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The President is very comfortable with chopsticks. He handled the sticky, hard to separate noodles that accompany the pork and the broth components of Bun Cha skillfully. He even went in for seconds.
The President is an Asiaphile. He spoke wistfully of his time in Indonesia and his memories of the smells and flavors of street food there.
He clearly enjoyed sitting on a low plastic stool eating bun Cha . It felt to me like his night off. Even with Secret Service lurking nearby .
The reaction among regular people in Hanoi to the fact that the US President chose to eat Bun Cha was beyond all imagining. The effect was unbelievable.People were actually crying the next day, describing to me their shock and their pride, the reactions of their neighbors, to this completely unexpected choice of mealand the venue.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)K & R
sheshe2
(83,746 posts)President of the Free World, on a plastic stool swigging a beer and wielding chopsticks naturally. He is in his element, he is with everyday people.
H is just too cool.
Thank you so much for your post. I love this man, Agnosticsherbet.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)malaise
(268,949 posts)He is the President of the United States. We love him but we have our own leaders
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)History will remember him as one of the greatest presidents ever. He is most certainly the greatest president of my 53 year long lifetime.
tblue37
(65,336 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Me too ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm gonna miss him terribly...hate to even think about seeing him off....
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Seeing this picture and reading Bourdain's comments just makes me adore him even more! 😍😍😍😍😍
jmowreader
(50,555 posts)It is grilled pork with rice vermicelli and pickles.
http://danangcuisine.com/recipes/recipe-43-bun-cha/
Not sure if I can deal with the dipping sauce, but the rest of it looks good.
ljm2002
(10,751 posts)Great picture too. And the description of the reaction of people there is touching.
Thanks for posting.
Rex
(65,616 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)I think the herbs are important too.