November 11th, 2009 by kateD
Review Series: Best Vermicelli On The West Side
For anyone following this series, I’m sure the obvious question has been, but what does she think of The Golden Turtle? No other Vietnamese restaurant I know of inspires more vehement debate; it is the most hyped and written about Viet resto in Toronto. People Love it or Hate it, but for better or worse Rua Vang (aka the Golden Turtle) is the standard against which all other Vietnamese restos are judged. Knowing this, I’ve held out against writing about it until now, simply because the stakes are so high.
A quiet moment on busy Ossington.
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Tags: bun, golden turtle, noodle, rua vang, vermicelli
August 31st, 2009 by Christina
Hu Tieu My Tho
I was so delighted to see this arrive at my table. Colourful ingredients piled high upon a soft mound of noodles in a clear flavourful broth. On this occasion I was feeling adventurous and decided to veer from the usual suspect. Seafood is always a good alternative when the palette desires a change from the ordinary. This meal definitely satisfied my expectations… Read more.
Tags: fish cake, hu tieu, my tho, noodle, shrimp, squid
August 25th, 2009 by Elaine
–Sigh–. Vietnamese vermicelli. This is by far one of my favourite dishes in Vietnamese cuisine. It’s simple, fresh, colourful, tasty and healthy. It’s also one of the dishes where I find newbies to Viet food are wary to try unless a friend in the know suggest it, which is why I am recommending it to all of you!
Grilled pork vermicelli
So what are vermicelli dishes? In a nutshell, it is a combination meat/salad dish over thin rice vermicelli noodles, where the vermicelli (usually cold or room temperature) is topped with charcoal-grilled, thinly-sliced marinated meats or seafood such as chicken, pork, beef, meatballs, shrimp, or calamari, and then finished with fresh salad greens, bean sprouts, fresh herbs including mint and coriander, chopped peanuts (beware allergies!!) and a pickled assortment of carrots, cucumber and daikon radishes.
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Tags: healthy, noodle, pork, vermicelli
August 17th, 2009 by Elaine
Pho
For me, a bowl of Pho (sounds like ‘fuh’) noodle soup is the ultimate comfort food. The Pho with which you are likely associated with (and the one I grew up eating) likely includes lightly chewy, thin rice noodles covered in a rich but clear meat broth and topped with assorted meats of your choice (thinly sliced rare or cooked beef, brisket, tendon, tripe, meatballs, chicken), scallions, onions and is accompanied by fresh bean sprouts, cilantro, Thai sweet basil, chili peppers, mint, and lime.
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Tags: broth, noodle, pho, soup
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