p with fellow bloggers Penangtuapui. Our small inaugural get-together was held at the delightful Saigon Kitchen (formerly known as Com Viet) in Lintang Burmah, Pulau Tikus.
It was certainly a pleasure meeting with them, and we had many interesting anecdotes to exchange with each other. More about that another time (or place), but it was good to know that we are equally passionate about eating and Penang, and all face similar problems when we write about food. However, what made it even better was tucking into the Vietnamese street and home-cooked food that proprietor Lesley Lo
h and sister Louis had organised for us.There was an unusual and colourful "Vietnamese Platter" of fresh julienned vegetables wrapped in rice paper with some lai fun (laksa noodles) and a "fragrant" belacan and chili padi sauce. Although a spring roll of sorts, it reminded me of our sour laksa, probably because of the noodles, mint and belacan.
After that we had various dishes with rice: a tender fatty pork braised in coconut water, prawns with lemongrass and chilli (similar to prawn sambal but lighter); fried bitter gourd, and a "Chicken Pie". This was followed by a sweet home-made cinnamon ice cream with their famous apple pie, redolent with a light springkling of cinnamon powder.
All i
n all, an interesting and wonderful afternoon.
3 comments:
May be you should also try out their out let at eGate which we were invited for the review last year. But sad to say, many local Penangites still don't really appreciate Vietnamese food.
Yes, have tried it. And you're right - Vietnamese food is still in its infancy here in Penang although hats off to Lesley and his sister Louis who are trying really hard to change that.
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