I grew up in Pleiku, Vietnam where I was fortunate enough to experience wonderful food from many regions in Vietnam. Being the youngest of six children, I was usually spoiled by my generous, loving and the most caring eldest sister who would always buy food for me everytime she came home from the market. One of my fondest memories was getting a piggy-back ride from my sister whenever she would stroll around town. Pleiku is a small city. We can practically walk or ride a bike to anywhere. There were some great eating places that you can only find in corridors and alleys, so the best way to get there was by walking.
The Quang noodle house was one of those places. In Vietnam, it's common to see people live and operate business in their homes. This Quang noodle place is a small house. We would sit down on cheap plastic small stools with a small plastic table just like the table set that the kids here in the US play with. The beautiful wide yellow tumeric noodles, covered with vibrant orange shell-on shrimps, fatty thin slices of pork belly, big chunks of spared ribs, fried fish paste, sesame rice crackers, roasted peanuts, fresh herbs, shredded banana blossom makes this bowl of noodle so appetizing.
The Quang noodle house was one of those places. In Vietnam, it's common to see people live and operate business in their homes. This Quang noodle place is a small house. We would sit down on cheap plastic small stools with a small plastic table just like the table set that the kids here in the US play with. The beautiful wide yellow tumeric noodles, covered with vibrant orange shell-on shrimps, fatty thin slices of pork belly, big chunks of spared ribs, fried fish paste, sesame rice crackers, roasted peanuts, fresh herbs, shredded banana blossom makes this bowl of noodle so appetizing.
