Saturday, December 19, 2009


Judy and Jerry took a day excursion to (have to get back to you - Vien Thanh maybe?) in the Mekong Delta. We found out from a travel agent that it was too far to travel to Can Tho as originally planned, so we hired a driver and a tour guide and made the 3 hour drive there and back. One of the stops we made was to this place where they made coconut candies, wood carvings from coconut wood, rice papers and crackers. This woman had a bowl on her right with rice flour and water, she'd scoop it onto this cloth (think cheesecloth) and spread it smooth. She covered it with the lid and it steamed the paper until it was done and then hung it on the bamboo wicker over the bowl of rice flour. We walked through the family compound there and saw them making puffed rice. I actually got a video of it but am not sure about how to upload that. We had samples of their products they were making and had to buy the "rice krispie treats" made from sugar cane, the puffed rice, and ginger - yum!

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  1. Mmmm, I bet that was yummy! Probably much different than the rice krispie treats sitting here on the counter at home.

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  2. are you getting recipes for your faves?

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  3. Well, tomorrow we go for a cooking class and we'll get recipes there. I hope to get their recipe for sweet/sour shrimp soup that I had yesterday for lunch that was divine. Hot with subtle flavors, yummy!

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