Day 7: Hoi An

Today I took a Vietnamese cooking class. It was alot of fun, we took a tour to the local market, which had quite a distinct fish smell to it. Then we headed on the river boat to the cooking class which overlooked the water. We made a couple of different dishesm which included the spring rolls, eggplant in tomatoe puree, and vietnamese pancake. I notice that the Vietnamese use alot of rice crepe paper for their cooking. You can see the influence the French has had on the Vietnamese cusine with the crepese that they use for their rolls and baguette sandwhichs and various pastriese you find. Also the Vietnamese food uses alot of mint and corrinder. Hoi An is known for it's tailor shops and they are literally everywhere and at very cheap prices. Ended that night going to dinner with two spanish girls I met we tried the Hoi An speciality of Cao Lau, which is doughy flat noodles mixed with croutons, bean sprouts, and greens, with pork slices in a savory broth. We then walked around thec canal area. Hoi An is set around the water and if there is a full moon than the city puts out it's chinese street lanterns in various colors, it was beautiful sight to see.