Hot Shots: Southeast Asia

Christina and Jon work remotely in digital marketing, allowing them time to travel. This couple lives to eat and they aspire to make unfamiliar foods less overwhelming by showing their followers the best local eats in different countries. In their favourite food country, Vietnam, they mowed down on mi quang. Part soup noodles, part salad in a chicken broth, this dish can be topped with anything and usually comes with a crispy rice cracker.

The couple tries to connect with locals in each country they visit. Tikky Café, one of their favourite spots in Chiang Mai, is named after the hardworking woman who owns the place. There, they took this photo of shrimp salad – a mountain of fruit and greens with juicy prawns piled on top.

Since high school, Christina and Jon have always centred their date nights around food and that also inspires their travels. This photo captures the, now happily engaged, travel duo making their own Bánh Tráng Cuon Thit Heo, Vietnamese spring rolls.