From: nguyen@airmics.gatech.edu (Son Nguyen)
Subject: [MISC] Phu+'c Ta.p cu?a Da^n Vie^.t
Originator: daemon@media.mit.edu
Reply-To: nguyen@airmics.gatech.edu
Organization: N/A
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 19:27:59 GMT


Thu+a ca'c ba.n,

Da^n Vie^.t Nam ta ra^'t u+ la` phu+'c ta.p.

Da^n Vie^.t nam phu+'c ta.p dde^'n ca'i cho^~ ma` kho^ng bu't mu+.c
na`o co' the^? die^~n ta? no^?i.  Ha<?n nhie^n, ne^'u to^i co' muo^'n
die^~n ta? ve^` da^n Vie^.t thi` to^i cu~ng chi? lu+.a mo^.t nho'm na`o
ddo', mo^.t khi'a ca.nh na`o ddo' ma` to^i bie^'t pha^`n na`o dde^?
die^~n ta? ca'i khi'a ca.nh ve^` pha^`n ddo' tho^i.  Kho^ng ai co'
the^? bie^'t he^'t mo.i su+. ve^` da^n Vie^.t thi` la`m sao to^i co'
the^?  bie^'t he^'t ve^` da^n Vie^.t ddu+o+.c.

Da^n Vie^.t o+? quo^'c ngoa.i, dda<.t bie^.t la` o+? My~ ra~i ra'c
kha<'p 50 tie^?u bang, thi` la`m sao ma` to^i bie^'t he^'t ddu+o+.c.
Ma` mo^~i tie^?u bang co' nhie^`u tha`nh pho^', tha`nh ra la`m sao to^i
bie^'t he^'t ddu+o+.c.  Hie^.n to^i so^'ng o+? Atlanta thi` no'i la`
to^i bie^'t mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i o+? Atlanta tho^i.  Nhu+ng nhu+ the^'
kho^ng co' nghi~a la` to^i bie^'t he^'t mo.i chuye^.n ve^` nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i to^i bie^'t o+? Atlanta na`y, chi? mo^.t khi'a ca.nh na`o ddo'
tho^i.  Do ddo' dde^? die^~n ta? mo^.t khi'a ca.nh phu+'c ta.p nhu+
to^i no'i lu'c dda^`u, to^i mu+o+.n ca'i qua'n pho+? (ta.m go.i la`
Lu+u Nguye^~n cho no' va<n chu+o+ng mo^.t chu't) dde^? die^~n ta? su+.
phu+'c ta.p cu?a da^n Vie^.t ta.

Xu+a co' hai cha`ng Lu+u va` Nguye^~n la.c va`o co~i tie^n mo^.t tho+`i
gian, sau ddo' tro+? la.i co~i tra^`n mang theo hai chi. em co^ tie^n:
tie^n chi. la` Tie^n Na^u va` tie^n em la` Tie^n Ba.ch.  Tie^n Na^u co'
nu+o+'c da ba'nh ma^.t ma`u na^u na^u tro^ng gio^'ng nhu+ ma^.t ngo.t.
Tie^n Ba.ch co' nu+o+'c da tra<'ng tre?o nhu+ tru+'ng ga` lo^.t.  Ca?
hai ha<?n nhie^n dde.p he^'t cho^~ che^, tie^n ma`.

Hai cha`ng sau khi tro+? la.i du+o+ng the^' kho^ng bie^'t pha?i la`m
gi` cho ra tie^`n, ho+n nu+~a cu~ng kho^ng bie^'t la`m gi` vo+'i hai
co^ Tie^n cho qua nga`y, qua tha'ng, vi` nga`y tha'ng o+? du+o+ng gian
da`i dda<`ng dda<~ng.  Nghi~ ra da^n Vie^.t no'i chung ai cu~ng khoa'i
mo'n pho+? be`n la^.p ra qua'n pho+? dde^? sinh so^'ng.  Ho+n nu+~a vi`
co' hai co^ Tie^n cha<'c cha<'n se~ lo^i cuo^'n ddu+o+.c nhie^`u thu+.c
kha'ch, nha^'t la` gio+'i nam tu+?.

Ma` tha^.t, kho^ng la^u tie^'ng ddo^`n vang vo.ng kha<'p no+i la` o+?
qua'n pho+? Lu+u Nguye^~n co' co^ bo^`i ba`n (waitress) dde.p lo^.ng
la^~y.  Ha<?n nhie^n dda so^' thanh nie^n dde^'n a<n pho+? kho^ng pha?i
chi? vi` nghie^.n pho+? (pho+? dda^u ma` kho^ng co', tru+` khi cho^~
na`o kho^ng co' da^n Vie^.t tho^i), nhu+ng vi` muo^'n to` mo` xem
ngu+o+`i dde.p.  Lu'c a^'y Tie^n Ba.ch va^~n co`n e the.n, chi? muo^'n
o+? nha` cha<m so'c trong nha`.  Chi? co' Tie^n Na^u ddo'ng dda ddo'ng
dda^?y mang pho+? tie^'p kha'ch o+? tie^.m tho^i.

Tha^'y ngu+o+`i phu.c di.ch kho^ng nhu+~ng dde.p dde~, duye^n da'ng,
ma` co`n chi`u chuo^.ng kha'ch mo^.t ca'ch ta^.n ti`nh, cho ne^n ca'c
thu+.c kha'ch dda^m ra la<'m chuye^.n, cu+' ddo`i ho?i na`y, ddo`i ho?i
no..

Anh A ke^u mo^.t to^ pho+? Xe lu+?a vo+'i Ta'i Na.m Ga^`u, Ga^n, Sa'ch
va` mo^.t ly ca`fe^ fin su+?a dda'.  Anh B ke^u mo^.t to^ pho+? DDa<.c
bie^.t vo+'i Chi'n Na.m Ga^`u va` mo^.t chai bia Budweiser.  Anh C ke^u
mo^.t to^ pho+? Ta'i DDa<.c bie^.t vo+'i Bo` Vie^n va` mo^.t ly soda
su+~a ho^.t ga`.  Chi. D ke^u mo^.t to^ pho+? nho? Na.m Ve` Do`n vo+'i
mo^.t ly su+~a dda^.u na`nh.  Ha<?n nhie^n nhu+~ng mo'n la^?m ca^?m
nhu+ gia' so^'ng, rau tho+m, o+'t tra'i, o+'t tu+o+ng, tu+o+ng, chanh,
tie^u, nu+o+'c ma<'m, v.v... thi` lu'c na`o cu~ng ddem ra du` ngu+o+`i
ta muo^'n go.i mo'n pho+? na`o.

Co' ngu+o+`i chi? muo^'n Bo` Vie^n trong pho+? tho^i.  Co' ngu+o+`i
chi? muo^'n Ta'i Ga^`u trong pho+? tho^i.  Co' ngu+o+`i chi? muo^'n
Ta'i Na.m trong pho+? tho^i.  Co' ngu+o+`i chi? muo^'n Ta'i Ga^n trong
pho+? tho^i.  Co' ngu+o+`i chi? muo^'n Ta'i Sa'ch trong pho+? tho^i.
Co' ngu+o+`i chi? muo^'n Bo` Ta'i trong pho+? tho^i.

Co' ngu+o+`i muo^'n hai mo'n thi.t trong pho+?.  Co' ngu+o+`i muo^'n ba
mo'n thi.t trong pho+?.  Co' ngu+o+`i muo^'n bo^'n mo'n thi.t trong
pho+?.  Co' ngu+o+`i muo^'n ca'i na`y ta'i.  Co' ngu+o+`i muo^'n ca'i
kia chi'n.

O^i tho^i ba mu+o+i sa'u ngu+o+`i la` ba mu+o+i sa'u kie^?u muo^'n.
Ha<?n nhie^n co^ Tie^n Na^u kho^ng the^? chi.u ddu+.ng ddu+o+.c su+.
phu+'c ta.p cu?a da^n Vie^.t, dda^m ra nhu+'c dda^`u, dda^m ra nhu+'c
o'c.  Lu+u Nguye^~n mo^~i dde^m pha?i dda^'m bo'p, pha?i tra^'n an.
Nhu+ng kho^ng la^u sau ddo', chu+`ng sa'u tha'ng sau, co^ Tie^n Na^u
ba^'t ma~n bo? la`m vie^.c, bay ve^` la.i co~i Bo^`ng Lai.

Gio+` chi? co`n la.i mo^.t mi`nh Tie^n Ba.ch.  Hai cha`ng Lu+u Nguye^~n
mo+'i dda^m ra lo la<'ng.  Ne^'u dde^? Tie^n Ba.ch phu.c di.ch kha'ch
mo^.t tho+`i gian, kho^ng so+'m thi` muo^.n co^ na`y cu~ng bo? ve^`
Bo^`ng Lai nhu+ cho+i. Be`n nghi~ ra mo^.t thu+.c ddo+n nhu+ sau.  Ai
muo^'n go.i mo'n na`o thi` chi? ca^`n ke^u mo^.t so^' va` mo^.t chu+~
nhu+ sau:

Mo'n Pho+?:

1. Ta'i Na.m Ga^`u, Ga^n, Sa'ch
2. Chi'n Na.m Ga^`u, Ga^n, Sa'ch
3. Ta'i Chi'n Na.m, Ga^n, Sa'ch
4. Ta'i Chi'n Ga^`u, Ga^n, Sa'ch
5. Ta'i Na.m, Ga^n, Sa'ch
6. Ta'i Na.m Ga^n
7. Ta'i Na.m Sa'ch
8. Na.m Ve` Do`n
9. Chi'n Na.m Ve` Do`n
10. Ta'i Ga^`u
11. Ta'i Na.m
12. Ta'i Ga^n
13. Ta'i Sa'ch
14. Ta'i
15. Pho+? Bo` Vie^n

To^ co+~:

A. Xe lu+?a  B. DDa<.c bie^.t  C. To^ nho?

Cha<?ng ha.n nhu+ ai muo^'n ke^u mo'n Ta'i Chi'n Na.m, Ga^n, Sa'ch, to^
DDa<.c bie^.t thi` go.i la` "2B".  DDo+n gia?n chi? co' the^'.

Nho+` ddo+n gia?n the^' cho ne^n co^ Tie^n Ba.ch dda~ phu.c di.ch
kha'ch ha`ng ga^`n hai na<m nay ma` chu+a co' mo^.t pha`n na`n na`o.
Tu+` lu'c co^ Tie^n Ba.ch ra qua'n thay the^' cho chi. thi` so^' ca^y
si tro^`ng cu~ng gia ta<ng ga^'p bo^.i.  DDie^`u na`y co' nghi~a la`
ca'c ca^.u me^ da tra<'ng ho+n da ba'nh ma^.t.

Ha<?n nhie^n muo^'n la^'y lo`ng, muo^'n ta'n ti?nh, muo^'n chinh phu.c
qua? tim co^ Tie^n Ba.ch thi` ca'c ca^.u pha?i lui to+'i thu+o+`ng
xuye^n.  A<n he^'t mo'n pho+? na`y cho dde^'n mo'n pho+? kha'c.
Chuye^.n a<n dde^'n cha'n thi` co`n la^u vi` to+'i 15 mo'n la^.n. Ho+n
nu+~a nhie^`u ca^.u chi? mong dde^'n dde^? chie^m ngu+o+~ng ca'i dung
nhan cu?a Tie^n Ba.ch du` co' to^'n bao nhie^u cu~ng dda'ng.  Ha<?n
nhie^n to+'i ddo' thi` pha?i a<n pho+? ro^`i, du` muo^'n, du` kho^ng.

Nhu+ng kho^? no^?i la` kho^ng gio^'ng nhu+ ca'c ca^.u tro^`ng ca^y si
ca'c co^ na`ng o+? qua'n Ca`fe^.  Ca'c ca^.u tro^`ng ca^y si o+? qua'n
ca`fe^ thi` uo^'ng ca`fe^, nghe nha.c, hu't thuo^'c va` di~ nhie^n la`
tu+o+ng tu+ ca`ng nga`y ca`ng tha^'y ro~.  Ai cu~ng o^'m ra, ai cu~ng
ga^`y ra.  Ngu+o+`i tro^ng ca`ng xanh xao ho+n va` do ddo' thanh tao
ho+n.  Ha<?n nhie^n so+'m muo^.n gi` cu~ng co' ca^.u "do+'t" ddu+o+.c
qua? tim "va`ng" cu?a co^ ha`ng Ca`fe^.

Co`n ca'c ca^.u tro^`ng ca^y si co^ Tie^n Ba.ch o+? qua'n pho+? thi`
kho' ma` chu+'ng minh ca'i su+. si me^ cu?a mi`nh la<'m.  Vi` cho
dde^'n lu'c ca'c ca^.u vu+`a la`m quen va` ho+i ddu+o+.c ca?m ti`nh
cu?a Tie^n Ba.ch thi` ca^.u na`o ca^.u na^'y cu~ng muo^'n thay the^'
ca'i no^`i nu+o+'c le`o ro^`i.  Ma` kho^'n no^?i co^ Tie^n Ba.ch nga`y
na`o cu~ng ngu+?i nu+o+'c le`o ca? ne^n ca?m tha^'y cha'n nga^'y to+'i
o'c khi tha^'y no^`i nu+o+'c le`o.

The^' la` chu+a co' cha`ng na`o "do+'t" ddu+o+.c qua? tim "ngo.c" cu?a
Tie^n Ba.ch ca?.

Good day,

Tu+. Ro

P.S.  For your information here is the English translation translated
by co^ Tie^n Ba.ch:

Ta'i (Eye of Round Steak)
Chi'n (Well-done Brisket)
Ga^`u (Fat Brisket)
Na.m (Well-done Flank)
Ga^n (Soft Tendon)
Na.m Ve` Do`n (Skirt Flank)
Sa'ch (Bible Tripe)
Bo` Vie^n (Meat Balls)