Month: April 2024

Australia’s inflation is hard to

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I had this same meal in this Vietnam restaurant almost one year ago – and for the same price (vnd100k / AU$6).

How does that compare with Australia and inflation?

Government and corporates, stop feeding us bullsh*t, we know that employee wages have not caused inflation.

Anyway, back to this delicious meal in Nha Trang: marinated chicken pieces wok fried in oil, with rice, salad and a dipping sauce of hot pepper, lime juice, perhaps chilli and I’m guessing fish sauce – and maybe tamarind?

It is so good, you will want to keep coming back.

Oh, and please note that the serving size has NOT shrunk – unlike in Australia and shrinkflation.

“Extra chilli?” I’m up for it – even for breakfast, in Vietnam

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“Extra chilli?” she asks. I’m up for the challenge.

Bún Cha (noodle soup) is “standard fare” for breakfast in Vietnam. A sweet broth with vegetables (carrots, “green” papaya, onion etc), small grilled pork patties, garlic and chilli, with a side serve of white noodles (vermicelli) tppped with a fried spring roll.

Plus, my host has dolloped an extra serving of garlic and chilli.

Bring it on …

Bún cha noodle soup is a popular breakfast in northern Vietnam

Two Men of Steel

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“Impossible” is not a word in the Vietnamese language.

I watched as these 2 men, with poise and balance (and much yelling!) on their 2 pushbikes, haul these huge lengths of steel reinforcing bars through the busy street intersections of central Nha Trang, to this construction site.

Getting it done.

Respect!

Holiday week in Vietnam

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Things are hotting up, along Nha Trang beachfront, as Vietnam prepares for a week-long celebration for Reunification Day on April 30 and International Workers’ Day on May 1.

“State agencies and public officials will not be working for 5 days during the period from April 27 to May 4.”

Enjoy!