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by Robyn Eckhardt on May 14, 2009

The ancient central Vietnam trading port of Hoi An has much to offer the traveler, including a well-preserved historical center (a Unesco World Heritage site) and dozens of skilled tailors ready to stitch local silk into a resplendent outfit at a moment's notice.

For the culinary-minded, the town's most notable asset is the water drawn from its centuries-old square wells. It is crucial to the making of Hoi An's specialty, cao lau (pronounced gaow laow), a textural tour de force consisting of thin slices of soy-simmered pork, crispy fresh lettuce and herbs such as basil, cilantro and mint, and crackly squares of deep-fried dough, all resting on a tangle of bean sprouts and wide rice noodles. It's drizzled with just enough rich meat broth and served with sweet and hot chili jam and half a lime-like kalamansi, for squeezing.

Cao lau noodles possess a chewiness that's absent from other Vietnamese rice pastas, a characteristic attributed to a special...Read More >>

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(1/2 Day)
HOI AN COOKERY CLASS WITH CAO LAU DISH (- L- )
Transfer to Ba Le water well to see one of the materials to cook Cao Lau dish. And then transfer to Trung Bac Cao Lau restaurant - the oldest restaurant famous with Cao Lau special food of Hoi An. This cooking course includes cut “Cao Lau paper” into fiber, mixing pixy to meat, choosing vegetables and learn how to made “Cao Lau” dish and history of it. Meals are prepared in which having dishes you have practice.

* Services included: Transfer by private air-condition vehicle; English speaking...