The day one title is not meant to imply that I will be adding an entry on each day of my stay in Ho Chi Minh City. I only added the day one because I know that I will add another entry on the city when I leave it.

The main reason that I have decided to add this entry today is to comment on a curious thing that either happens to me in Asia or is a part of actually being in Asia that affects everyone equally. When I am in the States I basically cannot stand Indian food. I am sorry if I offend any Indian people out there but the fact is that to me it is like they take all of the seasonings that they have in the kitchen and throw them all into every dish in extremely large portions. I’m sorry but that’s how I feel.

But as soon as I get to Asia and have some Indian food it is usually f****** amazing! I don’t understand what happens over the 6000 miles between the Asia and the United States but by the time it gets to the US I can’t stand it. Perhaps it tastes better here because it is closer to the source, India. Who knows.

The reason why I am writing this is because we just went to Mumtaz Indian Restaurant here in Ho Chi Minh City and OMFG it was AMAZING!

This is what the table looked like when we were done. I DEMOLISHED it and oh lordy lordy it was soo soo good.

 

Sorry I didn’t have the presence of mind to take a picture before we ate, I was so hungry I inhaled it before I even thought about taking a picture. But anyways this restaurant is on Bui Vien street and happens to be about 20 steps from the Duc Vuong Hotel where we happen to be staying!

We had:
1x Chicken Tandoor (half chicken)
1x Mutton Curry
1x Naan
2x Mango Laasi’s
1x Banana Laasi
2x Chicken Samosas

all for 326,000 Dong, which is around $16.75 USD. extremely inexpensive and extremely good.

here is what it looks like (I apologize for the crappy picture but the battery on my real camera (Canon Rebel XS (Cheapest SLR I could find)) is dead right now):

So yeah when you come to Asia make sure you eat some Indian food. I have tried Indian food in Japan, Vietnam, and Taiwan. And in all three places it was AMAZING! Maybe we have just been lucky but I suggest you give it a try anyways. You could also be just as lucky as us! 

Oh one last thing. The internet here, at this hotel at least, is much faster hehe.

Tags: cheap food, Ho Chi Minh City, Indian Food, mumtaz indian restaurant, Vietnam

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