The Mall area
Last month, a bunch of food bloggers and I went on a Meet My Suburb Walking Tour of Kensington and Kingsford where I showed them around the secret local’s favourites in the area. It was so much fun so some other blogger friends and I decided to do the same in Cabramatta. Betty from Betty’s Bites grew up in the area and when she emailed us asking if we’d like to join her on a little eating tour of Cabramatta, I didn’t hesitate for a moment. I’m almost embarrassed to say that as a born and bread Sydney-Sider I’d never been to Cabramatta before. What I didn’t realise that apart from the fact that Cabramatta has great food, the people are what I enjoyed just as much. Cabramatta residents have fun and a lot of laughs and the kids…well they’re priceless and they love a camera. And I should warn you now that this is a long post so please settle in with a cup of coffee or tea (sweetened with sweetened condensed milk to put you in an authentic mood).
Colourful desserts
Trissa and I are driving together for the first time Cabramatta from Balmain and the GPS is guiding us. We get into the wrong lane accidentally misreading the GPS. Trissa winds down the window “Please sir, I need to get into that lane” she pleads with the taxi driver who looks at her like she just told him he has a chicken on his head and it’s about to lay an egg. “WHAT?!” he says and before he can figure out what she means she manoeuvres into the space. We arrive at Cabramatta via the scenic route and spot Betty walking towards the train station, our designated meeting point. “Find a park where-ever you can on this street or the next” she says. Parking is notoriously hard in Cabramatta as crowds of people gather there on the weekends to buy and eat and the 50c car park (yep 50c to park your car, compare that to a city car park at $24 for 2 hours) is an option if we get desperate.
Fruit sold at a store
We’re meeting Ja, Betty and journalist Carla and her photographer boyfriend James at the station. Trish is to join us later. It’s a gorgeous day, we couldn’t have asked for better for a food walking tour and Betty has been charged with showing us the best of Cabramatta.
Stop #1 Kim Thanh Company Hot Bread
We start the tour off opposite the train station at Kim Thanh Company Hot Bread. Betty order ones of the mega rolls, a Vietnamese pork roll with the lot: chicken and pork plus all the trimmings. “Could you put it on a plate, let us photograph it and then cut it into 4?” The guy behind the counter is amused by our antics but we need to do it for the blog you do see. After the photographic ritual there’s nowhere to stop and eat it but this is not a problem. Betty says that we can just bring it into the cafe where we’ll refresh ourselves with some Vietnamese drinks – yes, apparently there isn’t an issue with bringing other food in from other shops. “It’s Cabramatta!” Betty says and we quickly learn that people are an easy going lot here.
Stop #2 The Rise Cafe
We sit down at The Rise Cafe just round the corner. The main shopping and eating area of Cabramatta is small as there are lots of little arcades that join up to the carpark. We order a selection of drinks.
Soda Egg $3.50
The soda egg sounds frightening but it tastes more like a milky custard mixed with soda water and there’s no raw egg seen or tasted. It’s not particularly sweet though but it is refreshing.
Jackfruit and Lychee shake $3.95
The mixed Jackfruit and lychee shake is strongly flavoured with lychee with a slight jackfruit after taste. It would be a god send on a hot day with the finely churned ice giving it a slushee quality.
Custard Apple shake $3.95
My favourite is the custard apple shake which taste like pure custard apple blended up and smooth.
Vietnamese Iced Milk Coffee $3.50
The Vietnamese Iced Milk Coffee is very strong stuff indeed and it’s sweetened with sweetened condensed milk. I can only have a few sips of this as I fear a coffee addiction coming on…
Mega Vietnamese Bread Roll $6
We try the Mega Vietnamese Bread Roll and it’s delicious although different from the ones I’ve had from Mascot at Hong Ha and Vee Vee. There is flavoured vermicelli inside it as well as chicken, pork and pickles. Vegetarian Betty says that this is one item that she misses.
Stop #3: Huong Xua
The condiments always feature on the table alongside the omnipresent tissue boxes
Bun Nem (Cha Gio) 3 Cai $9
Refreshed and with something in our bellies, we go across the road to Huong Xua, a place that Betty tells us makes excellent Spring Rolls. We sit down and order the 3 Spring Rolls with Vermicelli and it comes out shortly after. The spring rolls are cut into pieces for easy sharing and the bowl of fish sauce comes double bowled. Betty explains that she dips the vermicelli in the bowl of fish sauce and then puts it in the clean bowl. The spring rolls have a thinner pastry – they use the rice paper pastry, not the thicker egg pastry. The thinner pastry means that the spring rolls are crispier and less oily. The filling is very meaty with a lot of mince inside and it’s tasty, crunchy and moreish.
The 8 ingredient drinks
Jewelry store that sells socks and torches!
With a few more morsels in our tummies, we head towards the main centre of the mall area and to the arcades of shops. We pass by stores which sell material (Cabramatta is know for their fabric shops) and all sorts of goodies. There’s a store where you can pick 8 different toppings to put in your drink from sweet red bean, avocado, wriggly tapioca noodles, fruit and taro. Fine jewelry stores sell all manner of things in the bins out the front from torches to socks.
“Am I going to be in the newspaper?”
The fruit shops are busy and are decorated with suspended bunches of green sugar bananas at the front. A man is giving away tastes of green mango which we try – it’s an unusual taste, quite dry but sweet and it reminds me of a non juicy nashi pear. It’s completely unlike regular mango and there’s a slight tingle on the tongue afterward like when you eat unripe fruit but it’s not unpleasantly so. He sees the cameras and says smiling “Am I going to be in the newspaper?”.
Gigantic strawberries
Star Apples
Water Apples
There are enormous strawberries about the size of a child’s fist, mangosteens, durian as well as fruit that I’ve never seen before like green water apples, little yellow berries which Ja tells me are very, very sour and Star Apples which smell beautifully fragrant. Some of the fruit like the water apple and green mango are sold with a little packet of salt and chili to dip it in.
Small yellow berries
Durian, of course.
Stop #4: Tan Hoan Cau
Nem Nuong pork ball skewers, 2 for $5
We stop at Tan Hoan Cao whose sign proudly declares “As seen on TV”. We buy sticks with sweet pork balls on them which are rather tasty. Trissa and Trish who has now joined us say that they are similar to a Philippine snack but less sweet. We also try some piping hot and fresh eggy custard puffs.
Custard egg puffs, $5 a box
The fabulous kids of Cabramatta!
Oh Hai!
We’re walking and a little girl being carried by her grandpa waves at me so I wave back. I want to go back and take her photo so I do but she’s transfixed by the camera and her hand remains still. No matter, a little boy with a rather serious expression and a huge drink pokes his adorable face in the camera frame and starts waving enthusiastically. I take a photo of him and he waves me out of sight whilst staring deadpan at the camera. They’re adorable these kids and they do love a camera.
Stop #5: Dong Tam
In one of the arcades we pass by Dong Tam and Carla buys some prawn cakes which are interesting: spongey and light and only slightly warm they’re a bit oily and plain for my taste and they’re much like prawn balls but in a flatter, rectangular form. I walk a bit further and see some cakes and photographing them I bump into another little boy.
Oh Hai!
He’s transfixed by the camera lens – absolutely so. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a child look at anything so intently. His father is standing nearby and seems amused but used to it and I take a photo of him and show the picture to him. He points at it and stares absolutely fascinated and his widened, curious eyes never leave my camera lens the entire time I am there.
Prawn Cake
We then try some prawn pancake which is similar to okonomiyaki and terrbily good indeed and at 80c it’s the ideal snack.
Stop # 6: Duy Linh
However as the vegetarians (Betty & Carla) need some food, we head off to a vegetarian restaurant where they make mock meats. We order a few things to see how they do each type of meat. Fear not vegetarians, there is food for you here too!
Vermicelli soy shrimp on sugarcane $9
These aren’t a great start to the meal with the soy shrimp tasting watery and spongey. Not as inspiring as we’d like and certainly not prawn like but the vermicelli is good in the faux fish sauce.
Soy duck with rice $9
The soy duck is good, particularly with the sauce, and we find the duck and chicken better approximations of the actual meat than the seafood.
Soy Hai Nam chicken $8
The chicken is also good but it’s incredibly smokey which adds another unexpected dimension of flavour.
Deep fried soy prawns $4 for 4
These don’t really resemble the picture which was a good imitation of a prawn. Despite the fact that they don’t really taste like prawn, they are very tasty indeed and much nicer than the prawn on sugar cane sticks.
Centella drink (Pennywort leaf juice) $2.50
Array of drinks $3.50 each
The drinks are a range of coconut and red beans and wriggly noodle drinks. The two that stand out are the drink with seaweed, longan and barley in it which we dissect and give everyone a sample of and the centella which is a pennywort leaf drink which comes bottled and is a very herbal drink which reminds me of spirulina or grass jelly.
Stop # 7: Tan Viet
Criskin chicken $10
The one place that despite our full stomachs, we couldn’t say no to was Tan Viet.We are so full but the lure of their famous criskin chicken with tomato rice has us making room in our tummies. It arrives quickly and we create some makeshift plates with tissues as the staff were perplexed enough with our one plate small order amongst 7 people that we didn’t want to ask them for plates too. One bite into the chicken and we see that it is amazing stuff indeed. The skin is so crispy, like the crispiest Peking Duck skin but the chicken is beautifully moist and tender inside. The accompanying pickles are sweet and delicious and the tomato rice isn’t bad although I prefer the chicken and pickles.
Stop #8: Hung Vuong
Prawn bread fritters with mung beans $2
We make one final stop to get some goodies to take home for dinner so we go back to Hung Vuong. There’s the matriach, the smiling 75 year old woman who sits at the front every day taking orders while the rest of her family and staff takes our order. She’s giggling like a schoolgirl at our antics (we should hope to be so happy and active at 75) and we buy some rice cakes with mung beans on top with a fish sauce and some puffy prawn cakes with mung beans for $2 each. Later at home we try them and the rice cakes are slippery and cool and delicious with the sauce on top and the enormous puffy prawn cakes are like deep fried bread and we can’t get through one.
Mung bean filled donut $1
Trish and I are fixated on their donuts so we buy one to share. The regular donut shape is plain but the circles have mung bean filling inside them. We try a bit and the toffee is gummy and sticks to the roof of the mouth. The mung bean filling is a little dry in the centre.
Stop #8: Kaysone Sweets
One last stop. No visit to Cabramatta is complete without an avocado and durian shake. Betty had asked at a few other stores and they didn’t have Durian but she has finally found a good place that has Durian shake. They also sells vegetable chips with a drizzling of sugar syrup on top. We also try some banana fritter which is delicious and the batter is firm and crunchy with the starchy banana inside.
Sweet potato chips
She passes the avocado and durian shake to everyone. 5 out of 7 like it and James and I are the only ones that don’t go for the distinctive smell. “Try it while holding your nose” everyone asks me and I do and the texture is lovely but for me, taste and smell are so linked that I just can’t have more.
On that note, we all wave the white flag of surrender. Our tummies doth protest at having more food although I have to say our tastebuds are dancing a dance of pure delight. Big thanks to Betty for showing us her suburb!
So tell me Dear Reader, is there somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit but never have?
Kim Thanh Company Hot Bread
215 Railway Pde
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 9726 0546
The Rise Cafe
2 John St
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 9723 6201
Huong Xua
180 Cabramatta Rd
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 9755 0388
Tan Hoan Cao
Shop 3/73-79 John Street
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Dong Tam
Duy Linh
10/117 Joh Street
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 9727 9800
Tan Viet
Shp 3/ 100 John St
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 9727 6853
Hung Vuong
65 John St
Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 9723 7270
Kaysone Sweets
59 Park Rd Cabramatta NSW 2166
Tel: +61 (02) 97241559
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Wow! I’m glad you finally made it to Cabramatta. I love going there for food
I always get a fruit shake from kaysone sweets or maybe a sugar cane drink (from across the street)! Looks like a fun day out!
I was discussing this with Trish on Sunday, Cabramatta is a great day out to go fabric shopping and then go eat! I haven’t done it in too long!
Is the Bun Nem (Cha Gio) vietnamese spring rolls? The ones you wrap in lettuce and dip? I have amazing memories of those.mmmmm.
Love the look of all the drinks, yum.
I love visiting Cabramatta for the fabric shops and masses of little shops selling all manner of food and homewares. Thankyou for the recommendations as it can sometimes be an overwhelming experience.
Criskin Chicken…A-MAZING. I feel inspired to take a little trip out to Cabramatta!! Lakemba/Belmore/Campsie are also amazing little hubs for a foodie tasting tour.
I am still waiting for the RTA to revoke my license!! Anyway, great post – I love Cabramatta and I love the fact that I don’t have to pay for tea there! This made me relive every moment of it – even the fake prawn which I didn’t want to remember! Haha!
Everything looks really good; I now regret surfing onto your blog before breakfast… T_____T
As for places I’ve yearned to go to but have never gone to, there are a number of fascinating shops in Binondo, Manila’s Chinatown that have beckoned. (There’s a place that does fab crispy pork chop on noodles and there’s a really good dumpling factory.) Alas, I haven’t had the time!
Lorraine what a fantastic post on Cabramatta. I love it there. I cant believe I missed it all. It looked like so much fun. The mung bean filled donut is my favourite. I always make sure to take a few home.
oh i just loved reading this entry hehe i had so much fun that day – and you guys HAVE to go back with your family/friends/partners to explore some more
aww great review . Next time your in the area you would have to try Iron Chef ( yum cha on sat ) and Master Chef Dim Sum =D.
Along the way head to granville for Al Jannah ( Charcoal Chicken )
Wow – this all looks amazing! How do you eat all of that in one day?
Oh man, someone in an apartment near me recently started cooking dinner, and I could smell it as I read this post…and I have to wait another hour yet before our dinner reservations. Torture!
Brilliant post. I wish I’d read it before I visited Sydney last month.
your version of a food crawl makes more sense; localisation – do Surry Hills next! (joke)
If you ever feel like doing the Northbridge/Cammeray area let me know
This was a great chronicle of a fantastic day in Cabramatta, Lorraine! And I can’t believe there were 9 eateries – I think I missed out on the first 3 but even so my stomach was doth protesting afterwards as well. My favourite parts were definitely the fruit shops, our one plate of chicken & rice for 7 people, and the friendliest and warmest people! Will definitely return there!
Looks like you all had fun!!
I lived in Cabramatta for the first 2 and a half years of my life, and have lived close by pretty much all my life! In fact, I’m only 5 minutes away right now!
Lorraine, I’m with you on durian – I can’t stand the smell, and can’t get past it when I eat some…I’ve only ever eaten it 3 times…each time, I protested! LOL My mum loves durian though, and always brings home durian lollies from Bali when she goes! (They smell so bad…you’d think they’d tone it down for lollies…nope!)
Next time you’re in the area, give me a shout! I’d love to spend a day in Cabra with some foodies
As always, with your eloquent posts, I felt transported, like I was there savoring some Vietnamese (vegetarian!)delights with your motley band of gourmands! Must make another trip soon …. a sugar cane juice would go down a treat on a hot day like today!
I saw you walking out of Tan Viet i was having lunch there. You looked at me cos i think i had this startled look like omg is that Lorraine from NQN. My bf who was outside on the phone noticed that there were a bunch of people outside with cameras confirmed that it was you!
i love Cabramatta, it’s a little corner of Vietnam; the train trip from Central takes 40 minutes but it’s worth it! And i love the sugar cane juice!
Another exciting suburb tour!
Haha, good to see the tissue box phenomenon is alive and well in Cabramatta too. The soy prawns kinda look like munted ham hocks? Quite scary for a vego I would imagine!
“As seen on TV” lol
EPIC post Lorraine!
I love the look of your suburb =)
I have always wanted to visit Tasmania, and I’m off there next weekend for 5 days of bliss (i hope!)
x
I can’t believe you’ve never been to Cab before?! Aren’t you glad you finally did though?
Looks like you guys had fun! I want a custard egg puff – they look delicious!
Love Cabramatta. My best friend from high school was Vietnamese and then in our uni days we missed many lectures to lunch at Thanh Binh (my fav).
Then working in Fairfield for DoCS – was always the place to go for after work dinner. I also worked for the Cabramatta Street team – pacing the streets with local police doing child protection work. Very interesting times….
My Mum grew up in Cabra, and we still go there to buy material. The fruit looks amazing!
My next shop ‘n eat trip will now be “Cabra here I am again”! It’s been years. It’s the place where I read the name “criskin” chicken for the 1st time. I think it is originally and perhaps uniquely Cabranesian for CRISpy sKIN chicken. MUST have that again. All eateries there were boasting to have the best criskin chicken, unfortunately I forgot the name of the tiny always jampacked one that really makes the best, but I WILL find it! The yummiest way to have it is “with egg noodles, soup separate”…drool & drool!
Wow! Wish I could’ve read this post before venturing out there about 2 weeks ago! I was lost not knowing what to have and where to go! Looks like I’ll be making a trip back now.. durian shake.. LOVE IT!!
That’s cool they have water apples but why are they green? They are supposed to be red, haha
Too bad I couldn’t make it to this cabra tour but I am glad I can read your excellent coverage to compensate what I missed.
Im so glad you’ve finally come to Cabramatta (or as us locals simply call it ‘Cabra’). I’ve grown up here most of my life and have come to appreciate Cabra as a place where people can come and eat wonderful food and have a great day enjoying a bit of Asia right in their own backyard.
You should try the pork rolls at a bakery a little further down John St. they are open 24/7 and make great pork rolls! nothing beats a pork roll at 3am!
The custard egg puffs are awesome! im so glad you got to try them! At KaySone Sweets you should try a large fruit shake. you get to choose 5 fruits and they blend it all together into a nice large cup! best drink on a hot day like today. their Sweet Potato chips are amazing!
At Tan Viet you should try the Criskin Chicken with the egg noodles. you get a choice of whether you want the soup in the bowl or in a separate bowl. its the best way to eat it i reckon.
And of course, you should try a Pho from either Pho Phung or Pho Viet!
Hopefully you’ll come back often and maybe I’ll bump into you! Try coming on the weekend! its a handful but thats just how Cabra is.. and i wouldnt have it any other way!
i love cabramatta but i never knew where to go and always went to the first shop that caught my eye to have lunch. this is such a definitive guide, i can’t wait to go back and try some of the delicious foods you had on the tour, especially those prawn pancakes!
and this is why I love living in Australia
Hehe I love Cabra – I go through there at least 4 times a week. The guy selling bread across the road from the station is awesome, as is the banh mi ga (chicken roll) – Best in sydney IMO
I have never tried Custard Apple shake before and I love it.. also the durian shake.. haha
Kids and 75 year-old-lady are so cute !
Reallly enjoy eating trip with you guys
My good friend just went to Cabramatta for wedding material – all the way from Wagga. I’ll have to ask her what she ate. I’m desperate for one of those custard egg puffs and a cool fruit drink. I can’t believe that I grew up in Sydney and have never been to Cabramatta.
Hi!
I’m looking forward to visiting Cabramatta. What’s the name & location of the 50c car park?
Thanks
Mmmm great idea! So much good food to try tho so hard to fit it all in one crawl. We should do one north! Come bak up here you
I have been to Cabramatta for the fabric several times, and have eaten there. However, I tend to get a bit overwhelmed by all the selection. Now I have a list to go by it will make it heaps easier! Thank you
A great excursion. I visited Cabramatta a few years ago. I think I’m way overdue for another visit.
Cabramatta is like the equivalent to Melbourne’s Richmond and Footscray! Vietnamese town!
I wow-ed at the price of the pork rolls. They are double the price compared to Melbourne! And you missed out on pho, but covered lots of Vietnamese/Asian dishes.
Those puffs remind me of the Hong Kong styled “gai dan gao” mmmm
Thank you for such a wonderful and loving blog entry about Cabramatta.
I am a local and i find it very difficult to explain to people that Cabramatta is a wonderful place to eat and shop for groceries. They seem to be convinced that it is over-run with gangs, violence and drugs. This may have been correct a couple of decades ago, but not now.
It is very safe and family friendly.
I am so glad you enjoyed your day, and thank you again for your wonderful post.
You visited my home town!! How did you eat so much in one day?!
You should try Fortune 8 Yum Cha. They’ve just renovated and it’s so good there.
I’m glad you had a good time exploring the streets of Cabramatta.
Thanks for a great post. Now I have a list of places to try when I’m in Cabra (been there once before with my aunt for fabric shopping but no food). Great job!
A “little” food tour??? How many hours were you all there? Love the food of Cabramatta, love durian shakes, icecream, biscuits, the fruit. I always describe it as garlic flavoured custard which might make it more acceptable to the undecided!
Wow! I am ashamed to say I’ve never been to Cabramatta either (lived in Marrickville though, so didn’t have to travel for pho). But I need to get down there…recognised some of the tropical fruit and started to feel homesick! The water apples are called jambu air in Malaysia and the yellow fruit is Buah Cermai which we eat “pickled”
Cabramatta is a colourful suburb chock full of tiny and not so tiny stores and eateries.My dolly ladies organised a bus trip a few years ago to buy fabrics, Cabramatta is THE place to buy beautiful fabrics. We had a ball walking up and down the main streets and then into the arcades. I love the tropical fruit that’s always available and fresh. Need to get myself up there very soon. It’s funny Lorraine, how your blogs excite your readers into venturing into different places. Yay to you:-)
I like the food there but nothing beats the spring rolls and chicken salad my Vietnamese foster sister My Lam makes.
Your energy astounds me. One day I’m going to show up in Australia and be prepared to gain 10 pounds going out to eat with you.
custard apple shake? holy hogs, yes please! what do i have to do to take a tour like this? no, correction–what do i have to do to take this EXACT tour?
What a fun, foodie-filled day!
oh what a fabulous way to learn about an area!! I’m craving so many things right now!
And I’m so happy you saw that I loved your cheesecake! I was going to comment to let you know
amazing!!
I love the great variety of food! I wish I find star apples and water apples, they sound so interesting. And the custard egg puffs sound really divine!
WOW I am constantly amazed at how much food you can consume! I love food but sadly I am full after about 1/2 a plate so I can never fit in lots of lovely tastes.
I look forward to your blog post each day and use my imagination to eat vicariously through you!
I love going to Cabramatta. The food .. the FOOD! The criskin chicken is amazing isn’t it?
Now that’s what one calls a fun eating trip…
I’ve only been to Cabramatta once but it was fantastic! Must ring up my Vietnamese friend to take me on a food tour like yours hehe. Did you try the sweet potato chips from Kaysone Sweets? They’re a great snack
I’m glad my home town is getting a great showing. Thanks Lorriane for elouqently capturing the heart of the suburb – it’s about the people and what is going into their tummies!
A heads up when your next down here, in the neighbouring suburbs, Fairfield and Carramar, you’ll also find more intersting eats – hearty and honest Iraqi, tasty turkish charcoal chicken, a great Peruvian butcher and yummy Maltese pastries.
nice~i’ve actually never been to Cabramatta…
That’s really quite amazing! Almost like going to another country
What do the water apples taste like?!
I always wanted to visit Petersham for the portuguese egg custard and that suburb called Little Italy. These are definitely a place to visit soon as I have found 3 friends who are willing to be dragged around for good food
Hehe.. Lorraine you are funny. What an interesting post! I’ve lived in Cabra my entire life and what you write about my hometown is very amusing!
The bread store across the train station does the best chicken rolls imo! I talked to the guy at the store the other day about your antics and he laughed about it and said he read the blog and knew that no other bread store around cabra would of done what you asked.. HAHA
Thank you for the laughs.. Oh I LOL-ed when you mentioned about the guy asking if he was going to be in the paper..
Loved the coverage Lorraine- the soy chicken looks too good. Made me wanna lick the screen…
Hi Betty-The shakes are great and so refreshing too! It was great
Hi Liss-Then shopping and eating, my two favourite things!
Yes I think you’re right! 
Hi sandra -I should have gone into one of those fabric shops! You’re welcome, Betty was a great guide!
Hi Edwina-It sure was! I wish it was closer so I could get more criskin chicken!
Ahh cool!
Hi Trissa-haha no way! You are too funny
Yes that fake prawn was just plain weird!
Hi Midge-It was so delicious. Hehe sorry!
Oh they sound wonderful! 
Hi Katherine-Thankyou! Yes a shame you missed it
Hi Betty-Yes I do, well Mr NQN will love the fruit and the shakes!
Hi Michael-Thankyou and thanks for the recommendations!
Yes that’s in my book to go to one day! 
Hi Lauren-Hehe we shared it!
Hi Brittany-Aww sorry about that!
Hi barbara-Ahh what a shame!
Hi Lex-We did!
Sure will thanks! 
Hi Trisha-Thankyou! Yes it’s hard work isn’t it (but fun provided your stomach cooporates
). The people there are great yes! 
Hi Liv-We had a great time!
Oh cool! Lucky you 
I know, I can’t separate the smell from the taste! Cool!
Hi Lisa-Aww thankyou so much!
Yes sugar cane juice is fantastic! 
Hi Marie-Hehe how funny! I remember looking at a girl who was sitting down and eating
It was a great place to get a meal I have to say 
Hi Julia-It sure is!
Yep that’s so lovely!
Hi Conor-Thankyou! Haha yes also in Kingsford eateries as well. Yes I wonder what they think of it? :O
Hi Iron Chef Shellie-Thankyou! Sadly it’s not my suburb! Your Tasmania tour looks fab!
Hi Brenda-well my friends really only venture North and East so….but I’m glad I did!
Hi Cakelaw-We sure did!
Hi Belinda-Haha that’s a good reason!
Ahh sounds like it would have been very interesting indeed! 
Hi Ella-Oh cool! I really must go to the fabric shops
Hi Howard-The criskin chicken was so good! I think a sampling tour of criskin chicken is a good idea
Hi Min Ai-It’s the kind of place where there are so many choices aren’t there! Fantastic and enjoy!
Hi Kathy-Hehe I’m not sure!
Hi Ellie-Yes what a shame!
Hi Sean-Oh cool, thanks for those pics!
I have no doubt I’ll be back and I’m sure it will be on a weekend. 
Hi Mei-It definitely is thanks to Betty who knows it so well
Mmm yes those prawn pancakes were so good! 
Hi Michelle-Agreed!
Hi Chris-Hehe yes everyone is so friendly and in a good mood which is really lovely!
Hi Ja-Yes that shake was my favourite but the Durian one hehe um not for me!
Yes they were adorable! It was so nice to finally meet you! 
Hi Amy-Oh wow, the shops are that good huh? Yes I was the same too!
Hi Elsie-I’m not sure but it’s huge so it’s right in the centre of the mall and all of these arcades join up to it. Really, it’s so huge I don’t think you could miss it!
Hi Ffichiban-Thanks! Haha yes I do go back up there occasionally!
Hi Rebecca-Yes there’s a lot of choice isn’t there! Wonderful I hope you enjoy!
Hi Syrie-Hehe yes, I’d like to go back very soon!
Hi grub-Ah cool!
Really? I guess things are more reasonably priced in Melbourne. Ha we couldn’t fit in a bowl of Pho if we tried! 
Hi Amystar-You’re welcome!
We felt so welcome there by everyone and there is such wonderful food too! I can imagine it can be hard to change some people’s perceptions of it and it’s a slow process. I really did thankyou so much! 
Hi Jason-Haha! Well we shared it all
We had a great time! 
Hi foodie-central you’re welcome! I hope you enjoy yourself, it’s a great suburb to visit!
Hi Moya-We were there for abour 4 or 5 hours I think? Haha I think garlic flavoured custard mightbe right!
Hi shaz-Hehe that’s ok! There’a first time for everything!
Oh cool! I bet you’d know a few more of the fruits they have!
Hi Matilda I really should explore the fabric stores (except errm I can’t sew
) The arcades are so much fun to explore I agree! Aww thankyou so much! You are so sweet to say that 
And yum they sound great!
Hi Angela-Hehe yes please do!
Hi grace-Come to Sydney Grace and I’ll take you!
Hi Cate-Thanks, it was!
Hi steph-Thankyou! Haha thanks for that!
Hi Faith-Yes there was so much!
I wanted to buy some but we ran out of time sadly!
Hi Claire_haha me too!
But we did share it all 
Hi clekitty-Yes it sure is! I want a place like that close to me!
Hi Nachiketa-Thankyou! It was!
Hi Jacq-Yes you should!
We tried one of them but to be honest it was all a blur 
Hi S-It is a fantastic place
You’re more than welcome and everyone is so friendly! 
Excellent thankyou!
Hi chinesechic-Oh really? It’s great!
Hi Caz-I agree! I didn’t try one, I was going to buy some but we ran out of time
Hi Lilia-Ahh do you mean Leichhardt or Haberfield? Haha cool yes friends to do it with are essential!
Hi Phuoc-Thankyou!
Haha really? He seemed very amused by us! Yes everyone wants to be on tv!
Hi Adrian-Haha thankyou!
Try the pork intestines next time.. one of my favs
spring roll at Huong Xua is good. Their specialty is vermicelli with grilled pork & spring roll – Bun cha nem nuong. Really good. The snail soup vermicelli also good. I suggest you should try these next time you’re there
There’s this great little store that’s connected to a bakery that sells fresh pandan waffles! They are absolutely delicious
Those small yellow berries are also called star gooseberries.
They are quite sour on their own but if you have them with the chili salt they’re not so bad
They are also sold in Asian groceries – preserved with sugar.
Would love to find someone who could conduct a tour of around three-four hours for us of Cabramatta. Anyone know someone suitable?
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