Rice noodles.

After the floating markets we went to visit a family who make rice noodles. They make all the noodles by hand first thing in the morning when it is still cool and then dry them in the sun for a few hours before putting the flat cakes through a noodle press.

Hot work over an open fire and then out in the sun. A lot are factory made now but this family still do it the traditional way. We had a turn of laying the noodle cake on the wicker racks. Not as easy as they make it look but we got there.

A quick trip to a orchard for a fruit platter on the way home. So many orchards and veggie gardens in this area. The Vietnamese sure know how to feed a nation.Читать далее