1.10.08 Vietnamese

following the example of my brother’s muscle building regiment, mary is aiming for 4000 calories a day. these two are lightweights. i accomplished this feat with a single glutinous meal at pho pasteur. the sweet cold green tea with mango and tapioca was a pre-meal dessert, my habitual favorite, bbq beef wrapped in lettuce, was consistently delicious and the menu pages recommendation of salt and pepper squid was surprisingly flavorful despite the heavy dose of fried fat. I love Vietnamese -- in moderation: my body is still suffering from that meal...