I ate a plate of sticky rice and Azuki red beans (said my mom because I didn't know what I ate :P). However, I searched for a picture and found the same pix, which turn out to be sticky rice with black urad beans. I ate it with braised tofu and boiled eggs and pickled veggies.

Whatever is left of the pickled veggies that I ate.Attachment 41824

Pomegranate....Attachment 41825
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I don't have the patience to eat pomegranates. They are super beautiful, though.

I like Adzuki beans (variation on spelling you find here)
They are very good for you. I'll have to put them on my shopping list again.

Chocolatl, I have pomegranate as a treat. Meaning I buy it as a ready to eat pack with a spoon. And I do eat the seeds too, so the only difficult part is spooning it into my mouth.
Probably breaks lots of fine dining rules ;)

Is pomegranate popular in Vietnamese cuisine?
My Indian/ Pakistani friends adored it, it was a standard in desserts and cordial. Shudder.
Their cultural version of sweet is far too sweet for me. Actually add Middle Eastern to that. I may add more other regions of the world after a good think. Me, I like a cheeseboard after a meal.

Sorry if your Mum just happened to pick it up at the market as my Mum would - I know so little of Far East culture I am always hungry to learn. See what I did there?

One of the boys in class 2a brought in some Indian sweets for a lesson on celebrations in religion (Diwali in his case). I joked that I was missing out, working in Key Stage 2 in the afternoons. He's such a beautiful, solemn little boy with huge eyes and a smile that changes his face - when he shows it. "Oh, Mrs M can save one for you I'm sure" he assured me. I told him kindly that I was just joking, and I'd rather his classmates enjoyed them. Well it was the truth in a gentle way.

Hmm....I don't know. :p: It is expensive though. I saw it at the grocery for $4 each. This lady I know got a box at Costco and if you calculate it, each fruit rounds out only to $2. So I asked her if I can buy just one off her because I thought my mom likes the fruit. Turns out my mom said she doesn't care for the fruit. :neutral: That's why I had to open the fruit myself. I don't eat the seeds so it's a bit annoying to spit them out.

Chocolat: I know what you mean by patience. It was time-consuming to open up the fruit. And dirty too. I changed into a shirt that I can bleach because it would be inevitable that red juice would squirt on you. I would just rather drink the juice. :D

Now, I better go pick up the pomelo someone gave me last night. I forgot it there when went home. She told me it was the perfect blend of sweet and tartness. :D

Ahh...yes. The next picture is Azuki red beans sweet soup. (post for you, Sundae :)) I'll explain what "sweet soup" is for those who don't know later this afternoon.

Seafood wonton noodle soup:)
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That Adzuki soup looks... murky.
Please reassure me about sweet soup later.

The won ton soup looks yummy though.

Hehe...yes, it does. This explains a little about Vietnamese "sweet soup." I will look up the recipe for the Azuki red bean sweet soup and perhaps that will explain why the water is so "murky," hehe. :p:

Just realized I forgot to put the link, hehe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A8

The kitchen offered crab and shrimp udon again. I once told this woman I like crab and shrimp udon, so now occasionally she makes the dish. :)Attachment 41927

Amberella or java plum. I think there other names to the fruit. The Viet name is "trai coc." This is already peeled. A person eats it with crushed fresh chili peppers with salt.Attachment 41928

Crab and shrimp Udon MMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!
YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMERSTERS !!!!!!!

Seriously Lola B. I cannot watch this thread.