only one in the team who consistently had strange cravings but what was really bizzare is I actually get to eat or spot them when I least expect it. It made my trip so much more memorable and exciting. It was as though I was doing a mini makan sutra around Vietnam and Cambodia. Foodie I am and I'm proud to be one! Later, a few of them began to develop cravings as well! I suppose I was quite influential!
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