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The access to ingredients has changed since living in Germany. I have to eat a lot more warming foods than colder fresh food that is often eaten in Vietnamese cuisine. I try to not eat too many salads during the colder months, which are quite a few months here.

The stereotypes surrounding Vietnamese food in Germany perhaps come more from the mainstream and not from the restaurants themselves. Maybe some restaurants do align to some stereotypes in order to allow people to know that, okay, this is Asian and not even Vietnamese but just Asian. Which may make it more accessible to clients. It could be just a way to profit from whatever works and I think it’s difficult to be confined in that box. Then of course, there’s pricing. You need a lot of technique and knowledge in order to make Vietnamese food good.

Dadurch, dass wir auch in der Schulkantine aufgewachsen sind und uns das auch geprägt hat, wollten wir zum Beispiel Königsberger Klopse, Bauernfrühstück und so weiter, irgendwann auch mal auf unsere Speisekarte setzen, einfach weil das auch ein Teil unserer Identität ist. Aber dann halt immer, also in Reinterpretation mit unserer eigene Note. Fischsoße oder MSG.