Beautiful dishes with rich homeland flavors of a Vietnamese guy in a foreign land

Although living in Japan and having difficulty finding ingredients, the dishes, whether vegetarian or non-vegetarian, cooked by young man Nguyen Van Dan (33 years old) are all presented very deliciously, imbued with the culinary characteristics of his homeland.

After the images of the dishes cooked by Mr. Dan were shared on social networks, he received many compliments for the young man's ingenuity and diligence. The traditional home-style meals with dishes such as: kho quet, braised pork with eggs, broken rice, beef noodles, Quang noodles, spring rolls... helped Mr. Dan somewhat ease his homesickness.

As a Westerner, kho quet is one of the dishes that Mr. Dan loves the most.

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Dan shared that he has been away from his homeland for 7 years, but he has only started cooking for about 3 years now. “Actually, when I first came to Japan, I didn’t know how to cook, so I just ate quickly, bread in the morning, and instant noodles in the afternoon. Later, when I had 2 days off every week on Saturday and Sunday, I often watched cooking clips on YouTube and TikTok. I liked it so much that I started cooking,” the young man recounted. Since then, every weekend off, Dan would make a menu and buy ingredients to cook, everything was prepared and done by the 9X guy himself. “Because I live alone, sometimes it takes 2 days to cook everything,” Dan said with a smile. The young man shared that finding ingredients to cook Vietnamese food was quite difficult because most supermarkets near his house did not sell them. Therefore, he had to order them online from Vietnamese people. Not only can he cook salty dishes, but even vegetarian dishes are also carefully invested by the 9X guy. “Every month I eat vegetarian food for 3 days,” said Mr. Dan.

Dishes with a strong hometown flavor help Mr. Dan ease his homesickness.

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Sharing his motivation for learning to cook and cooking, Mr. Dan said: "I want to cook for my wife and children in the future and maybe open a small restaurant with dishes I cooked myself. Moreover, cooking in the kitchen allows me to eat my favorite dishes, which helps me miss home-cooked meals less. Cooking also makes me happy and a little proud of myself because before, I didn't even know how to make a basic dish like fried eggs." With the beautifully and neatly presented dishes, it's hard to believe that Mr. Dan didn't know how to cook before. Mr. Dan said that when he was at home, he only ate his mother's cooking, and when he was a student , he ate out and didn't cook. However, now cooking has become a passion for the young man, and every time he cooks a new dish, he feels happy.

Beautifully decorated vegetarian dishes made by Mr. Dan himself

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The dishes cooked by Mr. Dan not only invest in quality and flavor but also in the way they are presented. Mr. Dan said that the reason he takes the trouble to decorate the dishes beautifully and colorfully is because they will look more interesting and delicious. For this young man, no matter where he is, Vietnamese dishes are deeply imprinted in his mind. “Living and working in a foreign country, even though I am alone, for me, family meals are the most wonderful thing. Perhaps anyone who goes far away will remember the feeling of gathering to eat with their family. Therefore, although I am a man, I also learn to cook many different dishes. Spending a few hours every day in the kitchen to cook for friends and relatives to enjoy is also a way to reward myself after a hard week of work,” Mr. Dan expressed.

Mr. Dan said that now cooking has become his passion and brings him joy.

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After reading everyone's compliments for the dishes he cooked himself, Mr. Dan smiled and said: "I feel very happy and will try to learn to cook more dishes."

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-mon-an-dep-mat-dam-vi-que-huong-cua-chang-trai-viet-o-noi-xu-nguoi-185240922123011313.htm