VIETNAMESE - Cuisine of the Quarter, Summer 2017 (Jul-Sept)

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Thanks a lot ccj for sharing the sprouts growing!

@ccj

When I used to make them, I hat buying and picking bean sprouts as they are often not fresh.

It was what I was doing this whole week, picking beans, so much time lost and so boring!

The Oh Chien link is here (if anybody is interested). The Chinese, the Vietnamese, and Malaysian Chinese, the Philippines Chinese have their own versions, but they are quite similar.

[Penang, Malaysia] "Oh Chien" (Oyster Omelette) at 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

Mr Lim Nan Sheng, 48, the current stall-owner, had taken over the business from his father, the well-known Mr Lim Teong Lai at this “oh chien” (oyster omelette) this stall inside Seng Thor Coffeeshop on the corner of Carnarvon Street and Kimberley Street, which was started in the 1930s by his grandfather. It’s now nearly 90-years-old. [image] Its rendition is greasier than those at other places, but at least Mr Lim now uses vegetable oil instead of lard, as was the case previously. [image] …