Unlike Sir C who is, I believe, something of a big girl's blouse, I can attend a

[Burney]

Plenty of potatoes. Saigon is a goldmine of little French bistros run by Gauloise-puffing veterans who apparently never left. In the 'Nam one is rarely more than 10 minutes from a decent steak frites.

Yes, but that's not Vietnamese food, is it? That's like saying UK food is a great source of okra because you can get a bhindi bhaji on most high streets.

[Sir C]

Yes, but that's not Vietnamese food, is it? That's like saying UK food is a great source of okra because you can get a bhindi bhaji on most high streets.

I didn't say it was a great source of potatoes, I simply said that potatoes are freely available for those of you with more paysanne tastes.