The Alphabet Game: Dishes using Za'atar

[CraigC]

Escargot anyone?
Oc buoou nhoi thit (Minced snail mixed with ground pork, carrot, black mushroom stuffed in snail shell)

"P" should be easy!

 

[TastyReuben]

I know nothing about Vietnamese cuisine, so this is like watching an episode of Star Trek, with references to delightful names of dishes I can only imagine.

 

[Morning Glory]

I know nothing about Vietnamese cuisine, so this is like watching an episode of Star Trek, with references to delightful names of dishes I can only imagine.

Well I for one, look up Vietnamese food lists or whatever. Its a way of learning about new food - not a test of how much I know.

 

[Morning Glory]

Pho (of course), which is now trendy.

 

[CraigC]

Que Tra Bong (cinnamon)

 

[CraigC]

Rousong (meat floss)

Maybe the next go round should be something more likely to be familiar to all.

 

[Morning Glory]

Shrimp Paste (love it!)

 

[CraigC]

Trang Bang (dew wetted rice paper)

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Banh Mi

That would have been the first thing that came to mind. As it turns out, there are many, many, many Vietnamese dishes that start with "banh" (which translates literally to "ball" in English).

Unfortunately, there are not so many Vietnamese dishes that start with U. But, I did find this gorgeous picture of an Uni Banh Mi (at Hanoi House, in New York City):

 

[CraigC]

Vietnamese Coriander

 

[CraigC]

Winged Bean (dau rong)

"X" should be easy.

 

[Morning Glory]

Xôi (sweet glutinous rice dish)

What were you thinking of @CraigC?

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Youtiao

 

[Morning Glory]

I have a Z. Anyone else got one?

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

I have a Z. Anyone else got one?

I don’t. Even if I did, I think the (unstated?) protocol for this game is that one person shouldn’t do two in a row.