Asian Aisle On- and Off-Course in California: Day 2

On my California vacation, I visited familiar places—Disneyland and Universal Studios—as well as new sights—Legoland and SeaWorld. The kids unsurprisingly liked all four destinations. And the adults? Well, we found our Holy Trip Grail at a Vietnamese chain called Lee’s Sandwiches. We were awed, awed I tell you, at the complete freshness of the baguette sandwiches at Lee’s, and that customers had to take a number for their orders. (At my local Vietnamese sandwich shops, the protocol is to get in a disorganized line, catch the eye of the cashier, and tell/yell that person my order.) The fact that the Lee’s Sandwiches we went to near our hotel had a drive-through almost knocked our flip-flops off, too.

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Some of the adults, myself included, started our mornings off with iced lattes made with Lee’s own coffee. A couple of my relatives thought that the lattes didn’t pack enough of the coffee flavor or caffeine punch (their conclusion may have had something to do with them being mommies, and needing extra energy), but I thought the balance was fine.

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Fortune Bun

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If your eyes and mind haven’t yet recovered from the photos in my previous post, hopefully the ones in this entry will help to erase those images and thoughts.

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Lychee Flavored Sherbet With Coconut Jelly

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This Lychee Flavored Sherbet With Coconut Jelly is another recommendation from reader Lian. The girl knows how to eat, and for that I am grateful.

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It’s the maeda-en brand, the same one as the yummylicious Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream.

The following photos may be the most unattractive ones I’ve posted so far, but they are probably the most ‘real’ ones.

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Cold Granular Red-Bean Sweet Soup, Red Bean Bun

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I realize I recently asked y’all what your favorite food is and this may seem like the same question, but I don’t think it is: Is there an ingredient you like so much that whenever you see it included in a food item, you buy it? Asian-style red beans is one of those things for me.

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