Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Are Veggies In Dalat Different?


I don't know if vegetables are different in Dalat, though I suppose that some of those in this dish (Dalat Mixed Vegetables) only grow in colder climates such as Dalat's. I have seen a lot of menus that have vegetable dishes named similarly, so perhaps that's just propiganda to garner attention. I don't really know. Though I've tried several of these dishes because Hilary often orders them, none has seemed all that different in constitution, all seemingly a combination of veggies the cook found in the fridge that day in some sort of sauce (the sauce rarely is the same). This particular incarnation of mixed veggies was damn good though oddly cold, like it'd been sitting out for a while despite the relative quickness with which it was served. Perhaps someone ordered it and sent it back. I don't know, but the taste was good even though the temp was less than desired. Hilary had equally strange problems with her meal, supposedly a vegetable pizza that arrived looking much more like a Hawaiian style pizza. In the end, we were over-charged and when we asked why the price rise the waiter braught us a different menu than the one we'd ordered from, with all the prices increased by about 5,000-10,000 dong. We were bitter and cold and did not wish to haggle with this bastard, instead prefering to swear the butt-smear and to louse up their reputation: don't ever eat at The Lotus in Dalat! 3 forks for the food, and 0 forks for the restaurant.

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