China Town - San FranciscoSan Francisco's Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in North America. It is also the oldest Chinatown in the United States.
Established in the 1850s, it has featured significantly in popular culture venues such as film, music, photography and literature. It is one of the largest and most prominent centers of Chinese activity outside of China.
So Day 2 we explored China town venturing for some asian delicacies in the morning. :)
The grand entrance of China Town... Time for FOOD as we were all darn hungry in the morning...
Souvenirs and gifts...You get assorted kinds here, similar to the ones you see at China but I guessed prices here were much higher!
You get to enjoy chinese food here... YES we all miss Asian FOOD! :)
After much debate, we settled in with Vietnamese Food at Golden King Vietnamese Restaurant!
Pho = Beef Noodles
Cafe sua da (Cà phê sữa) – strong iced coffee, most often served with sweetened condensed milk at the bottom of the cup to be stirred in. A Vietnamese favorite! Their signature vietnam coffee! Yippeee... coffee to kick start my day! We're suppose to wait and let the coffee drip down completely before pouring into the glass.
Vietnamese recipes use many vegetables, herbs and spices, including lemon grass, lime, and kaffir lime leaves. The emphasis is always on serving fresh vegetables and/or fresh herbs as side dishes along with dipping sauce!
Cendol in Glass! In Vietnamese cuisine, a similar dish is called chè ba màu or chè thập cẩm. The dessert's basic ingredients consist of shaved ice, coconut milk, starch noodles with green food coloring (usually sourced from the pandan leaf), and palm sugar. Red beans, glutinous rice, grass jelly, and creamed corn are optional additions.
A kind of spring roll (sometimes referred to as egg roll) – deep fried flour rolls filled with pork meat, yam, crab, shrimp, rice vermicelli, mushrooms! Simply yum and oh soo crispy! :)
Grilled lamb served with rice!
Phở – beef noodle soup, It is a beef noodle soup with a rich, clear broth achieved from a long boiling meat and different herbs. There are many varieties of phở, with different selections of meats (most commonly beef and chicken) along with beef balls. Phở is typically served in bowls with spring onion, (in phở tai) slices of semi cooked beef (to be cooked by the boiling hot broth), and then of course the broth itself.
Noodles with Wan Tan Dumplings in soup!
More photos along the streets of China Town!
Camwhoring with a colleague of mine!
China Town food court!
The church on the way to China Town!
Assorted collections! More photos up next! Stay tune and have a great weekend! :P
