Viet Ville Restaurant, Palawan!

Puerto Princesa, Palawan in the ’70’s when Vietnam war was at it’s peak there were some boat people that landed in Palawan. With the intervention of the Catholic church on behalf of the asylum seekers the Viet Ville was made possible with the financial support of Vietnamese communities around the world in helping to build this community. There are only a few Vietnamese that lives in the village most of them are now reunited with their relatives in various parts of the world and few remained in the island and some are already married to locals.
The place is now one of the tourist attraction in Palawan and a Viet Ville Restaurant is still running and are offering various Vietnamese cuisine. You cannot miss the place, it is around 20 minutes ride from Puerto Princesa and a big sign along the road is very visible and not be missed.

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The Viet Ville Restaurant is the first building that you will encounter while going inside the village. The restaurant is open everyday during lunch and dinner time. If you are in Palawan it is a must visit place to go and dine.



They have a very big welcome at the entrance of the restaurant which is really very exotic and very Vietnamese in style.



The service crew is always ready and polite but to my surprise she is from Davao City and she is already working there for mare than a year. Her boss are Vietnamese and they are in the kitchen the whole time we were there.



She readily gave us a must eat dish in their restaurant. Since I usually eat rice at home. I tried their noodles with spicy beef. It is a one of a surprise for me. The noodle is cold and we ate it like a salad dish with a hot sauce on the side. It is really yummy with some mixed nuts on top and very tender meat with onions, garlic and some fresh herb on top. We also ordered spicy hot fish.




As for desert we have Dragon fruit which was sliced and placed on the plate with some caramel dip on the side. I was really full and satisfied after dinner.



A Catholic Shrine is also present on the right side of the street upon entering the village.



Then there are lots of houses made of wood and tin roof. It looks like a subdivision houses since they all look the same structurally. Very clean and well maintained houses and road.



An unusual roof for a catholic structure, a mix of east meets west.

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A Taste of India in Davao City!

There is a small store in Davao City that sells Indian spices, goodies, snack foods, yoghurt and anything from India. This is very popular store to go to. Indian Spice Mini-Mart is located inside Juna Subdivision in Matina, Davao City in front of the catholic church. It is very easy to find and you can take any tricycle driver plying the area, may it be near NCCC Mall or near SM City.

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They are serving hot Samosa, a famous bite size snack food from India and the prices are very affordable. They range fom Php 8.00-14.00 depanding on the filling. They have vegetable, beef and chicken filling it goes well with their tamarind sauce. Mmmm yummy!

What I love about the place is that they have a wide variety of freshly made yogurts and they are very affordable and the sizes are also very generous compared to any mass produced yogurts made by big companies. And we have many flavors to choose from and they have low fat ones, too. Good for anyone on a diet or not.

They also have frozen and ready to cook foods on sale, thay have a variety of spices and also soaps, shampoos, canned goods, preserved fruits, rice and many more. If you are not afraid to try anything new and cook it yourself at home. This is the place to visit.

While I was there I got a bit hungry so I bought a vegetable Samosa and pair it with Buko -Pandan flavored yogurt. That made my day especially with teir tamarind sauce that goes well with Samosa. You should try and go there if you have the time. I bet it is going to be worthy of your time.

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