Authentic Vietnamese cooking in Ho Chi Minh City

Host offerings

Notes: Your host Tam can prepare vegetarian, vegan and halal meals on request. Please let her know your preference when booking your experience.

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Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.

• Crab and asparagus soup or Pumpkin soup or Pho or Purple shrimp soup
• Magic jelly with ginger syrup
• Broken rice with roasted chicken or beef or Fish in clay pot (slow cooked) or Fried rice with seafood or chicken
• Lotus salad with shrimps
• Fresh or deep fried spring rolls

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GOOD REVIEWS
{ "ambassador" : [{"author_name" : "Sara and Nick", "rating" : 5, "body" : "Our Traveling Spoon experience with Tam was delightful. She was very friendly, as were her 3 dogs, which we loved being able to pet and cuddle while we sat and chatted with Tam. We enjoyed great conversations with Tam about Vietnam, and her world travels too. She is definitely a great conversationalist. Tam was clearly a talented cook, and explained all the dishes so well, and created some mouthwatering food. We were blown away. I am not much of a fish eater, but everything we ate was delicious. I think my favourite experience was Tam showing us how green leaves and water can be squished and made into jelly. It was almost like a magic trick with food. It was also surprising how tasty it was when we ate some for dessert. Tam’s Kitchen was a great experience and highly recommend to anyone looking for a good meal in Vietnam!"}], "survey_monkey" : [{"author_name" : "Laura M", "rating" : 5, "body" : "Do Tam is wonderful beyond words! We started with a smile and a walk to a street market near her home. First thing, she bought us each a glass of sugar cane juice. We live in Hawaii, and are no strangers to sugar cane, but this was so different and delicious. The market was vibrant and very local. Scooters whizzed around us, and Tam introduced us to local fruits, vegetables and wares offered in the market along with pointing out temples and pagodas. She was very patient with our questions and endless photo taking. Afterwards, we went to her cute, well organized apartment and met her four 'naughty dogs'"}], "trip_advisor" : [{"author_name" : "Anne B", "rating" : 5, "body" : "My traveling companion and I signed up through Traveling Spoon for a dinner at the home of Tam Do in Ho Chi Minh City, and had a marvelous time with her and her charming daughter Kim in their apartment. Tam's food was excellent, and she explained its preparation and context for us as she served. Tam runs her own catering business, with a special focus on organic food and environmentally sensitive packaging -- we had a fascinating conversation with her about her experiences."}, {"author_name" : "mauilaura", "rating" : 5, "body" : "Do Tam is wonderful beyond words! We started with a smile and a walk to a street market near her home. First thing, she bought us each a glass of sugar cane juice. We live in Hawaii, and are no strangers to sugar cane, but this was so different and delicious. The market was vibrant and very local. Scooters whizzed around us, and Tam introduced us to local fruits, vegetables and wares offered in the market along with pointing out temples and pagodas. She was very patient with our questions and endless photo taking. Afterwards, we went to her cute, well organized apartment and met her four “naughty dogs”. We talked easily as she explained her cooking style and got us started on cleaning the prawns. We talked, cooked and ate our way through the afternoon. I highly recommend booking a class with her, you will walk away with a new friend in Vietnam. This was our first Traveling Spoon experience, and will not be the last!"}] }

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