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GREG HACKETT

“The Storm, Nha Trang”

Late in the hot afternoonIt slinks from its LairDeep in the indigo mistof the Annamese mountains. Champing for the ChampaHunger whet since ancient timesThe Dragon...

You Happy, Me Happy, Buddha Happy

A real, down-to–earth, quasi honest South-East Asian market. This is fair dunkum tourist shopping. Here, the huge smiles take the sting out of being stung....

Excellent choice, Sir

The menu shows 5 items: you must guess which is the only item available? This is more fun than Wordle and with a tasty...

The Proof of the Pizza is in the Tasting

Travel Editor Tip No.5: Only trust cooks who eat their own food. Vietnam, with its capacious cuisine, isn’t really where one seeks a “gusto Italiano”...

Goat Meat Sauté and Red Chilli Sizzles

The Red Chilli: yesterday’s much vaunted green chilli was a mere pretender to the Throne. Two years of being Covided has left my taste...

Let Your Soul Fall in a Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup

Those are the cook’s words! This is Chicken Pho with a Twist: golden, crunchy “bagel twists”, called bán quăy, are dipped in the “soup”....

Which came first – the chicken or the diet?

Last night: “No more rice! I must lose some weight.” This morning: “Starting tomorrow.” Hey, you can’t just walk past genuine Vietnamese street bbq chicken...

3 Cups Runneth Over With Tastes of Taiwan

Tastes of Taiwan: “3-Cup Chicken” (aka san bei ji) is chicken-on-bone pieces fried in a sauce traditionally made of 1 cup of soy sauce,...

Good taste doesn’t guarantee good looks

Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is in the eye of the Marketing Manager. Fortunately (just ask my kids) food often...

It was Food Lust at first sight

Walking into the cafe, “Don’t worry about the menu, I’ll have what that lady’s got?” Classic Eggs Benedict: poached eggs on spinach-and-parmesan muffins (yes,...
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