I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Over the weekend, I went down to LA to visit my parents, and of course, I spent the entire weekend eating. Other than all the turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes, I had a good amount of Vietnamese food as well. I always love the Vietnamese food in LA because it gives me endless amounts of inspiration for my blog. Before I left, I picked up a few ingredients I can’t get up here. One of those ingredients is nem nuong. Nem nuong is a grilled pork sausage from the Khanh Hoa province in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The sausage is made with ground pork with about 1/3 of that in pork fat. It is then seasoned with shallots, fish sauce, garlic, sugar, and black pepper. I absolutely LOVE this stuff. But they are really hard to get right, so I usually buy them from a restaurant. The only place I like to get mine is Summer Rolls in LA. I’ve been going to this restaurant for years and it is hands down one of my top 5 favorite Vietnamese restaurants of all time. Their food is top notch, and if you go there around […]
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