Cao Lau, a regional dish only made in Hoi An, Vietnam. Legend says that it’s because it is made from special water from an ancient Cham well, and the well’s location has never been revealed. There’s no proof to this story. There is something special about this dish, though. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
An elderly woman with her granddaughter, making Cao Lau, a noodle dish only found in Hoi An, Vietnam. The Cao Lau noodle is thought to be derived from the Japanese soba noodle because the Japanese were there quite a bit in the 17th Century when they were trading. The noodle itself is called Cao Lau and it comes with pork, or without, chili peppers, lime…sublime. It puts the ‘my’ in yummy. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
A corner in Hoi An. Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
On the road from Ho Chi Minh City to Danang, Vietnam over the Tet holiday. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
Sun rising on a misty morning in Bao Loc, Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
A house’s window holding on to a few things for the family. Hoi An, Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
Buddha in serenity. Hoi An, Vietnam. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
View of a flowing river from the Ho Chi Minh Trail. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
View of a dense jungle in the distance from the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Ghosts surely live in there. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)
Traditional color washed house in Hoi An, Vietnam. This picture is featured on the wall of Com Coka, a Vietnamese restaurant in Kobe, Japan. FEB09. (Sony Camera & Lens)