Our children drew the curtains and let the sunlight in. It was seven in the morning and today Christmas wasn't about waking early for presents or checking to see if Santa had been. This was Christmas in Hà Nôi.
A buffet hotel breakfast in a gezellig dining room was followed with a walk through the old quarter. This morning I was on a mission to find the man who could make a two-dimensional logo into a timber stamp. We found him near Ma May street and the children had their own stamps personalised for a mere (80,000VD) $4 Australian dollars each. The logo was left with the gentleman who promised a 6pm collection time (with a heftier price tag - $25AUD.)
After ten days travelling through Vietnam and mostly eating in street stalls we decided on some Western Christmas fare for lunch. Having read about the Green Tangerine and realising we'd have to be prepared for an increase in the lunch bill by tenfold, we had high expectations.
Green Tangerine serves Vietnamese food with a salute to the french influence on the country. We were not disappointed in the slightest. Our children were given a kids menu (with three choices for main) and we decided on the three course banquet. You can choose two of three courses (entree, main or dessert) for 198000 VD or all three for 275000VD each.
The Californian couple next to us couldn't stop boasting about their dessert: chocolate truffle fritters perfumed with tamarind and the red fruit flower sauce. So much so that we had to go back for dessert on our last night in Hà Nôi! I was very interested to taste the dessert for myself. The cake was crispy on the outside and the sweetened tamarind oozed out through the chocolate. You just had to *pop* it in your mouth! The dessert wasn't overly sweet at all but it made a great combination that I would never have thought of.
Lunch was followed by a stroll through the streets.
So, we covered French cuisine at lunch and it was time, again, to branch out in Vietnam. Namaste Hà Nôi served some of the best Indian I've ever eaten. Possibly the best. The restaurant is simply furnished with images of Hindu dieties which fascinated our children.
The poor waitress was grilled by B and he quickly realised she, too, didn't know why Ganesha looked like an elephant. Fortunately some other guests came to the waitresses aide and explained. The rest of the full dining room listened with interest.
Our entire feast cost us $25AUD.
Green Tangerine
48 Hang Be Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Tel : +84 4 3825 1286 Fax :+84 3828 9167.
Email: enquiry@greentangerinehanoi.com
http://greentangerinehanoi.com/
Namaste Hà Nôi
47 Lo Su str. Hoan Kiem District. Hanoi.
Telephone: 84.4.3935 2400/ 84.4.3935 2401 Mobile: 0903266997
Email: Gobi@namastehanoi.com
http://www.namastehanoi.com/
B's tyrannosaurus rex.
P's chook.
After ten days travelling through Vietnam and mostly eating in street stalls we decided on some Western Christmas fare for lunch. Having read about the Green Tangerine and realising we'd have to be prepared for an increase in the lunch bill by tenfold, we had high expectations.
Green Tangerine serves Vietnamese food with a salute to the french influence on the country. We were not disappointed in the slightest. Our children were given a kids menu (with three choices for main) and we decided on the three course banquet. You can choose two of three courses (entree, main or dessert) for 198000 VD or all three for 275000VD each.
Duck in crumble mixed with currants and apples and cooked in cinnamon and cognac.
Sliced beef cooked in oven with two types of chutney:
red pepper and pineapple in curry, served with homemade pastas and Gouda.
Sliced duck fillet in thyme, forest mushrooms sauce with eggplant puree in white wine.
Pyramid creme brulee with lemongrass served with iced yoghurt mixed with raspberry.
Frozen green tangerine in yoghurt and Cointreau
The Californian couple next to us couldn't stop boasting about their dessert: chocolate truffle fritters perfumed with tamarind and the red fruit flower sauce. So much so that we had to go back for dessert on our last night in Hà Nôi! I was very interested to taste the dessert for myself. The cake was crispy on the outside and the sweetened tamarind oozed out through the chocolate. You just had to *pop* it in your mouth! The dessert wasn't overly sweet at all but it made a great combination that I would never have thought of.
Lunch was followed by a stroll through the streets.
Funeral shops on the aptly named Hang Man street.
So, we covered French cuisine at lunch and it was time, again, to branch out in Vietnam. Namaste Hà Nôi served some of the best Indian I've ever eaten. Possibly the best. The restaurant is simply furnished with images of Hindu dieties which fascinated our children.
The poor waitress was grilled by B and he quickly realised she, too, didn't know why Ganesha looked like an elephant. Fortunately some other guests came to the waitresses aide and explained. The rest of the full dining room listened with interest.
Our entire feast cost us $25AUD.
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Butter chicken, fish masala, garlic naan, mango lassi, coconut rice, steamed rice.
Green Tangerine
48 Hang Be Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Tel : +84 4 3825 1286 Fax :+84 3828 9167.
Email: enquiry@greentangerinehanoi.com
http://greentangerinehanoi.com/
Namaste Hà Nôi
47 Lo Su str. Hoan Kiem District. Hanoi.
Telephone: 84.4.3935 2400/ 84.4.3935 2401 Mobile: 0903266997
Email: Gobi@namastehanoi.com
http://www.namastehanoi.com/
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