Canh Cu Sen (Vietnamese Lotus Root Soup)

After boiling pork to make Goi Cu Sen Non Tom Thit (Vietnamese Young Lotus Root Salad with Shrimp and Pork) I like to use the porky broth to make a simple soup. If you're not already boiling pork for another recipe, then I suggest using pork spare ribs instead.

I like the crunchy starchiness of lotus roots and don't need anything else besides salt and fish sauce to taste. Maybe I'll add a dried date for sweetness, but that's about it. A very basic soup for sure. Guess that's why these photos have been sitting around since June 2008.

Perhaps if I were to photograph this soup again I would add more ingredients. Or perhaps not. Canh isn't supposed to be hearty enough to make a meal. Just a light starter before the main course.

Goi Cu Sen Non Tom Thit (Vietnamese Young Lotus Root Salad with Shrimp and Pork)

I finally finished adding in all the thumbnail images to my Vietnamese Recipes with Pictures index. That's nearly 150 Vietnamese recipes by yours truly! It's not quite confetti, but its vivid colors felt celebratory, so I thought I'd finally blog my recipe for Goi Cu Sen Non Tom Thit (Vietnamese Young Lotus Root Salad with Shrimp and Pork).

Introducing "Tiberia"

Introducing the newest grandbaby in the WC clan, my brother's daughter "Tiberia." Not her real name, but you get bonus points if you can figure out the reference. There's a geeky connection to her real name too. :P

Isn't she darling?




My niece was born at 4:19 a.m. She's 20 inches long and weighs 6 pounds, 6 ounces.