Westminster Mayor Tri Ta places Vietnamese meals in vehicles during a drive-through distribution outside the Westminster Community Services Building in Westminster on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. In its third week, Meals on Wheels Orange County partners with the City of Westminster to offer senior citizens the option of a Vietnamese food menu. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
From the March 24, 2021 article by Nathan Nguyen:
Meals on Wheels Orange County has added Vietnamese dishes to its menu, offering the seniors it serves in Westminster, in the heart of Little Saigon, some more familiar options.
On a recent morning, cars lined up in the parking lot of the Westminster Community Services building to pick up six days worth of frozen meals – volunteers from the senior center and city gave out 1,500 meals to 250 people.
“When we heard that there was a need, or a desire, to have Vietnamese meals, we worked to identify an authentic meal and spent a lot of time researching and engaging members of the community to find that authentic meal,” said Delena Gutierrez, the organization’s vice president of social services.
Recently dishes such as ginger chicken with rice, coconut braised pork with quail eggs and rice and beef stew with noodles have debuted. The Vietnamese menu is offered Tuesdays, joining the rotation with mostly American fare.
