Last saturday we had our cooking project at thay minh's house! our group prepared the vietnamese chicken salad Gỏi gà, both the spicy and non-spicy version.. it's a fusion dish yea! ;)
These are some of the ingredients that we used for chicken salad. carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, chilli, lime juice, tomatoes, and lots and lots of spices!
put the chicken and veggies in a large bowl.. toss toss toss!
and tada~!
freshly plucked basil leaves.. in a pot!!
our final product.. it tastes as good as it looks! pretty nhe?
LOOKING BACK...
The cooking session on Saturday was a very enjoyable one. It did not really feel like a project because we had so much fun together. It was a great time of bonding. Letting our hair down was what we greatly needed after facing all the stress in school. We certainly learnt a lot from the cooking styles of the Vietnamese. What we found different from the Chinese way of cooking is the use of different types of herbs and spices to give a dish a strong taste. Not only did we get the privilege of tasting the wonderful gourmet of Vietnamese food, we had the privilege of cooking and hence getting a greater appreciation for the Vietnamese culture. Although chicken salad is a simple dish, but we learnt that salad is an essential dish that cannot be missed in any Vietnamese meal. The cooking project allowed us to have a little ‘snippet’ of being Vietnamese. Through this, not only did we learn how to speak Vietnamese, but ‘taste’ it as well! =D
THE END~
cam o'n thay minh for hosting us, the teachers and friends for the lovely experience!
No comments:
Post a Comment