End of the month egg on toast extravaganza No. 5: The Deluxe

For my first entry to the End of the month egg on toast extravaganza, now in its 5th edition, I have decided to showcase 'The Deluxe'. It's a deceptively simple sarnie, the success of which lies in the details. You'll need a fresh 1,000VD banh my (Vietnamese baguette) purchased from a streetcorner vendor, the thinnest smear of butter, crispy fried streaky bacon, two mish-mash-mosh fried eggs, a generous dollop of HP Sauce, an old shirt and a copy of the Wall Street Journal, although your local newspaper will suffice if you don't have a Wall Street Journal handy.

Fry the bacon to within an inch of inedible blackness. Dry using an absorbent kitchen towel. If you don't live in a bird flu infected area, fly to one, buy two eggs, smuggle them back into your country of origin and fry them in the leftover bacon fat. Throw the lot in your pre-toasted, pre-butter-smeared banh my. Splodge of HP, put your old shirt on and you're ready to die dine. A successful 'Deluxe' will drip down your chin and stain your old shirt. You should also swear loudly at least once during eating, traditionally this follows the first sauce/yolk/fat drip landing on your shirt.

Next month: The Deluxe Supreme (maybe)

Comments

[Sarah]

That looks and sounds absolutely delicious. I think I found my moving buddy.

[Pim]

Fry the bacon to within an inch of inedible blackness.

A man after my own heart. That's the only way to eat bacon, very crisp, just this side of burnt.

[MrsT]

It look sinful..!! ;)

[Matt]

Skipped dinner last night & got a banh my thit trung and the way hom from the pub. Thats as close to a kebab I reckon you can get in Hanoi. Except replace the chilli sauce squirting down my shirt with pure lard.

[keiko]

I'm going to love this one!!

[SWFF]

Have a taste of Vietnam in America. Try http://www.leesandwiches.com