2023-9-17
在英倫吃越南菜鮮有中伏（註：Greenwich 這間、Ealing 這間以及連鎖店在 Reading 的分支除外！），我們卻因為懶到出汁的緣故而幾乎只去 Cafe Mama Phở 了，直至 C 氏伉儷問有無興趣落 Deptford 試試 Việt Rest，他們有朋友推薦吃 phở 很不錯云云？哦，又點話點好吧，反正宅到不行的我們都不知多久沒在星期日外出用餐了，嘿嘿。
飲品選了 coconut juice (GBP4)，喝下清甜得來略帶點「青」，但看見大量工工整整的白色粒粒椰肉沉底，肯肯定是市售 young coconut juice with pulp 吧？大蝗蟲的 iced lemon tea (GBP3) 與 C 氏的 fresh pressed carrot juice (GBP4) 我也沒試，據報前「好酸」，顏色橙如 Thai tea 的後者則看起來很多渣，相信真材實料吧。
餐牌食物選擇、款式也都甚多，不過 4 人都只是一人一河粉／檬粉，再分享兩份頭盤便算，話晒都是為 phở 而來吧。頭盤 #1 "Chả Nem" - Vietnamese spring rolls (3) - mixed minced pork, prawn, carrot & glass noodles wrapped in rice pancake and deep fried; served with special fish sauce & herbs (GBP6.5) 是炸春卷，外層除了米紙以外還好像蘸了 bánh xèo 那些米漿，咬下雖炸得有點油，但很鬆脆耶！餡料有免治豬、蝦肉、紅蘿蔔絲、木耳絲及粉絲，菜、肉也都鮮香不嚡，好吃。旁邊的 nước chấm 沾汁也調得酸甜平衡，卻欠了 nước mắm 鹹魚露的 umami，感覺若有所失。
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"Nem Cuốn Tôm" prawn summer rolls - prawns, lettuce, vermicelli wrapped in rice paper; served with peanut butter or fish sauce (GBP6.5)：米紙包得緊緻但不死實，捲餡的蝦肉吃下爽實但鮮味一般，整體則以薄荷葉辛香為主導；深啡色的沾醬在餐牌上叫 peanut butter，味道有海鮮醬以及像是沙爹醬的痕跡，甜甜鹹鹹很易入口，其濃郁與米紙卷的清淡也當然夾味了。
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主食選了 "Bún Riêu Cua" crab vermicelli soup - crab paste, fish cake, pork in betel leaves, vegetables with vermicelli noodles & salad; served with bean sprouts, lemon & salad (GBP12)，明顯又是因為對 crab 字沒抵抗力了，嘿嘿。湯底是以雞湯為基礎的蕃茄湯，頗清甜而且熱騰騰，喝得很舒服啊！Crab paste 不是較常見的蟹膏雞蛋 meatloaf 而只是蟹膏醬，加上早已沒預料會下很多，所以味不濃其實是意料中事了。魚餅有點像「泰式魚餅走青豆、走紅咖喱」，咬下扁扁實實又有點油膩，可以不試。
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Pork in betel leaves 據悉又叫 chả lá lốt，大鄉里第一見識的我吃完覺得炸過的蔞葉有點像辣椒葉，條狀的豬肉丸也很 herby，不過整體而言不算是我杯茶。
下圖是大蝗蟲的 "Bún Chả Hà Nội" grilled pork & vermicelli - pork marinated in garlic, spring onion, lemongrass, oyster sauce with vermicelli noodlesl served with special sauce, Vietnamese salad & herbs (GBP12)。豬肉不知是哪個部位，我試了一片的結論倒是又爽又嫩；肉丸則與福建五香肉丸／新加坡人的 ngoh hiang 很相似，相信都是差不多的東西吧。
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C 太太點了 "Phở Bò Chín" cooked beef pho - cooked beef served with bean sprouts, lemon & salad (GBP12)，還分了一點點熟牛肉給我試試，細看竟是牛爽腩！肉味超濃，帶點牛脂香味，同時又吃到筋膜的微 Q、微爽，有驚喜啊！湯底賣相清澈，入口卻鮮香無比又不會太鹹，配上薄滑河粉，掂呀喂！
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"Phở Bò Tái Chín" mixed beef pho - rare beef, cooked beef, served with bean sprouts, lemon & salad (GBP12.5) 是 C 先生的主食，生牛肉上檯時仍帶粉紅色，作為生熟牛河賣相也很對辦，不過我沒試了。
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埋單每人 GBP17.88，雖然店子位置對我們而言不算就腳，吃完印象倒是味道不錯又很地道的感覺，去開 Deptford 可以一試啊。
味道：3.5/5
環境：2.5/5
服務：3.5/5
Việt Rest
113 Deptford High Street, Deptford, London SE8 4NS, United Kingdom
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