I’ve been excited about the trip even before spring semester started! I can’t wait to experience a different culture and landscape and I’m excited to learn more about Vietnam as we begin preparing for the trip.
Some of the worries I have though is food and water in terms of food sanitary but also difference of taste. A type of dish that I found online was balut (picture below; via Wikipedia) which is a developing embryo duck/chicken. It’s also common around other South East Asian countries as well. I’m not sure if I would be willing to try it but it sure looks interesting!
I love coffee, so I can’t wait to have Vietnamese ice coffee in Vietnam
There’s more Vietnamese food to try; the blog “Wandering Chopsticks” complied a list of “100 Vietnamese Foods to Try” and a lot of them look very yummy:
http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2008/09/vietnamese-100-foods-to-try.html
Crystal Blagg says
Balut! That is very popular in the Philippines. I did not know they had that in Vietnam as well. Oddly enough, I did not see a stand selling it in the Philippines. The duck embryo is boiled, so in terms of sanitation, I think it would probably be safe to eat. I think I would be adventurous enough to try it if the opportunity presented itself. It’s a part of the adventure. As for coffee, I don’t drink coffee due to its bitterness. Even when I add sugar and creamer, it still tastes very bitter to me. I may try a sip of the coffee in Vietnam for the experience…which means that you may end up with two coffees for the price of one. 🙂
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