Lieber-Smiths -- the deeply unkosher version

Warning: If you are sensitive to descriptions of un-kosher food, you may want to avoid this post. If not, please enjoy. 

Makaio so enjoyed eating in Hoi An, that he is our guest blogger to describe what we ate there. 

Hoi An has a indoor market with about 20 to 50 stalls selling food and drinks. You could class the stalls into 2 categories, drink stands and food stands. All the food stands served similar dishes and the drink stands all sold smoothies and a drink called che. 

before prepared with sauced and fried shallots

At a food stand we ate a dish called Banh Bot Loc that was rice paper stuffed with pork and shrimp topped with a delicious sauce and dried onions that were to die for. We also ordered something called Bahn Beo. It was sort of like a pancake topped with crispy fried shallots and a sauce that contained shrimp. 

Before prepared with sauce and onions.

agar and fruit used to make drinks

 After, me and Dassa had mango smoothies, Rob had coffee, and Leanne had che, which was cubes of agar (which looked like jello cubes), coconut milk, condensed milk, and topped with crushed ice.

After we visited some museums, saw a traditional dance, and visited some old houses we went back to the market for lunch. After walking around the market we chose a spot to eat. I ordered rice noddles topped with fried onions a dipping sauce pickled vegetables and assorted herbs.



Makaio isn't interesting in writing anymore at this point, but I'd like to add that we also ate mango cakes, coconut cakes, these little agar coconut jello-like pods, as well as Cao Lau noodles, (so good) and

Mango and Coconut cakes

something called Com Hen, a combination of cold rice and tiny mussels which was served with roasted peanuts, sesame and roasted pigskin. I did not, despite the urging of our Kingston friends and foodies extreme, Meredith and Michael, try the Bun Bo Hue, a spicy noodle soup because it was served with coagulated pig blood cubes. Maybe in another lifetime.  

This is us ordering in the market.

I was a little worried when my fancy che drink arrives, but it was delicious. although very sweet!