Coming to Monsoon in Capitol Hill was a lucky stumble.. we had intended to go to a restaurant across the street but it wasn’t open yet (got really hungry at 5pm.. feed me!) but I’m glad to have landed here. Ever since our trip to Vietnam, we’ve been even more obsessed with the cuisine, and Monsoon gave it just enough of a modern twist yet preserved the traditional flavors I love.
Green papaya salad with grilled wagyu beef, rau ram, and caramelized shallots. This salad is one of my favorite starters, the fresh ingredients combined with a lightly tangy dressing just open up your appetite. The grilled wagyu beef was so tender and added some warmth to the dish.
Grilled Monterey squid stuffed with duck, basil, and jicama. I love how the entire squid was preserved, so beautiful.. though I’m sure beauty is in the eye of the beholder and a lot of people would be grossed out by the intact tentacles..
Crispy organic tofu with lemongrass, sweet onions, and roasted Shiitake mushrooms. Maybe because I love my mom’s fried tofu, but it’s really so simple and delicious especially sautéed with tons of garlic.. though I’m convinced that anything with tons of garlic would be tasty.
Barbecued Carlton Farm pork spare ribs in ginger, hoisin, and five spice. The meat fell off the bone, was just right sweet, and went well with the pickled jicama and carrots.
Half portion of wokked soft noodles with oyster mushrooms, duck egg, green onions. Hints of all the ingredients with a smokiness from the wok made these noodles work as a complement to the other dishes.
Coconut cream pudding for dessert. It had the consistency of flan, and flan is one of my favorite desserts ever + coconut.. can’t go wrong.
letche plan sound yummy for dessert :-)…
lovely photos 😀
I've been wanting to visit Monsoon! I think I might take a trip up the hill once the weather clears up. 🙂 It's snowing still in downtown Seattle!
I want to be on..all over..that coconut cream pudding…
Ahh, I am salivating because of your pictures! The squid dish looks amazing. I'm definitely putting it on a list to try if I ever go to seattle ;]
mango
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Everything looks so delicious!
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Oh my, everything looks SO yummy! Especially the squid. I can't believe how beautiful it looks even after being stuffed with so much goodness! Now I'm hungry, haha!
xoxo,
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everything look so delicious!!! i want that coconut cream pudding! please send some in norway, haha 🙂
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I've never been :O( but I hear so many good things about it. The dessert looks delicious.
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This looks so delicious! The spare ribs are making my mouth water!!
x0
annette
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The food looks so so SO incredible! I love pics of your food adventures…and living vicariously through them
oh my! this photos are excellent! they look soo yumy!
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I love your top and that pudding for dessert looks delicious!
xx
yummy!
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you just made me super hungry! the food looks delicious!
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Oh, yum. Yumm!! xx
Yummi <3
Wow everything looks so amazing. (Though I'm not a fan of tofu, it actually looks kinda appetizing here.)
looks very yummy! pudding is my favorite!!
Ah, so much food goodness in these photographs, everything looks so scrumptious! It's always really interesting when restaurants take traditional dishes and put modern twists on them and Monsoon sounds like it was quite successful in that. Hope that you have a great weekend! xx
Oh my gosh that dessert looks and sounds incredible!!
Hope you have a lovely weekend! 🙂
-j
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Yum!
Looks so good!
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wow food looks good!!!
Hi Carolyn! The flan look so yummy! It's definitely one of my favorite desserts too :] I'm such a fan of your blog! Fashion and food!
xx
Christina
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overall everything was good, the squid gave me food poisoning though last time i was here.
oh,it looks delicious