Ho Chi Minh Wrap & Roll

HCM Part 2
JAF and friend were shopping inside Hard Rock Cafe when one of the staff started chatting with us. He strongly recommended us to check out Wrap & Roll, and told us the nearest outlet was just a short walk away. So off we went.

胡志明市第二章
找食趣和朋友在硬石餐厅里头逛逛看看时，其中一位职员开始和我们搭讪。刚好接近午餐时间，因此他大力推荐我们到隔几条街的这家 Wrap & Roll 试一试。既然是当地人介绍的，我们还犹豫什么呢？

Wrap & Roll – “Best Vietnamese restaurant chain 2010”.
2010年最佳越南菜连锁餐厅。

Bright interior design and lively ambience. JAF loved the green walls!
It was lunch time when we stepped into the restaurant. Apparently this seems to be a popular place among the young local professionals.

具有亮丽色彩的室内设计和轻松怡人的进餐环境。找食趣太喜欢那绿色的墙壁了！
由于是午餐时分，餐厅几乎客满。看来这里似乎很受当地年轻白领人士的欢迎。

We were surprised to see such a variety of rolls offered on the menu. Some of them come already wrapped and rolled while there are those that allow the customers to do themselves.

打开菜单一看，哇，还真多各式各样的春卷菜色呢，有越南生春卷、越南炸春卷等等。你还可以选择亲手将配料一起卷在米纸里。如果懒惰又嫌麻烦的话，就点现成做好的春卷吧。

Vietnamese Pepsi.
越南版的百事可乐。

How could we miss out the Fresh Spring Rolls (Gỏi cuốn)?
又怎能少得了越南鲜春卷呢？

Fresh Spring Rolls with pork and prawns (VND 45000) (VND = Vietnamese Dong)
越南鲜春卷 ~ 馅料包括猪肉和虾肉。

Steamed rice crepe rolls with grilled pork (Bánh ướt cuốn thịt nướng) (VND 35000)
河粉包烤猪肉。

Grilled pork with vermicelli & vegetables (Cuốn bún chả Hà Nội) (VND 58000)
烤猪肉配越南米粉和蔬菜。

Wrap some fresh vege and herbs, vermicelli and a piece of pork with a dry rice paper and roll it up.

将生菜、米粉和猪肉片一起卷在一张米纸里。

Sticky rice with chicken wrapped in pandan leaves (Xôi gà cuộn lá dứa) (VND 55000)
We saw this particular dish on many tables as we walked past to our seats, so we decided to order a set.

糯米饭配香兰叶包鸡肉。
我们注意到周围大部分的餐桌上都有这道菜，便决定也点一份。

Glutinous rice. 糯米饭。

Yes, the chicken doesn’t look appealing, but the taste is not too bad.

鸡肉看起来虽不怎么样，不过味道还不错。

However, do take note: the chicken must be eaten while it’s still hot, taste much better.

但是我们建议鸡肉最好是趁热吃比较好。

You can check out the link below for a list of the restaurants and food court outlets located at different parts of Ho Chi Minh city.

Wrap & Roll 散布在胡志明市各个角落，大家可点击以下网址查询地址。

Address:
Wrap & Roll
62 Hai Ba Trung St, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tel: 08-08-38222166
http://www.wrap-roll.com

Ho Chi Minh Phở Eatery

Went on a short trip to Vietnam Ho Chi Minh three months back, and took some food pictures. Here is HCM Part 1.

前些日子到越南胡志明市度个短假，拍了些吃的照片，在此与大家分享胡志明市第一章。

Phở24 is a famous Vietnamese noodle restaurant chain in Vietnam. According to its website, “by June 2010, PHO24 has opened 77 outlets in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Binh Duong, Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines), Seoul (Korea), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Sydney (Australia) and Hong Kong.”

Phở24 是著名的越南面连锁店。根据它的网站所提供的资料，至2010年六月为止，Phở24 的分店已经分布在胡志明市、河内、岘港、头顿、芽庄、平阳、雅加达(印尼)、马尼拉(菲律宾)、首尔(韩国)、金边(柬埔寨)、悉尼(澳洲)以及香港，共有77家分店。

Fresh Spring Rolls (VND 35000) (VND = Vietnamese Dong)
Wrapped with rice paper, ingredients include: Vietnamese rice vermicelli, vegetables, mint leaves and fresh shrimps.

越南鲜春卷 ~ 用米紙包裹米粉、杂菜、香草和鮮蝦。

Chilli to go with the fresh spring rolls. Ooooh….this is very spicy!
配春卷的辣椒。是辣的咯！

Egg in Broth (Trứng gà) (VND 10000)
Mix the egg well with the soup, it’s an interesting taste, quite nice.

不知应该给什么中文名，就叫“生蛋汤”吧。将蛋和汤搅混在一起，味道还挺不错的。

Pho with Chicken (Phở gà) (VND 48000)
越南鸡肉粉

The usual ingredients that go with Pho.
越南粉常用的佐料。

The complete dish. Let’s tuck in!
把料都放进去了，可以开动了。

Broken Rice with Shredded Pork, Pork Chop (Cơm tấm bì sườn) (VND 47000)
Was curious about “broken rice” and did a check on it.

碎米饭配猪扒肉和猪肉丝。
碎米饭的米粒很细小，口感和普通白米很不同，没那么实，吃起来有种“轻盈”的感觉。

The food here is cheap. Including drinks, we spent around $12++ Singapore dollars in total.

这里的食物相当便宜。我们这一顿晚餐，包括饮料，花了我们大约新币$12左右。

www.pho24.com.vn
**We saw quite a number of Phở24 outlets around. Just walk along the streets and you are bound to see one round the corner.

Phở24 其实有好几家分店。在街上走着走着，拐个弯就会看到一间。