A quick, helathy lunch at Trang Viet Cuisine
I enjoyed a nice lunch at one of my stand-bys, Trang Viet Cuisine. Trang is a very nice guy and has carved out a niche of food lovers. His vegetarian and vegan menu is extensive and tasty. He grows much of the herbs and produce himself. I’m convinced that Trang and I could write a great book about his amazing odyessey and the things he learned about food on the way. I will write a full profile of Trang and his restaurant soon.
His lunch specials run about $6.25 for entree, soup and appetizer. Forget the chains– I don’t know any that could deliver such quality of flavor and ingredients for the same price. As starters, I had the summer roll (or fresh/spring roll) with peanut sauce and the sour shrimp soup. The porous-looking sliced vegetable in the soup is the stalk of an elephant-ear variety from Vietnam. The meatballs consist of ground shrimp.
Trang’s beef with lemongrass is one of my favorites, especially for lunch. For a lighter version, I substitute the vermicelli with shredded cabbage. The texture and flavor are great, but it doesn’t fill me up as long as the noodles.
