On 17/04/2012 5:45 AM, Doug Freyburger wrote:
> BubbaBob wrote:
>>
>> I just returned from a month in Viet Nam. To my surprise, I found that the
>> Banh Mi there were no better than those I can get locally (but they WERE 6
>> times cheaper).
>
> This does not surprise me. I lived in LA metro for 24 years so we could
> drive to Mexico as a day trip. The Mexican food in LA metro is better
> than the food in Mexico until you are at least a few hours south of the
> border. The food ingrdients are better in the US than in most of the
> rest of the world. You have to go to specific places to find specific
> ingredients that are better than here in the US and almost nowhere are
> the ingredients in general better. The few places are foodie havens.

On my wife's return from a recent trip home to Vietnam, she complained
about the poor quality of fruit and vegetables available there. Said it
was impossible to create dishes as tasty as the ones she creates here.

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Krypsis