Green Bamboo

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WE HAVE LIVED IN NELSON FOR 17 YEARS AND STARTED THE RESTAURANT WITH THE HOPE TO BRING VIETNAMESE CUISINE TO NELSON'S COMMUNITY. WE WERE AWARE THAT THERE WERE NO VIETNAMESE RESTAURANTS IN NELSON, ND THAT NELSON DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE VIETNAMESE CULTURE AND FOOD. WE WANTED TO PRESENT THE VIETNAMESE FOOD IN A WAY THAT MADE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN VIETNAM AS A PLACE TO VISIT ONE DAY. OUR CHEF THE ANH PHAN HAD 20 YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH VIETNAMESE CUISINE, AND WAS ALSO FROM VIETNAM. THE NAME THE "THE GREEN BAMBOO" STEMS FROM THEIR CULTURE AND INTEREST IN BAMBOO. VIETNAMESE PEOPLE ARE SURROUNDED BY BAMBOO, AND IT BECOMES AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LIVES. IT HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ?PART OF THEIR HERITAGE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.