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| NAM VANG RESTAURANT |
We are on our way for our monthly grocery thingy for all our Asian cooking ingredients that we needed which was nice way to bond with my mom again .
As we approach Hong Kong International Supermarket which is located in the famous Roosevelt Blvd.
and as always the place is literally packed with people . I was getting a little but hungry, so I asked mom if we could eat some lunch right there before our grocery shopping and besides I'm a little bummed lately .
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| famous condiments in any asian cuisine |
She hasn't had a taste of any Vietnamese and Cambodian food beside a bowl of Pho Hoa , so it was time for me to at least show her there was more than a bowl of hot bowl of the famous Vietnamese Beef Stock Soup . So before we continued with our grocery shopping , we stopped by in NAM VANG RESTAURANT which is located inside the supermarket. As soon as the waiter took us in our seats, i started scanning thru the menu and looked for that famous dish that my bro had brought home one time ( this was 4 years ago *_o ) . As the waiter took my order my mom was still undecided what to get ( everything is in Vietnamese language with tiny english captions )
I ordered the Cold Vermicilli Vietnamese Salad ( called in Vietnamese as Bun ) while the waiter brought as a very hot Jasmine Tea. And mom ended up ordering the same thing as I have ^_^. She was curious with the cold noodles.
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| Bun ( Cold Vermicelli Salad) |
Bun is served cold , the soft rice noodles sits on a bed of cool, crunchy bean sprouts, cucumbers, lettuce, and mint, and they're topped but with a little stash of garnishes and warm topping such as spring rolls, vietnamese meatballs, honey grilled beef , chicken or shrimps . And yes don't forget that there's a little bit of the shredded carrots and singkamas with grinded peanuts to be put as toppings also ( I am so hungry while describing this)
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| Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce)
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To add a lick kick of flavor , it is eaten by mixing all these in your bowl and splashing it with the famous Nuoc cham sauce ( fish sauce or patis in Tagalog , sugar, fresh lime juice, and shredded carrots with a little bit of chili paste )
Mom and I both enjoyed our lunch and we didn't noticed it took us almost and hour to dine out.The experience was satisfying, and will definitely eat here again if given a chance .
All I can say was busog!
After dining out it was time for our grocery shopping . I remembered mumbling to myself walk it out walk it ( power walk mode ^_^)
(215) 742-9488
571 Adams Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19120
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