Whenever I go to Vietnam, I’m always surprised by how much better the ga xe phay (chicken salad) tastes there than in the US or when I make it at home. Last year, a dear family friend took us to a street stall near her home, where the vendor not only makes a really great ga xe phay, but also uses the chicken stock to make chicken congee and chicken noodle soup, so you get a full meal …
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Ga Xe Phay, Mien Ga, Chao Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Salad, Chicken Glass Noodle Soup, Chicken Congee)
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3 Noodle Salads: Vietnamese Bún, Japanese Chilled Soba, Shaanxi Liang Pi
I mentioned previously that my default lunch during the cooler months of the year is a hot, steaming bowl of noodle soup (see our variations on quick noodle soups here). Similarly, during the warmer months of the year, I default to cold noodle salads. (Well, actually, I eat all of these interchangeably, not always corresponding to outside temperatures. :) Most of the time, what I end up making is a simple Vietnamese vermicelli bowl with whatever …
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