
Shrimp and Mekong Grass Salad
I am ready, my bike is mostly kitted out, and I need to put some miles on her. My plan is to head back south as the first part of this journey was done by bus. I want to dip the rear wheel in the Bay of Thailand before I set out to touch the front tire to Chinese soil.
Through a friend, I was put in touch with an Australian woman who lives in Ho Chi Minh who operates a Street Food Tour business and is a food blogger and writer. Perfect. I need to learn more about Vietnamese food and have a truckload of questions. When I touch bases with her, it seems she is leaving the next day to head into the Mekong Delta south of the city to do some research for part of a Fodor’s travel guide she is writing. Even more perfect. I’ll get to accompany her while she researches, a learning opportunity with a broad professional view, I presume. And I’m headed south too.
She invites me over to have dinner with her Vietnamese husband and meet her two children. We’ll meet and eat this night, then head out of town the following morning. Continue reading →