I have visited HCMC and back for more than a week. Too lazy too update and finally found the time to share some info about Vietnamese foods. While in Vietnam, this is a must try noodles called PHO. The other is the famous Vietnamese coffee.

I did some research on what the I must try when I am in HCMC. Someone recommended me PHO and not to miss this PHO shop called PHO HOA. I told my tourguide that I must try this noodles and would like to skip my morning breakfast at the hotel, he said that one is famous with the tourists as well as local which is PHO HOA but the other one is the most popular among the local called PHO HONG VAN. He brought us to PHO HONG VAN on the 3rd day and PHO HOA on the last day.

Well before you wonder what the hell pho is(say "fur") , it is a thin and white long thing, the most delicious noodle in the whole of Vietnam.

This is the shop where the local patronise so it must be good. We went there at around 8am and the shop is packed with mainly local.

This shop is clean and tidy.



Pho Bo(Beef noodles Soup) & Pho Ga (Chicken Noodles Soup).

Some local vegetables which you can add to the bnoodles soup or eat it raw. One of them is mint plant and the other I am not sure.

And Vietnamese taugeh.

Chilly and lime.



Sinec I do not take beef, I ordered PHO GA (Chicken Noodles). Wow, it is really delicious and the best noodles that I had while in HCMC. I will definitely be back if I ever return there.

And Vietnamese Coffee ( CA PHE) too. It’s a drip filter. A metal coffee filter uses a screw-down mechanism to compresses the coffee grounds into a super-dense layer through which hot water is filtered. Because it takes at least five minutes (often longer) to drip through, the coffee is rich in flavor and essential oils. It’s also rich in caffeine!

•Iced Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk
Cà phê sữa đá = "coffee milk ice")
Pronounced like: cah-FAY soo-ah (rising tone) dah (high tone)

My old friend has ventured into food business and he started this restaurant few months ago. Two Sundays ago, I brought my family to patronize his restaurant. Their special dish is Famous Menglembu Wan Tan Mee.


Just like most kopitiam this days, you have to write down your own orders. The menu for foods and drinks give you are wide varieties of choices.

The decor & environment is simple and cosy.

This is their Famous Soup Menglembu Wan tan Mee. The wan tan noodles is delicious but I would prefer the quality of Char Siew to be better. After eating those famous Char Siew, I find their Char Siew quite ordinary.

And this is the Dry Version.

Vege Chai & fried Egg Set.



Fu Chook Barley & Pu Er Char.

It is very easy to find as it is located just opposite UOB Bank. So if you are around this area, you may want to give it a try.

Try my luck again in this year Mercedes Trophy for the Hole-in-One Prize of a Mercedes E200k which was held at the Saujana GCC over 3 days from June2-4, 2009. Played on the June03, 2009 and did not play well enough to win any prices nor the Hole-in-One or Lucky Draw.

However, make some new friends who are my flight mates on that day. It was an enjoyable day. Will try again next year. :)