On Saturday which was Deepavali, we spent our afternoon at Mid Valley and Gardens Mall.
Hubs the epicure wanted to try something different and we settled for An Viet @ The Gardens. Good choice made as we enjoyed the delightful and very flavorful authentic cuisine of Vietnam, comprising mainly of fresh aromatic leaves, flowers and vegetables.
Ãn Viet’ translates into ‘Eat Viet,’ and its aim is to encourage people to truly eat their food and to curb wastage. Serving portions of noodles and rice can be customized so that patrons order only what they can finish; plus, for everyone who finishes his or her entire meal, the restaurant channels RM0.10 to KOTO, a social enterprise that helps disadvantaged Vietnamese youths gain access to skill development opportunities.
The first item that arrived was a hot bowl of beef Pho Bo. I love Ãn Viet’s concept of curbing wastage and order only what you can eat. You can order an amount of noodles based on weight – 80gm, 120gm, 160gm or 200gm – all for the same total price of RM18.90 per bowl.
The coconut ice-blended creation is simply delightful, aromatic and refreshing. It will surely tantalize the taste bud of any coconut fan. We all fell in love with it, even the hubs.
I ordered a glass of lemon grass & ginger drink and it was really refreshing as well with the aromatic fragrance of lemon grass.
Deep fried rice paper wraps.
A Vietnamese meal is never complete without Goi Cuan (fresh spring rolls). As expected, the girls hadn’t quite acquired the taste just yet just like I did when I was much younger. Hubs and I polished off this dish.
Grilled chicken with lemon grass is another mouth-watering aromatic dish.
Banana flower salad – this salad is highlighted by the hot-tart play of chili and lime off the crisp rings of the banana flower. It is a very refreshing and aromatic dish with such fresh and healthy ingredients as lime juice, julienned banana flower, julienned carrots, roasted peanuts, raw shallots, cucumber strips, mint leaves, basil leaves and prawns.
The girls loved this Vietnamese baguette pork chop the best. Cass didn’t even want to let me have a bite of it until I growled at her, ha ha ha!
The big princess enjoying every bite of the pork chop baguette.
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And Drama Queen had takeout fish congee from Canton-I (just next to An Viet). She is recovering from inflamed tonsilitis.
Sunday, 30 Oct 2016:
Sundays are maid-free days. Today I taught Cass to mop the floor with a magic mop and wet floor wipes. She was pretty thorough I must say. My condition set on the girls before they are allowed to use any e-Gadgets is that they have to help out in house work. They will be very thankful to me one day for all these domestic on-the-job training 😀
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