With teething troubles over for now Baby Barrett’s appetite has returned. What better way to celebrate than with a Hoi An street food tour. Thanks to Lucy our guide and the Hoi An Food Tour company for a brilliant afternoon. Here’s what BB thought of the experience –

We had 12 different types of food to try and I was feeling hungry. Sadly the first stop wasn’t really for me despite the Vietnamese version of pizza looking pretty tasty. It had pork liver pate on one and eggs on the other. The best bit was seeing my Dad trying to sit down on one of the tiny Vietnamese plastic chairs…we thought he would never get up again!
Our next stop was to try famous ‘white rose’ dumplings. Mum and Dad liked them but the dumpling just got stuck in my mouth…and then came out again – oops!!

On the third stop I found my eating mojo. We were served little pots of baked rice cakes with pumpkin and shrimp sauce topped with fried noodles. The pumpkin and shrimp sauce was my favourite. The nice lady made me my own pot full which made me very excited!

I was told the next stop was just perfect for me. Xi Ma is a black sesame sweet soup with pennywort and Chinese medicine. I enjoyed it so much they gave me a takeaway for the following night. Mum and Dad made a right blooming mess feeding me though. 

It was nap time now. Although I think maybe Dad just didn’t want to share his ba phuong bread, apparently the best banh mi in Vietnam. The Vietnamese kept hold of the baguette from French colonial times and have made it their own adding various meats, greens and sauces. Delicious, apparently!

I woke up in the middle of the food market with Dad dripping noodle sauce on my head. Cao lau is a local pork and noodle dish. I liked the pork and the noodles but couldn’t have any of Mum’s because she had already added chilli sauce. 

The next stop was just for adults. Vietnamese coffee – super strong iced coffee served with condensed milk.

The finale of the night was dinner at a local lady’s house. It was fantastic as she had a big floor that I could crawl on, a toy stuffed turtle and bear for me to play with and a Buddhist shrine with lots of pretty lights for me to try and grab. Mum and Dad seemed happy too trying the local home brew and Dad was looking pretty bloated from too much food towards the end.

I think Vietnamese food is pretty tasty. I also like green papaya salad, but spring rolls are a bit crunchy for me just now. 
Thanks Lucy (tour guide) for giving me all the lovely food and for a brilliant afternoon!