Month: <span>December 2021</span>

Date: 30 October 2019

Upon returning to Ho Chi Minh City and checking in to Kim Dung hotel, I stepped out for lunch. I was in the mood for some Pho again. Pho is (currently) the most hyped Vietnamese dish (by foreigners). It’s basically a noodle soup, mostly served with cuts of beef.

Pho Vietnam Tan Dinh Saigon restaurant — I checked Google Maps for Pho shops around me and decided to dine at this place

Vietnamese beef pho quay leaves — The bill came to 63,000 VND (₹207/$2.7/€2.4) but the pho actually costs 55k VND. They charged extra for the quay — which are fried breadsticks you see on the plate above the pho.

The waiter kept a plate of quay on my table and I figured it was part of the sides, like the veggies, and was included in the price of the pho. Well, the waiter didn’t tell me that the quay is ‘optional’. If you eat it, you pay for it. Maybe locals knew that but I didn’t. Oh well.

Tan Dinh chicken on street Vietnam — I walked past a local school and for some reason, there were hens in cages outside

Tan Dinh market Ho Chi Minh City — I made a quick visit to Tan Dinh market

Tan Dinh market drinks Saigon Vietnam — Tan Dinh is less touristy compared to the more popular Ben Thanh Market

Tan Dinh market clothes shops Ho Chi Minh city — But many of the shops here at Tan Dinh market also sell a lot of the same merchandise

Tan Dinh market footwear shops Ho Chi Minh city — Just with fewer shops

Cashewnuts Tan Dinh market Ho Chi Minh city — I was only interested in buying cashewnuts and some Macadamia nuts

Prices were slightly lower than Ben Thanh market but with some shops, you would have to negotiate harder. I decided to buy on the day I would be leaving Vietnam.

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