Cordon Noir Saigon, Vietnam
11-13. December 2015
our Host Hotel in Saigon ***** Equatorial Ho Chi Minh
Tasting the first Vietnamese Food, outside in the city
in that local Saigon Restaurant, fun at try assembling local rice paper and ingredients.
Thanks Chef Mawa to show the Vietnamese way!
very tasty rice with balachan stock
a couple meters walk and there it is , the French build Post Office
and the modern and antic Notredame Dom
just alround the corner of Hard Rock Cafe and InterContinenal Hotel
that famous back packer meeting road , not only thousands motorbikes , million
7 Beer only US $ 4.00 , great affordable place!
with superb Saigon and 333 Beer and out standing snacks, real street-food!
Mawa and Peter Wife have real fun here at night
Fun with Fire blow children, squid BBQ and crispy crackers
Thanks Host Chef Mawa for that superb introduction to our Cordon Noir Weekend
Welcome Cocktail at Floh Bar , Equatorial Hotel Saigon
Urs was the first and enjoyed.....smile
Part of the 70 Cordon Noirian and Friends joining this weekend
after that we joined the Busrite to the Theater for that magnificent welcome Show
the impressive portal of that French Theater, feeling like Paris!
great show on presentation and creativity with simple bamboo display a life of artistic simplicity
followed at a Saigon Cooking Class dinner
outstanding atmosphere , still in spirit of Bamboo
with outstanding food
and at background Belly dancer at Beirut Cafe
for sure the cooking class showed that perfect Vietnamese rice paper roll
and grilled pork
Carlos and Peter Armitage Friend discussing the warm vegetables seams a different version of chap chey
Next Day we visiting the Tunnels
ready with that Vietnamese Cordon Noir heads
from the Bus to the Boat for a 1.5 Hour Saigon River draft
full speed make it a fast exiting run
arrival at the tunnel station CU CHI
entering the labyrinths of 300 km tunnels
where displays of traps like this bamboo spikes
or tunnels entry shoe box size witch Chef Mawa and Allan need to try and nearly did not make it out without help, stuck!
left over American Tank and more traps of different imagination
housing of Vietcong's
and Dolly and my self can not let it be but real shooting first time ,
1 life bullet Vietnamese Dong 40,000 with minimum purchase of 10
our target , no not life just signs .
Mawa now we know where that ruffle desighn of rice paper comes from
our beautiful Tour guide made the whole journey pleasurable
on the way back we stop short on a lacker factory
and the independence palace
with beautiful sunflower decorated streets
passing the back of Notre dame
to a beautiful Chinese Vietnam restaurant for lunch
wih outstanding Lotus rice and Vietnam food, great Chocolaty Cafe
Cocktail
all Cordon Noirian attending the Cordon Noir Gala Dinner
from back to front, left to right : Chef Mawa, Manfred Faehndrich, Andrew Saw, Wolfgang Sauer, Berthold Jungwirt, Helmut Lamberger, Kuo Chih Tsung, Johann Boehni , Sue Jungwirt,
Chong Kam Fai , Koh Ren Chuan, Alan Walace, Helmut Honstetter, Huan Yi Jen,
Petetr Armitage, Mae Ho & Walter Wong, Chin Wei Ho, Urs Allenspach, Paul Henderson, Carlos Vinas, Dato Ringo Kau Fan Chu
and all together with Friends
Cordon Noir Christmas Galadinner Saigon
Chefs Koh Ren Chuan, Mawa and Huan Yi Jen
preparing the Gala Dinner
the Sturgeon swim in special from Northern Vietnam for this Cordon Noir Christmas Dinner dinner
the Menu presented by Cordon Noir Executive Gourmet for Vietnam Executive Chef Mawa
with Personalised Mother of Perl Caviar Set Christmas Present!
Carpachio of King Fish, assortment of Caviars, Foie Gras cream soup with pan fried Golden Foie Gras
Pan fried Mignon of Ostrich , Soursop Sherbet and Christmas Turkey
Wagyu Beef with Mash and Winter Vegetables
Sweet colorful Christmas Combination
after Dinner Sweets
Happy Birthday Carlos
Congratulation you two :
Cordon Noir Executive Gourmet for Australia Peter Armitage
&
Cordon Noir Executive Gourmet for Malaysia Urs Allenspach
and welcome to two Cordon Noir Professional Gourmets Huan Yi Jen & Koh Ren Chuan
Also Chef Mawa Promotion to Executive Gourmet Vietnam , Thanks for the beautiful Weekend
Thanks to all of you, thanks to Staff of Equatorial Ho Chi Minh Hotel
and thanks to all the Guests joining this "super" Saigon Weekend
here in Vietnam
some youtube from Chef Mawa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnsxj5ouQhg&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiWTPvNZeRE&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQT2tscTCY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD28MKNUHac&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZTobbHBUzI&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjweT5xzDcw&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsTHOlxHbMA&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Rnf5vi6N4&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TazSIdbDbRA&feature=youtu.be
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
wishing you
web by Jochen & photos by Dolly