Hoppity hop hop! We all tried the crickets at the Mai Chau homestay. The consensus: crunchy and grassy.Shared dinner platter in Mai Chau: fried chicken, papaya salad, spring roll bites, steamed fish in banana leaf, green beans, and rice.Com chay: break and dip the rice crackers into the middle bowl of deliciousness. Excellent chicken pho soup on the right. (Ninh Binh)Nem lui: in a rice paper, place vegetables and minced pork. Wrap, slide out the lemongrass skewer, and dip in peanut sauce. Banh beo chen: round steamed rice cakes topped with dried shrimp, pork crackling, and shallots that you fill with sauce and scoop out of their cups. (Hue)Banh khoai: crispy rice flour crepe filled with bean sprouts, pork, and shrimp. Depending on the region, can be wrapped in rice paper with vegetables and dipped in a sauce.Banh xeo in Hoi An is like banh khoai, but with the addition of turmeric in the pancakes. This feast was just over $5 per person and way more than we could eat.Probably the best sandwich I’ve ever had: Madam Khanh’s in Hoi An. It does not seem to bear any relation to banh mi sandwiches in the US. $20,000 VND, or about $1 USD.Build a banh mi: start with fresh, crusty French baguette, apply at least 3 sauces and spreads, add some mystery meat and pickled vegetables, and experience a symphony of flavors.Quy Nhon’s hotel buffet breakfast was the best. So much variety!Banh hoi: fine rice vermicelli, shrimp powder, scallions, pork cracklings, a pork sausage, carrots, green papaya, and fish sauce. This was one of my favorite meals, found along the street in Nha Trang’s non-tourist area. $20,000 VND, or about $1 USD.Cashews are plentiful and roasted to a nice, crisp crunch with their skins still on. These are approximatley 40lb bags.
The Journey in Between 
That sammich omg
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