Abstract
It was 11:30 am and Quynh said that lunch was ready. We all took our seats on the wooden stools by the round wooden table: Quynh and her husband Anh, his mother and sister, Irit (my spouse) and I. The food was already set on the table: a small plate with three or four small fish in a watery red sauce, seasoned with some fresh coriander leaves, a bowl of morning-glory soup (canh rau muong) boiled with a few dried shrimps, and a plate of fresh lettuce mixed with different kinds of green aromatics. There was also a bowl of...
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Everyday Life in Southeast Asia |
Editors | Kathleen M. Adams, Kathleen A. Gillogly |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 218-229 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780253001054 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780253356376, 9780253223210 |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences