Bill, I am very fond of Vietnamese, especially bun Cha#777; gi� and cafe su da for dessert. That brings up a genealogically related point, well kind of. When we lived in "The Cities" we befriended a family who owned several restuarants. The husband had worked for the US distributing corn oil to the villagers, seems lard was thier main oil until the US got there. They were quite the family, the wife spoke little English. But they would sit with us when we ate there... they used us to describe the new dishes they put on their menu. They had 4 children all attending U of M in math and science programs... that was expected by Mr. Ngoc! He lamented the fact that his children were becoming American and were not interested in their family history. I assured him that in later life they would find that interest. When the first grandson was born we were invited to their restuarant which they had closed on the day of the baptism. We lost contact with them but I can still recall, s! itting and drinking cafe su da (sp?) with Mr Ngoc while he chain smoked his Pall Malls! I learned that orientals, in general, have strong families, at least the ones I have known. Guess I am like the old man I once met who commented that he only liked 2 kinds of pies.... they were ... hot and cold :) Robert William F Kane <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks for the Mlinci recipe. I love that stuff but didn't have a recipe. I am going to try it next time we have a roast. Good luck on filling the tour. Bill Kane, A Frenchman who love Croatian cooking, (French too) In fact I like it all. We had Vietnamese tonight. Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/