I guess not, but honestly I’ve never heard of it before. Just around 1/2 cup of sweet mayo spread over tomatoes and greens.
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The mayo might help put out the fire on your tongue.
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What’s sweet mayo? Every one I’m familiar with is savory to one degree or another.
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It seems to be made with local sugar. Honestly, I don’t eat uncooked greens in these situations, so all I had was a tiny dab of the mayo, and a description. I’ve no idea how it tasted overall.
I don’t know the full expression in Mandarin, but I’ve heard it goes something like “I am not afraid of spicy, only of the not-spicy.”
ETA: found a variant:
There’s even a saying: 四川人不怕辣，湖南人辣不怕，貴州人怕不辣. In Sichuan, the people are not afraid of spicy food. In Hunan, the people of spicy food they are not afraid. In Guizhou, the people are afraid food is not spicy enough!
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With that size its easy for single servings of miso soup with just a dab of it. Definitely good with a pinch of dried seaweed or chopped scallions.
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Oh my, yes please!
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Escaping the heat in a Saigon brewery. Interesting discussion with a local kid on when you say “Saigon” and when you say “Ho Chi Minh City.” It seems specific. I’m not sure I understand, and will probably never do it right.
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Is it like a Derry / Londonderry thing?
Also their beers seem to have an Apocalypse Now theme. Touristy place?
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It’s an Apocalypse Now themed bar, yes. 1960s/70s music on loop.
I don’t know how touristy it is, to be honest. It certainly seems like it. I got there early and was the only one there for the hour I spent. There are other locations in Vietnam, including Hanoi. The place was recommended by a number of people, and I will say that the beer was excellent.
As near as I understand, Ho Chi Minh City is used when talking about the region and city. Saigon is used to describe just the city. Perhaps. Certainly signs on stores had “Saigon” when using a city name. Saigon Tea, Saigon Bia Bar, etc etc. I didn’t see (the admittedly more cumbersome) “Ho Chi Minh City” on anything commercial.
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It took just over 3 years, but I’m finally done with the yeast brick that was the only size we could find at the beginning of the pandemic.
Time to open and parcel out the next brick into vacuum sealed bags.
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Real nice Olive salad mix for a great New Orleans style
muffaletta.
Tried at lunch on a hamburger buns.
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You’ll see local business signs next to each other with one or the other name. I never figured out the pattern, either, other than things that were more European were more likely to use Saigon (not a big ‘quelle surprise’ to that!).
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Maybe so. My local guide gave me the explanation I wrote above, but also said “but it depends, it’s hard to explain.” Clearly, though, using “Saigon” isn’t rude. That was my big concern — that I might accidentally use it and insult someone.
Late ETA for @chgoliz : also explained to me at a bar that if you’re born in the city you call it Saigon, if you’re born outside the city it’s Ho Chi Minh City. So . . . . 
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I rarely eat grapefruit, but I do have a grapefruit spoon, which I use to take the seeds and guts out of butternut squash. Works great BtW 
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Great idea! I will try this, thanks.
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Not to mention the odd DIY appendectomy.
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Odd, indeed. 
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