Vietnamese Feast

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7:00pm Mon 20th Aug 2018 - Darwen, United Kingdom

Vietnamese Feast

7:00pm Mon 20th Aug 2018

Darwen, United Kingdom

£22 per person

Maria

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Come along to dinner as we try to recreat some of the amazing dishes we ate on our tour of Vietnam. If you are a vegan/vegetarian please let us know when you book and we will make sure that we cater for you and replace any meat dishes with an equally scrummy alternative .

Summer rolls - delicate, fresh and fragrant we take transparent rice paper and fill them with vegetables or grilled lemongrass chicken then you choose one of the many dipping sauces to dunk them in to, chilli jam, sriracha (its really hot) peanut, light soya and nuoc cham.

Vietnamese rib eye steak and mango salad (ask Alan about the night that I ate this and he ordered chicken feet!!) The sweetness from the mango and the crunch from the carrots help combat the heat from the marinade. I can make it with or without beef. (this can be vegan too)

Larb - made with pork mince this rice based dish is joy to eat, crunchy vegetables, salted peanuts and then finished off with Vietnamese basil that has a hint of aniseed to it - delicious. (this can be vegan too)

Vietnamese chicken meatballs - If I gave you the list of ingredients you would pull your face and never put one of these in your mouth so instead they will just appear, you will eat one and fall in love.

Salmon with a soya dressing and black garlic - at least one of you will be begging for the recipe ….

Sit fried greens with a hint of garlic.

Sticky rice - you need this to help you manage the chopsticks!

We didn't really have any puddings in Vietnam but we did have ice-cream (flavours will depend on what's in the freezer), meringue (there's always meringues) and one other pudding TBC.

Other Info

No Food Rules have been set.

House Rules

Casual

Straight from work

No stilettos

Smart casual

Is child friendly

Is pet friendly (we have some)

Is very pet friendly (you can bring yours)

Is singles friendly

Welcomes men only

Welcomes women only

Permits smoking outside

Has parking available

Is near public transport

Drinks etc

No alcohol served

Bring your own alcohol

Small talk

Waitrose Wine - Andrew | 6 years

The slightly herbal, white pepper characteristics of Grüner Veltliner always works wonders when paired with Vietnamese food – try our Felsner Moosburgerin Grüner Veltliner – Line number 006758. Looking for something funky to partner with this amazing menu, then give the amazingly floral Altaland I.P. Salta Torrontes a go – Line number 844965

Maria | 6 years

Thanks Andrew - is this one available from yoru Preston store? (that's the nearest branch to me)

Waitrose Wine - Andrew | 6 years

Hi Maria, I've just checked and the Felsner Moosburgerin Grüner Veltliner is listed in Walton-le-Dale, however, I'd suggest giving them a quick call on 01772 886066 to check availability. The Altaland I.P. Salta Torrontes is orderable on Waitrose Cellar - this can be purchased click & collect to Walton-le-Dale. I hope that helps.

Maria | 6 years

Great, thanks Andrew - I quite fancy a cheeky gin and tonic with this one - any ideas?

Waitrose Wine - Andrew | 6 years

Why not give our Pink Pepper Gin or the nicely spiced Opihr Oriental Gin a go!

Maria | 6 years

Oohhh sounds yum! Which tonic/garnish would you recommend, I get lost in the choices these days and I know that garnish makes a huge difference to the taste notes .....

Waitrose Wine - Andrew | 6 years

Hi, I would plump for Fever Tree aromatic tonic water for both of them and if you're brave a slice of red chilli for the Opihr.