Hue, Vietnam: Buddhist Monks' Tink Tam Vegetarian Restaurant

Tink Tam Restaurant Sign

This bad-ass female Buddhist monk (one of the few in Vietnam) drove a motorbike
ahead of our car to show us the way to her and her fellow monks' restaurant.

A mom from another family fawned over Boom. Her son was curious about Boom
then looked perplexed over why his Mom seemed to adore Boom more than him.

Buddhist Vegetarian restaurant kitchen.

My fave female monk makes my fave Vietnamese coffee for me and Ken.

They keep the coffee warm in a water bath. Delicious!
Looking at this makes me buzz like a junkie seeing a photo of heroin.

An orphan who grew up in the Buddhist temple, on the left. Now he's studying economics in college and speaks great English. He's a waiter to make extra money.

January 4, 2011

We ate an amazing vegetarian meal at a Buddhist monks' restaurant named Tink Tam. We also eat vegetarian food for lunch at our local Kuala Lumpur buddhist temple, and let me tell you, these monks sure know how to cook vegetarian in a yummy way. It often involves frying vegetables. And, a HUGE wok to stir fry all the food, dripping in different sauces.

As Ken and I lingered for a rare solo couple moment over our Vietnamese coffees (dark bitter, and contrasted with super sweet thick condensed milk!), the kids played upstairs and then rested in a hammock that the monks usually rest in between lunch and dinner.