Feed me; Don Det.

Late night dining at Don Det, Laos. Once a little paradise in the middle of the mighty Mekong river, close to the Cambodian border. This is only one of the Si Phan Don islands. As Don Khon, Don Det is well travelled by now.

Feed me; Sapa market lunch!

 

Lunchtime at the Sapa market, Northern Vietnam. Doesn't look like much, but they have some nice pho (phô) places.

Asparagus with pork

Ingredients; pork, (tenderloin) 250gr, green asparagus 12, garlic cloves 2, sambal 1 tsp, 100 gr bean sprouts, oyster sauce 2 tbsp, fish sauce 1 tbsp, rice wine 2 tbsp, pepper, salt, butter

Boil the asparagus in salted water. (There must still be a bite to them). Drain and keep a little cooking fluid. Boil water, turn of theheat and add bean sprouts. After 2 to 3 minutes drain the bean sprouts.
Season the pork with salt and pepper. Heat a frying pan and add the butter. Once the butter starts turning brown add sambal. Fry for a minute and add pork and smashed garlic. fry pork 5 to 7 minutes each side (it needs to be pink inside). Remove the pork, set aside to rest.
De-glaze the frying pan with rice wine. Add 10 cl of cooking fluids (asparagus), oyster sauce and fish sauce. After 1 minute add Slice asparagus, fry for one more minute. Now add the bean sprouts.
Slice the pork. Add the juice from the meat to the frying pan. turn of the heat.
Serve over steamed rice or noodles.

Feed me; spoon and fork.

A spoon and a fork, ready to dig in.

Feed me; Winter restaurant in Myanmar!

Winter restaurant, serving Western, Italian, Chinese and Myanmar food. In the Nyaung-U village on the road to Bagan archaeological zone.