The land of delicious “dog meat”?……. It is!!!!! While t
rekking the beautiful mountains of Sapa we visited the local market. There it was, all chopped in pieces. I noticed the head of the dog and the paws. You should know that the rest of it looked like your average piece of meat. You could order the head, the shank, the rump or the liver. One lady who spoke some english said to me “try, taste very, very good”. She was right…. it tasted lovely. Like any other kind of meat you could buy. I will never look at dogs the same way again. From now on they will not look cute, but delicious. Hmm, I wonder if the next door neighbor’s dog will sense something different about me when I return to San Fran.
Anyway forget all you think you know about Vietnam. The stereotype as protrayed in movies is long past. In fact it simply does not exist. The only remnant of the war is located in the War Museums. Other than that Vietnam has cleaned up pretty well for a place what had a war waging for over 20 years. Saigon is rediculous. A little New York City if you ask me. Building are going on everywhere. High rises are getting higher, vehicles (mainly motorbikes) of all sorts are thick on city streets and the people are hungry for money and advancement and successful futures, just like the rest of us. I knew that this country was moving forward when we went into Kentucky Fried Chicken and saw a some young women dressed to the max with hot pants and with butt cheeks hanging out. No one gave them a second glance – just kept hawking down that KFC. Hence if you thought Vietnam was conservative, think again. Vietnam has been described as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Not hard to believe. Check your appliances, your clothing, your furniture…. hey check your spouse….if its not made in China, its made in Vietnam.
