Good eatin'

       Bo la lop has to be one of my favorite Vietnamese dishes. It's surprisingly very simple. Beef and some mystery spices wrapped in a mystery leaf that is semi-bitter and then it's grilled over charcoal and served with rice paper and rice noodles along with an assortment of veggies like herbs, starfruit, and unripened bananas. Oh! Don't forget the fat and lard too. It won't be a good Vietnamese dish without fat and oil. Hehehehe. On three say fat stomach everybody! 1,2,3...  It's affordable and it's filling. It can be a pretty messy experience too. Some places will offer "nem" or a kind of grilled pork sausage to accompany your other fillings. The best places to eat bo la lop are outdoors makeshift sidewalk establishments with the tiny plastic chairs. This is the bomb if you can handle a little bitterness.

Mad props to Uncle 7 for reintroducing me to bo la lop the last time I was in Bien Hoa.