Here is me outside the cafe. This picture was not taken today, that would be a little too nerdy. I had my friend take it the first time I passed by a few weeks ago.
ANYWAY: The thing I ate there today was so delicious and very well needed as it was warm and mmmmmm and yummy and I've been sick. It was called Bee Bung (or Be Bung?) and I looked it up on Google when I got home but the only hits that mentioned this dish were for Mekong Cafe. So maybe it is some kind of experimental creation. It had thicker than usual vermicelli noodles, stir fried beef, a cut up spring roll, and two pork balls. There was some hot broth in the bottom, as well as mint leaves, greens, grated carrots, and green onions. I was smiling the whole time while eating it, it was the most like beautiful and familiar thing I've eaten since I've gotten here.
More to come soon, classes have started and I'm already busy of course.
I too googled Bee Bung after falling under its spell at Mekong Cafe nearly 10 years ago. I just found out recently what the more common name for this dish is - 'Bun' sometimes Bun Cha, depending on what the mixture of meat/toppings is. And I have found it all over the world under that name - tonight we tried it in Chinatown in NYC. While you are in Wellington, another dish you might like - although a little pricier is the 'Nhorm Grilled salad (beef) at Siem Reap - it has some of those similar yummy flavours...(it used to be $8, but they renovated and tripled the price!)However everytime I visit Wellington I go to both of these restaurants...yum!
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