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Xuan Banh Cuon, Sunshine

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on July 30, 2023July 30, 2023

This family-run Sunshine institution is named after, and famous for, its bánh cuốn – which translates from Vietnamese to mean ‘rolled cakes’.

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Chumanchu, Preston

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on April 8, 2020May 17, 2021

Chumanchu’s menu is largely Vietnamese with a few Thai, Malaysian and Indonesian flourishes. Interestingly, I found out its owner Marten Chu is the brother of Nahji Chu, founder of the popular Misschu chain.

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Pho Thin, Melbourne

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on March 9, 2020May 17, 2021

One of the main differences between the Australian Pho Thin and the one in Hanoi is the disavowal of MSG – a downright shame if you ask me.

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Sapa Hills, Footscray

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

It’s news to no one who lives West of the city centre that Sapa Hills churns out incredible Vietnamese food, but if you, like me, aren’t as acquainted with Footscray’s finest food establishments, please head there immediately and order the ‘Sapa Hills special fried rice’.

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Hawker Boys, Melbourne

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on July 15, 2018July 15, 2018

I assumed Hawker Boys was new, but reviews dating back to 2016 revealed how little I venture up to Hardware Lane.

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When you’re FODMAP and lactose-intolerant as well as lacking a somewhat vital organ such as a gallbladder, everything floats your bloat – tomatoes, eggplant, mature cheeses (so most good cheeses), wine, spinach, almond milk, every form of preserved meat (yes, that includes bacon), that little bit of ghee your mum slips into her dahl to make it taste all the better.

Bloat Scores

0 Living the dream

1 Had to loosen my belt a notch

2 The belt had to be completely removed

3 I could have balanced a glass of wine on my bloated stomach

4 If I were lying prostrate on my tummy, it would have looked as though I was levitating

5 So full of gas I floated home like a hot air balloon

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