On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:26:49 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>I have written in the past about my disappointment in Vietnamese food.

Most Asian restaurants in Western countries do not serve authentic
food, regardless of what they claim. That has been my experience
anyway. So, it's not a good start IMO.

>I
>have to take that back. It may be that it was just that I had been to
>cheap places. Last night we took my and his girlfriend to dinner for his
>birthday and he wanted to go to the (only) Vietnamese place in town. I
>had never been before because I just couldn't get excited about
>Vietnamese food. This place was a pleasant surprise. It had an
>extensive menu that was not mostly bowls of soup and noodles. I had a
>wonderful yellow curry with chicken, potato and sweet potato. One of our
>appetizers was some of best deep fried squid I have ever had.

That curry sounds wonderful, similar to a Massaman curry which is
common here. I think the best seafood I ever had was in Saigon, a huge
range of choices available. The Vietnamese really know how to do
seafood.