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Sydney's Little Vietnam, Cabramatta

Absolutely in love with Vietnamese food, I'd been wanting to visit Cabramatta for a taste of Sydney's Little Vietnam. Lee & I finally went on Saturday. Being about an hour's drive out west from the city, I had sussed some places out at the Eatability site while Lee asked his Vietnamese laundry lady the best place to eat there. The name that came up, Thanh Binh on John St, Cabramatta.


Pork rice vermicelli with chao tôm. The sugar cane stick is missing from my dish! Apparently, the prawn meat already peeled off and cut for me. Bah.


Cha gio. Pork spring rolls. Did you know that they also have autumn, winter and summer rolls? The cold rolls are autumn and summer, they're served with fresh rice paper. I'd like to assume that cold food tend to be serve in hot seasons, much like sushi. But everyone confuses the same for all rolls calling them egg roll or spring roll, maybe because the Chinese (and other cultures) has the same. My fave is the gỏi cuốn (Summer roll). But Thanh Binh didn't have any more.

Cho Gio/Spring Rolls - crispy deep-fried rails filled with a mixture of seasoned pork and vegetables.
Winter Rolls - same as Spring, but half the size with a shrimp tucked inside.
Goi Cuon/Summer Rolls - soft, fresh rice paper rolls filled with vermicelli, lettuce, mint, and either shrimp, pork, or both.
Autumn Rolls - same as Summer, but filled with fried tofu and bean sprouts.

Lee with his beef tripe phở.

We walked about the commercial village in Cabramatta after lunch, and even into some of the grocery stores and a kitchenware shop, because Lee's been looking for a cleaver. Everything felt strangely familiar, the sights and smells. Save for the Vietnamese shops and signages, it almost felt like KL.

Your token arch for every Chinatown.

Cabramatta is also the place where the film, Little Fish starring Cate Blanchett, was filmed.

Along with the arch, there's also the traditional lion creature to ward off evil spirits. To which Lee pointed out...



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I dunno if Lee took you to Flemington(s) but the beef noodles there are THE BEST I've had so far! The sliced chillies in that shop though are super pedas. YUM!

*drools........sigh.

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