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TRAVELLIVE 10-2016

Friday afternoon, I’m going home after a busy week with tons of deadlines and articles from our contributors. A few stairs are long enough to make me tired. I’m trying to climb step by step. Suddenly, I catch the scent of baked cakes in the air. Yeah, that is Joseph. This enchanting scent must come from the kitchen of the “conjurer”, Joseph! All my weariness seems to disappear. I run quickly up the last stairs, calling out loud “Uncle Joseph”. Upon coming in, I hug him from his back. Wow, the sweet smell of cream cheese is still lingering on his hair. “The conjurer of cakes” is the nickname I have given Joseph, an old member of my family. Thanks to his career and hobbies, he has had chances to travel around the world. He has cooked the delicious dishes he has learned on his travels since I was a little girl. He also tells me how he “met” those dishes. I usually enjoy the dishes while listening to his endless exciting stories. No matter how mature I am, his dishes and culinary stories are always miraculous. Now, we are preparing the last plates for our dinner today while happily telling funny stories. This time, he is the listener as I’m sharing with him my recipes and my passion for cooking. Actually, in that busy life, what could be more important than the excitement we have whenever enjoying or cooking scrumptious dishes? Why don’t you share with us your own excitement during your culinary journeys? Box: Experience your exciting and memorable culinary journeys in Vietnam and around the world.

Friday afternoon, I’m going home after a busy week with tons of deadlines and articles from our contributors. A few stairs are long enough to make me tired. I’m trying to climb step by step.
Suddenly, I catch the scent of baked cakes in the air. Yeah, that is Joseph. This enchanting scent must come from the kitchen of the “conjurer”, Joseph!
All my weariness seems to disappear. I run quickly up the last stairs, calling out loud “Uncle Joseph”. Upon coming in, I hug him from his back. Wow, the sweet smell of cream cheese is still lingering on his hair.
“The conjurer of cakes” is the nickname I have given Joseph, an old member of my family. Thanks to his career and hobbies, he has had chances to travel around the world. He has cooked the delicious dishes he has learned on his travels since I was a little girl. He also tells me how he “met” those dishes. I usually enjoy the dishes while listening to his endless exciting stories. No matter how mature I am, his dishes and culinary stories are always miraculous.
Now, we are preparing the last plates for our dinner today while happily telling funny stories. This time, he is the listener as I’m sharing with him my recipes and my passion for cooking. Actually, in that busy life, what could be more important than the excitement we have whenever enjoying or cooking scrumptious dishes?
Why don’t you share with us your own excitement during your culinary journeys?
Box: Experience your exciting and memorable culinary journeys in Vietnam and around the world.

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PHˇ ßA S¿C MÄU<br />

Kh´ng bi’t c„ ph∂i v◊ nªm s∏t ChÓ LÌn<br />

hay kh´ng, mµ phË ng≠Íi Hoa bu´n<br />

b∏n nhÈn nhfip læm. Nh˜ng ng´i nhµ<br />

m‰c ln san s∏t nhau vÌi toµn bÈ t«ng<br />

mÈt Æ“u Æ≠Óc sˆa sang, trang hoµng Æ”<br />

trÎ thµnh cˆa hµng, cˆa hi÷u. T´i vËn<br />

kh´ng ≠a Ân µo, †y vÀy mµ Æi xuyn<br />

qua Æ∏m Æ´ng ti”u th≠¨ng, kh∏ch<br />

hµng hÁn ÆÈn †y, t´i kh´ng m∂y may<br />

c∂m th†y kh„ chfiu. BÎi lÛc Ɔy, t´i cfln<br />

Æang m∂i m ng≠Ìc mæt ngæm nh◊n<br />

c®n g∏c l´ x´ t«ng trn cÒa c∏c ng´i<br />

nhµ, n¨i in hªn nguyn vãn lËi ki’n<br />

trÛc cÚ vÌi hµnh lang hãp, t≠Íng vµng<br />

hoen Ë, cˆa gÁ nhi“u mµu, bµn thÍ lÈ<br />

thin t·a lµn kh„i h≠¨ng tr«m m·ng<br />

tang xen l…n vµi ba ´ cˆa sÊ h◊nh thÔ<br />

Æa dπng Æ≠Óc trÊ trn t≠Íng.<br />

Chung c≠ ki”u cÚ lµ mÈt Æ∆c<br />

s∂n h†p d…n cÒa phË ng≠Íi<br />

Hoa. T´i kh´ng Æ’m ch›nh<br />

x∏c Æ≠Óc sË l≠Óng chung<br />

c≠ Î Æ©y, chÿ nhÌ lµ, Æi bÈ trn phË, c¯<br />

mÈt Æoπn chıng d®m tr®m mät lπi bæt<br />

g∆p mÈt tfla nhµ cao vµi t«ng l«u, quy<br />

tÙ Æ´ng ÆÛc d©n c≠ sinh sËng. Chung<br />

c≠ Î Æ©y tuÊi ÆÍi c„ vŒ cÚng Æ∑ ng„t<br />

nghät nˆa th’ k˚, mµu v´i t≠Íng Æ∑<br />

phai nhfle theo s¯c n∆ng cÒa thÍi gian.<br />

So vÌi c∏c khu tÀp th” bao c†p Î Hµ<br />

NÈi c„ c«u thang tr˘c ti’p ngay lËi vµo<br />

vµ c∏c hÈ gia Æ◊nh Î t«ng mÈt Æ“u c„<br />

cˆa ch›nh h≠Ìng ngoπi, th◊ chung c≠<br />

ki”u cÚ Î QuÀn 5 bi’t c∏ch “lµm mµu”<br />

h¨n hºn, khi phÒ ln m◊nh d∏ng vŒ b›<br />

»n kh„ Æo∏n.<br />

Chung c≠ Î Æ©y thÀt ra nn g‰i lµ x„m<br />

d©n c≠ th◊ ÆÛng h¨n. N„ Æ≠Óc nhÀn<br />

di÷n bªng chi’c cÊng vflm kh∏ rÈng,<br />

bn trn b¯c t≠Íng chπm trÊ dflng<br />

ch˜ ti’ng Hoa tn cÒa mÈt ng‚ hay<br />

mÈt x„m. B≠Ìc qua c∏nh cÊng cÚ k‹,<br />

Æi thm mÈt Æoπn ng‚ ng®n ngæn<br />

tËi ÆÃn, t´i lπc gi˜a kho∂nh s©n nh·<br />

nhæn, væng ng≠Íi, ngÀp næng, ngÀp<br />

gi„, thoang tho∂ng mÔi h≠¨ng tr«m<br />

nhà nhã vµ chÿ u u mÈt th¯ thanh ©m<br />

duy nh†t cÒa s˘ t‹nh l∆ng. Hai bn s©n<br />

lµ hai d∑y nhµ Æ≠Óc tπo thµnh bÎi vµi<br />

chÙc c®n hÈ dÔng chung mÈt hµnh<br />

lang nh· hãp, mµ n’u c„ hai ng≠Íi<br />

muËn Æi ng≠Óc chi“u th◊ c„ khi ph∂i<br />

l∏ch nhau r†t khäo.<br />

C∏c c®n nhµ trong chung c≠ cÒa ng≠Íi<br />

Hoa ph«n nhi“u Æ“u kh∏ chÀt chÈi,<br />

mÁi nhµ s¨n mÈt sæc t≠Íng r˘c rÏ vœ<br />

nn b¯c h‰a Æ«y rung c∂m vµ ÆÀm<br />

ch†t th¨, nh†p nh´ ÆÒ th¯ gam mµu<br />

n„ng lπnh, xanh, Æ·, vµng, hÂng.<br />

T´i tr©n tr©n Ưng Æ„ mÈt hÂi, Æ≠a<br />

mæt quät mÈt g„c nh◊n bao tr‰n bËn b“<br />

kh´ng gian. MÈt c∂m gi∏c th©n th≠¨ng<br />

mÍ ∂o quy÷n l…n vÌi nÁi rung ÆÈng lπ<br />

lÔng x©m chi’m tıng gi∏c quan. T´i<br />

ch†p chÌi m¨ mµng nh≠ Ưng trn cÁ<br />

m∏y thÍi gian v´ h◊nh bä x›u, c∂nh sæc<br />

xung quanh th◊ vÔn vÙt bi’n ÆÊi lin<br />

hoµn tr≠Ìc mæt t´i vµ b†t chÓt læng lπi<br />

gi˜a mÈt th∏ng ngµy x≠a cÚ cÒa nh˜ng<br />

n®m mÈt-ch›n-s∏u-m≠¨i-m†y. ߆y lµ<br />

thÍi c„ nµng Tr≠¨ng Mπn Ng‰c trong<br />

phim “T©m trπng khi yu” m∆c s≠Ín<br />

x∏m lÙa, thanh tÛ dfiu dµng, Ưng t≠ l˘<br />

bn ´ cˆa khäp hÍ cÒa mÈt g„c phflng<br />

t«ng hai. C„ anh ngh÷ s‹ ∏nh mæt u<br />

buÂn, ´m mÈt mËi m¨ si t©m v‰ng<br />

t≠Îng. C„ c∂ nh„m d®m b∂y ng≠Íi lao<br />

ÆÈng b◊nh d©n cÒa nh˜ng cuËn phim<br />

TVB, h∑ng phim danh ti’ng cÒa Hong<br />

Kong, ngµy cÚ, Î thu chung mÈt c®n<br />

hÈ. L˝ tr› nhæc nhÎ t´i Æang Ưng trn<br />

phË ng≠Íi Hoa, Î Sµi Gfln, gi˜a n®m<br />

hai-ngµn-m≠Íi-m†y, nh≠ng xÛc c∂m<br />

th◊ d…n t´i du hµnh tÌi mÈt c‚i mÈng,<br />

mang tn “Little Hong Kong” thuÈc<br />

v“ h¨n nˆa th’ k˚ tr≠Ìc.<br />

ßi qua qu∏ nˆa thÍi gian cÒa cuÈc ÆÍi<br />

mÈt con ng≠Íi, phË ng≠Íi Hoa kh´ng<br />

tr∏nh kh·i bfi cuËn theo guÂng quay<br />

cÒa th’ cuÈc. Nh≠ng tı s©u thºm trong<br />

t©m t≠Îng con ng≠Íi n¨i Æ©y, h‰ v…n<br />

nh†t t©m g◊n gi˜ th„i quen cÊ truy“n<br />

x≠a cÚ nh≠ mÈt nät v®n h„a Æãp Æœ<br />

Æ∑ ®n vµo m∏u x≠¨ng. Khi mÁi ngµy<br />

lao ÆÈng khäp lπi, ng≠Íi Hoa lπi trÛt<br />

b· g∏nh n∆ng m≠u sinh Æ” trÎ v“ vÌi<br />

g„c nhµ gi∂n dfi. H‰ n„i ti’ng Qu∂ng<br />

ß´ng, sËng chÀm r∑i vµ r†t th›ch sinh<br />

hoπt Æ´ng ÆÛc tÀp th”. H‰ th©n thi÷n<br />

vµ hi’u kh∏ch. Th†y d©n du lfich nh≠<br />

t´i vµo ngæm ngh›a, mÈt vµi ng≠Íi cfln<br />

chÒ ÆÈng h·i han vµ d…n t´i ln nh˜ng<br />

t«ng cao nh†t, vµo nh˜ng g„c khu†t<br />

nh†t Æ” mµ bæt Æ≠Óc c∏i hÂn cÊ k›nh,<br />

b◊nh phµm cÒa quÀn ng≠Íi Hoa.<br />

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