One Hot Pot & Grill: countryside taste for city price
These days I keep craving noodle soups. There’s just no end to it. Plus, it rained this morning. If I were in Houston, I would go downtown to get this: a crab noodle hotpot (lẩu riêu cua đồng).
The crabs are tiny freshwater paddy crabs, pounded into a paste and strained to make the broth. Throw in some crab meat and fried tofu, some light seasoning, and you get a bubbling soup to dunk your noodles and vegetables. The size of the hotpot in this shop is enough for two, you have to pay a few dollars extra for some chrysanthemum greens (cải cúc or tần ô) and some thin rice vermicelli (they absorb the broth better than the flat kind), but the package doesn’t taste complete without them.
What does this hotpot taste like? Imagine yourself in a remote area on a mildly hot day (not blazing though), sitting on a low chair under the shade, looking out to some green rice paddy in Can Tho, a canal in Giethoorn, or some other kind of open field with flowing water. You’re hungry but not famished, it’s hot enough that you just want something light and sweet but not ice cream. Something that goes down with no effort on your end (and requires little effort on your stomach later too). That’s what this hotpot tastes like.
To spice things up a little, there are skewers. Organ meats and grilled fish. A brief trip to the countryside for $35.67. Slightly overpriced compared to other Houston restaurants, but worth it.
Now where can I get something like this in the Oakland-Berkeley area though…
Address: One Hot Pot and Grill
12148 Bellaire Blvd, Suite 111
Houston, TX 77072
(281) 564-4063
Light dinner for 3: 1 crab hotpot ($15.99) + 1 saffron grilled goby fish (cá kèo, $4.99) + 1 lemongrass grilled pig heart and kidney ($4.99) + 1 chrysanthemum greens ($3.99) + 1 rice vermicelli ($2.99) + tax = $35.67
The service is also nice.
I do enjoy the manner in which you have presented this concern plus it does indeed present me a lot of fodder for thought. However, coming from everything that I have experienced, I really trust as the actual commentary pile on that individuals continue to be on point and don’t get started upon a soap box of some other news du jour. All the same, thank you for this outstanding piece and whilst I can not necessarily agree with the idea in totality, I value your standpoint.
1Lovely just what I was searching for.Thanks to the author for taking his time on this one.
2Thanks so much for providing such valuable content. I really like your blog. Thanks again for letting me share my thoughts on your website. I hope more useful content from you in the coming days.
3It’s best to participate in a contest for top-of-the-line blogs on the web. I’ll recommend this site!
4I would like to thank you for sharing such great information. I absolutely love your site. Thank you for providing a space for me to comment on your blog post. I look forward to more engaging articles from you in the near future.
5I believe this website has got some rattling great info for everyone :D.
6Thanks so much for publishing such great information. I love your site. Many thanks for providing a space for me to comment on your web page. I would love to see additional interesting updates from you in the near future.
7We’re a group of volunteers and opening a new scheme in our community. Your website provided us with valuable info to paintings on. You’ve done a formidable activity and our entire group shall be thankful to you.
8You can certainly see your skills in the work you write. The world hopes for more passionate writers like you who aren’t afraid to say how they believe. Always follow your heart.
9When I initially commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get four e-mails with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove me from that service? Many thanks!
10I got good info from your blog
11Howdy very cool blog!! Man .. Beautiful .. Wonderful .. I will bookmark your web site and take the feeds alsoKI’m happy to seek out a lot of useful info here within the post, we’d like work out more techniques in this regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .
12I like what you guys are up too. Such intelligent work and reporting! Carry on the superb works guys I’ve incorporated you guys to my blogroll. I think it’ll improve the value of my site 🙂
13