Re: VNSA Ta.p Pi'n Lu`: Thi.t ca^`y

[Tuan V Nguyen <t.nguyen@garvan.unsw.edu.au>]

Cha`o ba'c Ian Bui va` ca'c ba'c nha^.u,

>Ky` ve^` VN to^i co' ghe' la`ng Nha^.t Ta^n nha^.u ma^'y tra^.n ca^`y
>to*i bo*`i hoa la'. Mo^.t ho^m kia to^i ddang ddi lang thang ga^`n khu
>Va<n Mie^'u thi` co' hai ba` cu. gia` ddi ngang, ba` nay` no'i vo*'i 
>ba` kia: "Ca'i o^ng na`y ngu*o*`i Nha^.t!" To^i ni'n kho^ng ddu*o*.c, 
>phai? quay la.i cu*o*`i le'm vo*'i hai ba` ma` ra<`ng, "Da. va^ng, 
>Nha^.t Ta^n a^'y a.!" Phie^`n hai ba` cu. phai? ba^.t cu*o*`i 
>ngoa<'t ngoe?o :)))

	Sa(~n tha^'y ba'c Ian Bui ba`n chuye^.n thi.t cho', 
to^i cu~ng muo^'n no'i va`i kinh nghie^.m cu?a to^i ve^` mo'n 
a(n ddo^.c dda'o na`y.

	Co' ngu+o+`i se~ kinh to+?m khi nghe dde^'n chuye^.n 
a(n thi.t cho', nhu+ng to^i thi` tha^'y thi.t cho' ra^'t 
ngon. Thi.t cho' co' nhie^`u cha^'t dda.m. Cho' ngon nha^'t 
la` lu'c cho' ba('t dda^`u ddi to+, tu+'c la` ba('t dda^`u 
ddi ... ngu+?i ca'c con ca'i. 

	Co' le~ kho^ng mo'n a(n na`o ma` a(n dde^'n no va^~n 
kho^ng cha'n nhu+ thi.t cho'. Nghe no'i co' ngu+o+`i co`n cho 
thi.t cho' la` thi.t ro^`ng. O+? Ta`u thi` ho. go.i thi.t 
cho' la` "thi.t tho+m". Ke^? ra thi` cu~ng ddu'ng qua' ddi 
chu+' . Mo^.t con cho', khi dda~ la`m lo^ng xong, u+o+'p ngu~ 
vi. hu+o+ng va`o va` cho le^n lo` BBQ nu+o+'ng, thi` ca'i 
mu`i tho+m co' the^? la`m ngu+o+`i ta nga^y nga^'t nhu+ 
kho^ng.

	Thi.t cho' ddu+o+.c che^' bie^'n tha`nh va`i mo'n ca(n 
ba?n: luo^.c, sa`o, do^`i, cha?, na.m, ru+.a ma^.n. Nghe no'i 
ma^'y na(m ga^`n dda^y ngu+o+`i ta co`n ddu+o+.c che^' ra 
mo'n cha? gio` cho' nu+~a! Ngu+o+`i ta co`n no'i "so^'ng 
tre^n ddo+`i na`y, a(n mie^'ng do^`i cho', che^'t xuo^'ng a^m 
phu?, bie^'t co' hay kho^ng". 

	A(n thi.t cho' ma` kho^ng co' ru+o+.u la` mo^.t ma^'t 
ma't lo+'n. Ma` pha?i ru+o+.u tra('ng hay ru+o+.u ne^'p than 
co+ mo+'i ddu'ng ddie^.u, chu+' ru+o+.u Ta^y nhu+ Whisky hay 
brandy thi` kho^ng a(n y' vo+'i thi.t cho' chu't na`o; 
cha(?ng kha'c gi` cha'o vi.t ma` cha^'m vo+'i nu+o+'c tu+o+ng 
[thay vi` nu+o+'c ma('m gu+`ng!]

	Ma^'y na(m ga^`n dda^y, to^i nghe no'i la` ca'c o^ng 
Ta^y ba` dda^`m cu~ng ti`m dde^'n ca'c qua'n thi.t cho' o+? 
Ha` No^.i dde^? thu+o+?ng thu+'c 7 mo'n thi.t ca^`y. Nhu+ 
va^.y cu~ng ddu? tha^'y, thi.t cho' cu~ng ddu+o+.c co^ng 
nha^.n nhu+ mo^.t mo'n a(n ddo^.c dda'o trong a^?m thu+.c VN.

	Ho^`i tho+`i to^i co`n o+? Ha` No^.i, to^i nghe no'i 
cho' Ha?i Du+o+ng la` no^~i tie^'ng ngon, cha(?ng bie^'t thu+ 
thu+.c ra sao ? Co' ba'c na`o no'i the^m ve^` ca'i ddie^`u 
na`y kho^ng ? Ngoa`i ra, to^i ddu+o+.c bie^'t khu Nha^.t Ta^n 
o+? Ha` No^.i thi` no^~i tie^'ng ve^` do^`i, na.m va` su.n, 
co`n cho+. A^m Phu? thi` no^~i tie^'ng ve^` cho' luo^.c [to^i 
co' a(n o+? dda^y va` co^ng nha^.n la` cho' luo^.c o+? dda^y 
qua? la` tuye^.t!], va` cho+. Bu+o+?i hi`nh nhu+ co' ba'n 
thi.t cho' go'i, kie^?u nhu+ take-out be^n My~ hay take-away 
be^n U'c va^.y ... ba'c na`o bie^'t ve^` ca'c no+i na`y xin 
chi? gia'o ho^. dde^? ky` sau ra Ha` No^.i to^i co`n co' di.p 
thu+o+?ng thu+'c.

	Tua^'n