hughnguyen22's Profile
Durian <-- King of Fruits!
It is definitely King of fruit. People on this side of the world are just too close-minded to appreciate it.
Best and Worst of No Reservations
Best: any episodes with roasted whole pigs and durian.
Worst: some American episodes are kinda sad.
Healthy food DOES cost more.......
I am a single male who spend at most 30 dollars a week for healthy food. I really mean healthy. Here are tricks that i do not have to spend too much on healthy food:
1. Choose a grocery store that always has good price. Mine is HEB and asian super markets. Asian super markets offer the BEST DEALs for my money.
2. Choose things that are in season. I can get a 18 lb bag of oranges for 5 bucks at HEB.
3. Buy your herbs at asian markets. I get a big bunch of mint from asian grocer for 59 cent.
4. Buy a wide variety of fish. I find out that salmon and tuna are always over priced at american grocery like Krogers or Safe way. I find them cheaper at asian market and also more variety: milk fish, mackerels, etc.
5. I tend not to buy processed food.They are too expensive and also unhealthy. I do not want all those preservative chemicals to build up in my system.
What does "healthy" mean to you?
Healthy= Fresh vegetable, fruit. Fresh wild caught fish. olive and vegetable oil. Moderate comsumption. Regular exercise.
Mam Ruoc - what is this Vietnamese sauce?
Tom, ruoc, tep are different types of shrimps. You can distinguish them by their sizes. Ruoc are the smallest. Tep are bigger, and tom are the biggest. They also have different taste and flavors. Ruoc has very recognizable smell and taste. Tep and tom smell and taste similar. It depends in the regions of vietnam in which they make each type of mam. In the north, where tom and tep are abundant, mam tom and tep are more popular. Mam ruoc is orginated from the central because there are a lot of ruoc over there. Mam ruoc is the most popular ferment shrimp paste in viet nam though. There is also difference in taste of mam tom, mam ruoc and mam tep. Mam ruoc has the best taste so far. I know all this because i am from viet nam.
