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7/19/2024
Bawk, bawk…
There is an alley called “Chicken Street” located in Hanoi, near the old quarter. It is one of my favorite places to eat! There are about a dozen different street restaurants selling their version of chicken. It's a lot like running a gauntlet as you walk down the alley as the owners vie for your business. The food is great at the three I have randomly selected to eat at. The smell as you walk down the alley way is smokey and delicious.
If you've never eaten chicken feet, they're not for everyone. They taste just like chicken, but as you can imagine, they are mostly gristle and tendon. The Vietnamese love them because they are chewy and they love food with texture. It equates to “healthy” food. Just like a person with strong muscles is “healthy” so must an animal with strong muscles (i.e., tough meat). Notice all of the roasted skewered chicken feet resting on top of the bamboo shoots in the 5 gallon bucket.
As you can imagine, this is hot work for the cook. Not only is the ambient evening temperature hovering around 98-100 F with high humidity, these coals are upping the temperature at the grill quite substantially. Look at how big the chicken wings are that almost look like extended legs! the thighs are to the left and right of the wings.
Here you can see the cook basting the wings.
Here is what comes to your table when you order.
NOVEMBER p.2, p.3, p.4, p.5, p.6, p.7
DECEMBER p.2, p.3, p.4, p.5 p.6, p.7, p.8
MARCH p.2, p.3, p.4 p.5, p.6, p.7
APRIL p.2, p.3, p.4, p.5, p.6, p.7, p.8, p.9, p.10, p11
May, p.2, p.2b p.3, p.4, p5, p.6 p.7, p.8