I'm a little obsessed with shaved ice. No, not snow cones in paper cups with mysterious blue syrups. I'm talking heaps of ice topped with freshly cut papaya, mango, custard apples, dragonfruit, mushmelon, a little fruit syrup and a little sweetened plain yogurt. That's the … [Read more...] about Hunting for Shaved Ice in Richmond, BC: Night Markets and Strip Malls
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Top Ten Foods in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Home to Winter, and One Last Shaved Ice
There are these handy tools here in Vietnam for crushing ice. You hold a huge chunk of ice in your hand (like a 1990ès cellphone size) and then whack it with a flat-bottomed mallet. The ice shatters. Voila, Vietnamese shaved ice. That's what I've been doing with the ice I make, … [Read more...] about Top Ten Foods in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Home to Winter, and One Last Shaved Ice
Coffee, Smoothies, and Shaved Ice in Saigon
The side-of-the-road plastic chair is a coveted piece of furniture in this city. Along every block little street food stalls, mobile coffee, juice, and cold drink carts and pop-up restaurants set up little plastic tables and chairs meant for people with very short legs. And … [Read more...] about Coffee, Smoothies, and Shaved Ice in Saigon
Loving Ho Chi Minh City
This just happened: The part with the rice throwing? Yes. That part. That's where I went for dinner last night, upon the recommendation of several sources, including Allison Wong, aka "Sassy Urbanite" and the incredibly helpful Joe and Hai of Eating Saigon! If you're in Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Loving Ho Chi Minh City
Flushing Mall: Taiwanese Mango Shaved Ice
Did I go all the way to Chinatown II just to have South Indian dosa? No, but it does sound like something I'd do (the dosa at the Dosa Hutt was supposed to be as good as the downtwon Manhattan Dosa cart at Washington Square...but with seating). I am, fortunately, slightly more … [Read more...] about Flushing Mall: Taiwanese Mango Shaved Ice