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Janet Wilder[_4_]

On 1/23/2015 4:49 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:36:39 AM UTC-8, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> One of the stops on my tour is in Vietnam. We want to go to the water
>> puppet show, so we may miss dinner on the ship.
>>
>> Neither of us can tolerate hot-spicy foods. What are some things in Ho
>> Chi Minh City that you all would recommend we order?
>>
>> No chicken--the travel nurse said not to order chicken because of bird flu.
>
> In my experience, most dishes are not hot-spicy. Avoid Bun Bo Hue, a noodle
> soup. But then it features sliced pigs feet and squares of congealed pig's
> blood, as well as dried shrimp.
>
> There are plenty of beef and vegetarian dishes. Seafood features shrimp,
> crab, and catfish, however.
>
Thanks. Do you know any names of dishes. I'd like to be able to order.

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