Tamarind Tree Seven Courses of Beef

By the time we got back to the hotel, we were all expressionless tired. I guess it was not because of the places we visited today but the past three days. So we decided to go dorsum to the hotel to have a nap and then get out for a late dinner. It was certainly what we all needed.

We woke up at virtually 8PM but Arkensen was still very tired and wanted to proceed to sleep. We had bought some fried craven from Albertson's and left that for him to eat in the hotel while we took a drive to the Tamarind Tree for dinner.

The Tamarind Tree was one of the highly recommended places from readers of chowtimes. They are located in Little Saigon. If not for the GPS, nosotros would probably have rounded the place a few times considering this eatery is hidden backside a strip mall on 1036 S Jackson St.

Nosotros were impressed with the restaurant. This is certainly not similar any Vietnamese Pho restaurants we had ever been to. The Tamarind Tree is many class above that. I was wondering if in that location is a place like this in Vancouver, I can't recollect of any. This does not appear to me like a family eatery perhaps because this is an upscale Vietnamese restaurant.

For one, this place does non reek of pho soup. You know what I mean? Everytime I have a repast in Vancouver'due south Vietnamese eating place, I always end of having my clothings and jacket aroma like pho. I can't see anyone having pho hither. No siree.

The table setting is very nice but am not sure if this is Vietnamese though. We did non have the ubiquitous plastic Sriracha hot chilli sauce bottle here.

But the place is really dark. It was and so dark that it'due south incommunicable to read the carte du jour even afterward moving the menu next to the candle cup … any nearer the menu will probably combust. We had to ask for a torch light and I am amazed that they had to scour for one for united states. I was thinking that this identify is so dark I was quite sure many customers would have asked for one too. Perchance we're getting onetime and our eyesight is failing! Time for u.s.a. to become one of the credit sized magnifying glass cum lights.

Considering of the poor light, many of the pictures ended up fuzzy — I wanted you to know that. I cranked the ISO to 1600 on the photographic camera and yet there was not enough light.

We decided to order their "7 Courses of Beefiness". I retrieve it's their specialty and was recommended by the waiter. The outset course was the Beef Salad which came with some kind of fish sauce (in a higher place). We were told to pour it over the Beefiness Salad (below).

Nanzaro had never been one to like vegetables, permit solitary salad but he absolutely loved this.

In many ways, this tastes a lot like the Malaysian Yee Sang (raw fish salad). The mix of crunchy fresh cabbage and cilantro and thin slices of beef and most importantly the fish sauce made this an awesome dish. We were telling ourselves that if this is only the get-go course, nosotros are in for a care for that night.

Course two is but called Beef Vinegar. It's a do it yourself dish. First component is a plate of thinly sliced beefiness.

The other components are a big plate of green herbs (basil?), beans sprout, carrot and vermicelli. Also there is a burning pot of

vinegar — or at least, I remember this is vinegar since this dish is called the Beef Vinegar.

We hesitated for a moment on what to do until the waiter came and gave us a crash course.

Beginning nosotros had to cook the raw beef slices in the vinegar. And and so …

… the difficult part is to assemble this. We made a real mess of it. It was not easy putting this together with the rice newspaper that was provided. I never knew handling rice paper was and so difficult … the instructions sounded simple … merely soak it for v seconds and then wrap information technology up. Oh yeah, certain.

We see the other tables (and whites as well!) putting this together and then deftly. Ours fell apart and looked awful. However, it was peachy. It is because of the ingredients they gave us was fresh and very proficient.

I remember thinking … this is course two of seven and I am offset to feel full already!

It's a good thing that Course iii through 6 came in a single dish. They are all meat — basically marinated in unlike ways and grilled. They were really dainty.

We still had some stuff left from course 2 and nosotros improvised by mixing this meats with rice newspaper, vermicelli and herbs. Nosotros practically ate with our hands throughout, fabricated a big mess only we had a nifty time.

The terminal course was the Rice Soup. Cute name but it should exist called congee only Rice Soup sounded nicer. We love this equally there is a certain sweet to it different the Chinese congee which is basically salty.

All the above is but $27. It was really, really good. Do any of you know of a identify in Vancouver which is like The Tamarind Tree? We will definitely desire to come back again hither for their other dishes.

Oh, I smelt my jacket equally I left the eating place … no smell of pho.

And then, all cheers to "fresh_one" who recommended The Tamarind Tree to usa. This is the All-time Vietnamese meal we ever had.

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