Comparing apples and pears – can you tell them apart in the dark?

Så blev det tid til, at jeg stoppede med at ride på eventyrs-bølgen, & så realiteten i øjne.. for der jo en eksamensopgave, som skal skrives under mit Vietnam exchange, & den skriver vist (desværre) ikke sig selv. Weekenden er derfor brugt på opgave research – & selvfølgelig lidt velfortjent selvforkælelse med tøserne om aftenen.

I går aftes fik vi os en ordentlig én på opleveren, da vi fik bestilt bord på restaurant Noir. Hér fik vi en fantastisk sanse-oplevelse idet restaurantens koncept er ‘spisning i mørket’ ved service af blinde tjenere.
Menuen kendes ikke, udover at du fået valget mellem en østlig eller vestlig menu, & herfra skal dine smags- & luftesanser således vejlede dig igennem en fem retters forret, fire retters hovedret & fire retters dessert. – vi valgte den vestlige menu & var yderst betaget af den gennemførte smagsoplevelse!

Når syns-sansen bliver udelukket skruer de andre sanser en ekstra takt op for niveauet, & lugte- & smagsoplevelsen var derfor helt exceptionel. Madens smag, dufte & tekstur var helt i top, ligesom servicen, & oplevelsen stimulerende ikke blot vores sanser, men åbnede også vores sind.

Af gode grunde har jeg ingen billeder fra selve restauranten, idet man her jo spiser i total mørke, men jeg garanterer jer for, at stemningen var fuldstændig fantastisk!
Jeg kan kun give restaurent Noir – dining in the dark, HCMC, mine varmeste anbefalinger! – selvom stedet blot åbnede for 8 mdr. siden, er det mere veletableret & serviceminded, end de fleste andre steder jeg har oplevet i Vietnam.

Så, hvis du er i HCMC så gør dig selv den tjeneste at besøge Noir! (-:

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So, now might be the time for me to stop riding the adventure-wave, and face the reality, since an exam paper have to be done during my Vietnam exchange, and (unfortunately) it doesn’t write itself.. I have spend the weekend with a lot of research – and of course some well-deserved self-indulgence with the girls in the evenings.

Last night we got ourself a huge experience, since we had a reservation at the restaurant Noir. Here, we got a fantastic sensory experience, as the restaurant’s concept is ‘dining in the dark’ with blind waiters.
The menu isn’t known, except that you get the choice between an eastern or western menu, and from here, your senses must guide you through a five course starter, four course main course and four-course dessert. – We chose the western menu & was extremely impressed by the implemented taste experience!

When the visual-sense is excluded the other senses turn up to an extra level, & the smell & taste experience was therefore quite exceptional. The food’s taste, smell and texture was top notch, like the service, and the experience stimulated not only our senses, but also opened our minds.

For good reason, I have no pictures from the restaurant itself, since you’re eating in total darkness, but I guarantee you, that the atmosphere was absolutely fantastic!
I can only give restaurent Noir – dining in the dark, HCMC, my warmest recommendations! – Even though the place just opened eight months ago, it is better established and service-minded than the most other places I’ve experienced in Vietnam so far. So please, if you’re in HCMC do yourself the favour to visit Noir!