Our first tour is a night food tour hitting 8 different food stalls / shops throughout the city. It’s a walking tour so in this heat, you don’t gain any weight. The very first stall was a vendor that made shrimp, pork somethings you wrap in lettuce, various plant leaves, and herbs. Little hesitant considering they wash the leaves in local water but our guide reassured us that purified water was used in all the stops on this tour. Gave it a try. Only problem was going into the “kitchen” area. You should never see how sausage is made, nuff said.

Dumpling frying

The street kitchen

Almost ready to roll

Good ole greens for filler

Sure

Our guide giving a tutorial

Read closely for the good stuff you can get

Ready to fill and roll

Tasty fried rice squares

This food cart has been at this location for over 20 years!

Husband & Wife team -cutting rice squares

Finished product – fried rice squares in sauce w/egg

Deli sandwich (equivalent) prep area

Deli sandy

Pick your own seafood. Some have even been on ice…

Homemade honey whiskey – one is plenty

Shrimp-good, peanut cakes – pass

Fried chicken – strange cuts

Final test- fold the lotus flower

Passed!

Made it through the food tour and called it a night. Tomorrow, we head out to the American War museum. Stomach is still doing fine.