The Final Food Post (I Promise)

This blog would not be complete without a description of the delicious food you've all come to know and love. Today we did a fantastic Vietnamese cooking class in beautiful Hoi An, where we got to participate in making our own lunch. We had an awesome time making and then eating local Vietnamese specialties.

When we arrived at the restaurant all the ingredients were laid out and the chef explained all the different vegetables, herbs and spices we were going to cook with. We then made four different dishes, which we'd chosen ourselves from their extensive menu. First up were the fresh vegetable spring rolls, which we were able to roll ourselves.

Next was the classic Vietnamese dish that Josh and I are obsessed with in Sydney, Pho Bo (beef noodle soup). This was followed by the Hoi An specialty, Cao Lau, which is an incredibly tasty noodle dish that apparently can only be properly made using the water found in a particular well in Hoi An. We finished up with stir-fried vegetables, because we just had to know how they made such a boring-sounding dish so delicious.

These were all totally amazing and we took lots of notes, so you all have some excellent Vietnamese-themed dinner parties to look forward to in the future!