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Birthday Cake Vietnamese Style

I just met my new neighbors who moved in yesterday and are from Vietnam. It seemed fitting to write about an experience with my Vietnamese friends last Friday. I stopped by to visit some friends and see their new house. I also wanted to bring a birthday gift for my friend. They had another visitor who brought a birthday cake.

I usually hear two comments from my international friends about American food; 1- it is to salty and 2- it is too sweet. The too sweet I agree with when it comes to birthday cake from the store. You know the sheet cake kind that is so sweet it is almost sickening. Just looking at the picture makes me realize birthday cake Vietnamese style is a more natural kind of sweetness. Notice the fresh fruit on top and you get the idea of what I am talking about. I could not have a piece of this cake because it had coconut, but I have had cake with other Vietnamese friends and have enjoyed the natural sweetness from the fruit not only on top, but also layered in the cake. The cake was for my friend Tram. Belated Happy Birthday to Tram

Another Vietnamese food I love are Vietnamese egg rolls. Fresh out of the pan Vietnamese egg rolls or Spring rolls are far tastier than the cheap egg rolls in restaurants. I am secretly hoping that my new neighbors will share some egg rolls with me and maybe even some Pho Bo

June 28, 2011 Posted by internationalmatt | food, Vietnamese friends | Leave a Comment