21 April 2012 ~ Hanoi Market Entrance & Special Treat

Listening to: Megan Reilly ~ Sew (The Well)


Before the cooking class we all went down the street to the Hanoi Market.

A staple of Vietnamese meals is rice.

And a staple ingredient is fish sauce.

Eggs are fresh - and numerous types.

There are not a lot of sources of calcium. One option is frogs, which were squirming around in the green mesh bag.

The other is silkworms.

This was our "special treat" in cooking class. We bought a 1/2 kilo.

The instructor showed us how to fry them up. First you saute them slowly in a small amount of oil on low heat to evaporate off the water that is inside. Then add some more oil and fish sauce, and cilantro, and presto, ready to serve.

I was one of the few in class who actually tasted them. Once you get over the "pop" of biting into them, they are very tasty, and remind me of cooked green peas.