NO PHỞ in DANANG! 🇻🇳 Try These Epic Local $1 Noodles Instead + Bonus Banh Mi FEAST

[@hungrytoexplore]

looking forward to this one

[@theroamingcook]

It’s my favourite of the set

[@JenniferGee-t4k]

Thank you for not over-doing every experience. I can't stand the show that others put on. C'mon, a lot of people travel. No need to exaggerate and pimp it up, please. Less is more.

[@Del-Leigh-Adventures]

Great video Gary. I’m absolutely salivating. I got so much catching up to do. All the best mate Del. 😉👍🏻

[@theroamingcook]

Nice one Del mate, glad to hear you’re busy 👍

[@stonerduke]

I completely agree with you when you talk about the friendliness of Northern, Southern and Central! Hue, Da Nang and Phong Nha is where it's at!!

[@CuliVIP]

Phong Nha Kẻ Bàng là ở Tỉnh Quảng Bình. Ở đó có : Bánh Canh, Bánh Khoái, Bánh Bèo là những món ăn rất ngon.

[@JvP000]

The citrus is calamansi. Fun fact Vietnam produces and is the largest exporter of calamansi. They're the SE Asian lemon as lemons are expensive and only found in cooler regions like Da Lat. Kumquats are like mandarins, not used for dressings, garnish, but found in drinks as a fruity citrus drink

[@theroamingcook]

Thank you Jospeh, I knew I wasn't going crazy!

[@hungcuongnguyen293]

​@@theroamingcook This citrus fruit is called Quât ( in North VN ) and Tac ( in South VN ) . Its trees are mainly used for decorating houses, stores , restaurants , business buildings or offices during the Tet festival (Lunar New Year) like Xmas trees in the West . The fruits have then a beautiful orange colour like tangerines . Just come to visit VN during that period of the year and you will see those trees are on sale everywhere . In normal time that fruit is used to replace lime/lemon in Pho , Hu Tiu and other soups because it's more fragrant than those citrus . Sugar cane juice vendors also add it to this juice to enhance the flavour . that fruit is also used to make candies or glazed dry sweeties .

[@scottldn]

Loving the Vietnam content. Was there back in Feb. Loved it. Such a great food culture there. And the people were so friendly

[@theroamingcook]

Yeah they are amazing mate

[@EllisWR]

Looks so good mate

[@theroamingcook]

World class mate

[@wycheee]

Wow they are the thickest noodles ever and the food looked amazing mate

[@MichMichMe]

Well my internet is CRAP thanks AT&T. Finally watching.

[@theroamingcook]

I hope you enjoyed!

[@MichMichMe]

@@theroamingcook Always do! Also… Apologies for not knowing that if I watch/like on t.v. that you don’t get credit and that I have to be on my laptop or phone. I’ll try to be a better consumer. 🙂

[@theroamingcook]

@MichMichMe I didn’t know that so no worries 😂

[@sauravroychow]

I just have today in Danang, so going to hit the Banh Xeo & this Cao Lau place.

[@theroamingcook]

I hope you enjoy bud 🙏

[@cacanghoihoi3005]

in Danang musst du Bún Bà Trai in Dong Da Straße probieren ,,, gegrillte Fleischnudeln, gibt es schon über 40 Jahre ,,, vor 3 Wochen war ich nach fast 40 Jahre wieder dort, hat Geschmack nichts verändert

[@suayhughes8103]

Hi. Gary enjoy eating 🍽️

[@theroamingcook]

Thank you 😊

[@777cpt]

Hi Gary, those tiny limes are calamansi from the Philippines, that Cau Lau looked amazing, keep up the great content

[@theroamingcook]

Thank you! Will do!

[@rkid4734]

Hi Gary, with the Cau Lau i think what you are calling pork crackling is actually the Cau Lau dough deep fried. I remember when eating it that it was the closest thing to a vegan pork crackling I've ever eaten, but that's probably because it was cooked in lard 😂

[@theroamingcook]

That makes sense! She said pork but was probably saying cooked pork fat! I need to improve my Vietnamese drastically 😂

[@foodtaliban]

I love how you pronouche Vietnamese words, it sounds almost like Thai. 😉

[@theroamingcook]

😂

[@danielj3010]

Viet street food omg.. I think Esquire was out there!!

[@theroamingcook]

It’s hard to beat mate!

[@mikeayon7136]

Cao lầu, the first dish Bourdain had in Hoi An 🍜

[@theroamingcook]

Legend ❤️

[@quocpham8591]

Xíu mại= meat ball, xa xiu=red pork. Xiu= meat(pork) in Cantonese(i guess so)

[@theroamingcook]

Makes sense thank you!

[@kayflip2233]

Vietnamese are very friendly. However, fewer of them speak English so the language barrier is probably what Westerners perceive as them being rude or having a cold shoulder.

[@lily_san457]

Sang việt nam phải học tiếng việt nam bạn nhé,sao tôi phải học tiếng anh?

[@khanhnamang4670]

@@lily_san457 ông qua vn làm việc học tập thì đồng ý nên học tiếng việt, còn khách qua bỏ tiền du lịch thì sao phải học tiếng việt để được phục vụ; giờ ông qua nước khác du lịch mà dân ở đó nói được tv lại chả thích hơn ah

[@NickyDunn]

*Congratulations 66K*

[@theroamingcook]

Thank you so much 😀

[@eswillie]

That's how many of the food stalls and restaurants were in Bangkok and Isaan when I was in Thailand, with living quarters in the back or upstairs (also fairly common all over Eurasia for centuries and even in the US back in the day). Those who say that the people of Viet Nam or anywhere else for that matter are unfriendly or impolite usually have the problem in their own minds and cultural misperceptions. We're all in this together and I tend to dismiss comments and reviews which are often based on a misguided sense of exceptionalism and entitlement. Enough of that, the pork noodles and the banh mi looked and sounded great. Basic, elegant, delicious home-style comfort food. I would definitely have taken at least a bite out of that pepper and taken my chances, although I'd probably want to have a beer at hand to modify the heat if necessary. The touristy spots don't interest me at all, this is the type of life I want to experience again when I can get back there. I've still got to look for one more set of photos I took back in the day that I have here somewhere, and then I'll see about options for digitizing them (shots on the river ferries to Thonburi and the river taxi long boats piloted by the river "cowboys" with the hemi-headed eight cylinder V8 engines).

[@foodtaliban]

Meh, things surely have changed in the 15 years ago I've been going there. Back then they we're not as friendly as now.

[@phantaztix]

I envy your life. I hope to follow in your footsteps someday. As Mr. Zimmern always said, "If it looks good, eat it!".

[@theroamingcook]

If I can do it, you can do it for sure!

[@duytu2712]

Mình thích ăn Bún Cá, Bún Riêu, Bún Ốc, Nộm Bò Khô, Bún Chả, Bún Mọc, Phở Bò, Phở Gà, Bánh Đa Cua, Bánh Pía, Bánh Mì Pate, Bánh Giò, Xôi Ngô, Xôi Xéo, Xôi Lạc, Bánh Khúc, Bán Rán mặn, ngọt, Bánh Gai, Bánh Do 😂

[@theroamingcook]

😎

[@duytu2712]

@@theroamingcook những món đấy dễ ăn, có dịp bạn ăn thử xem 😙

[@foodtaliban]

Rau Muống Xào Tỏi 🤤

[@duytu2712]

@@foodtaliban cho tí thịt bò nữa chắc mấy bạn tây quên lối về :)))

[@kvanly]

Vietnamese eat mostly fish, porks, and chickens. They rarely eat beef because it’s expensive. Pho with beef is for westerners.

[@hha6053]

That's not pork cracker, its just the noodle sheet cut out larger and fried.

[@theroamingcook]

Yes you're right! Cooked in pork fat though here which is why I got confused 😅

[@nest_tossapon]

I wanna try 🤤

[@theroamingcook]

You’d love it ❤️

[@tuantran-de5bi]

please go to pho ha noi by An thuong area.....all you can eat on me

[@theroamingcook]

I will do thank you!

[@lyang4131]

*promosm* ✅

[@duongnhdn]

Honestly, I think the reason why Cao Lau isnt sold that widely in Da Nang is because people here arent really enjoy it. Almost everybody I know much prefers Mi Quang, and they think Cao Lau is an overrated dish with a silly made up story about the holy well.

[@philly5735]

I wonder who can eat spicier, Gary or Max? 🤔

[@theroamingcook]

I’ll take that challenge!

[@Mouse2409]

Mark Weins

[@theroamingcook]

Absolutely no chance. Set it up! 3 way royal rumble

[@philly5735]

@@theroamingcook lol

[@theroamingcook]

😅

[@สุชาติเอกดํารงศักดิ์]

อร่อยไหมครับ

[@theroamingcook]

🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@brucewayne2773]

You definitely lived up to your no 🌶no life on this episode🥵

[@theroamingcook]

I couldn’t get enough 😂

[@brucewayne2773]

@@theroamingcook I eat a few of those Thai chilies with vinegar every day for dinner🌶🌶🌶🌶. The hot ones.

[@bache3145]

Phở is good only in Hà Nội or HCM city. Đà Nẵng best are: bún bò, all kind of bún, mì quảng and bánh mì!

[@foodtaliban]

So which one is your favorite?

[@bache3145]

@@foodtaliban it’s hard I’m a Vietnamese oversea, so I’ve tried many different dishes from North VN to South VN. I’m a Da Nanger I preferred Mì Quảng and Bún Bò! Of course Phở is super but I can only eat one time a day.

[@foodtaliban]

@@bache3145 Only been in Da Nang once, but I was really going to Hoi An for Cau Lao. 😉 But the hotels was cheaper in DN. It turned out to be good choice because I discovered a funky dish, Banh Trang Cuon Thit Heo 😋

[@theroamingcook]

Bún Bò is number one all time

[@hungcuongnguyen293]

It's a question of reciprocity . The Vietnamese locals are friendly to you if you are kind and respectful to them but if you are nasty or down look them , they will reply with the same attitude . Unfortunately many foreigners are openly disrespectful to the local culture , traditions , religions and laws like wearing inappropriate clothes , having provocative/contemptuous gestures when they visit holy sites /national monuments or riding motorcycles without proper licence . All that make the locals hate foreigners .

[@foodtaliban]

Things surely have changed in the 15 years ago I've been going there. Back then they we're not as friendly as now.

[@theroamingcook]

100 percent

[@FOCUSonASIA13]

So expensive LOL

[@theroamingcook]

😂

[@peterthermocline]

I couldn't get Pho in Danang, dont like Cau Lau

[@theroamingcook]

This was the first bowl I’ve enjoyed mate

[@duyle7031]

Omg you just had to rip that banh mi, and that sauce is definitely not 5 spices you keep saying, it's home made

[@theroamingcook]

Haha, sorry I can't help myself! I mean the taste is 5 spice from the marinade from the pork