maibrian: the world famous "Lunch Lady"
maibrian: jeff overlooking the lunch lady's "restaurant"
maibrian: limes and sliced chilies
maibrian: our "soup du jour" from the lunch lady
maibrian: enjoying our meal at the lunch lady's restaurant
maibrian: Quan 94 restaurant
maibrian: Frying the Cua Lot at Quan 94
maibrian: The outer stalls at Ben Thanh Market
maibrian: Crabs!
maibrian: Various crab meat
maibrian: Snails and other shellfish
maibrian: Red and Yellow Chilies
maibrian: Garlic, Shallots, Limes, Chilies, and Onions - important ingredients in Vietnamese cooking
maibrian: Fruit stand with "exotic" fruits
maibrian: Com Tam Bi Cha Thit Nuong Trung Opla - Broken Rice with Three Types of Pork and a Fried Egg
maibrian: Co Giang Street in HCMC
maibrian: Banh Mi w/ cha lua, cilantro, cucumber, and hot sauce
maibrian: Chi Thong "restaurant"
maibrian: Preparing dine-in and take-out orders
maibrian: Grilling the pork skewers for Bun Thit Nuong (charcoal grilled pork)
maibrian: Close up of pork skewers for Bun Thit Nuong (charcoal grilled pork)
maibrian: Bun Thit Nuong from Chi Thong
maibrian: Banh Xeo restaurant
maibrian: Making of the Banh Xeo
maibrian: Cha Gio - Vietnamese Egg Rolls
maibrian: The finished product - Banh Xeo
maibrian: The Banh Xeo filling
maibrian: Another Bun Bo Hue
maibrian: Ca Kho To - Caramelized Fish in Claypot
maibrian: Two merchants selling fruit on the street