Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Quenching Our Thirsts

Juice - Vietnamese Style
Thank goodness I am travelling with my adventurous girlfriend. This trip is much better for sure with her jumping in and trying things. Today after breakfast she noticed a small shop that was selling juice. The mom and daughter looked very friendly and the juice looked good. Pingle pointed at a juice and they invited her in to sit on one of the small blue seats against the wall.

Of course, she was pointing at a juice for me. Then she pointed for another for herself. We sat up close and watched it in the making. Some water, some ice, a couple of scoops of mystery elixir and boom, we had two ice cold juices.

According to Pingle, it had a jasmine flower flavor and those berries on the bottom were lotus seeds. Apparently, you have to boil them for some time before they become soft. They reminded me of lychee in composition, but not in flavor.

What an enjoyable experience. We sat, drank our juices and watched the street traffic. As you can see, mom and daughter looked just alike, each with a beautiful smile.

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