Coming to Hanoi, Vietnam, it is worth trying many delicious and tasty food which cannot deny having a fascination to visitors, especially Western visitors.
One of the most famous food in Hanoi is Kebab Noodles, or in local language, we call it by the name “Bun Cha”.
Coming to Hanoi, Vietnam, it is worth trying many delicious and tasty food in Hanoi street food tour which cannot deny having a fascination to visitors, especially Western visitors.
One of the most famous food in Hanoi is Kebab Noodles, or in local language, we call it by the name “Bun Cha”.
Bun Cha is also the traditional food of Vietnam. It originated from our capital, Hanoi. To make this dish perfectly, we have to use many ingredients which I list as down below:
- Meat: Commonly choosing pork, especially minced pork shoulder (however if you want to eat something else, there is no problem if you replace pork with another ingredients). Mixing it with little sauce. Depending on the favorite of each people, you can choose to make ball shape, or simply slice into pieces then grill.
- Herbs: Vietnamese people is fond of eating “Bun Cha” with raw vegetables, or “Rau song” in Vietnamese. It includes many vegatables such as onion, beansprouts, or lettuce.
- Pickled vegetable: do not be confused between raw vegetables with pickled vegetables, because they are two different kinds. The most kind pickled vegetables that Hanoi people are used to eating with is cucumber. However, sometimes onion, or green papaya is chosen to replace.
- Rice vermicelli: the ingredient is used to make Noodles.
- Sauce: Fish sauce is mixed with suger, lemon, a little vinegar crushed garlic and MSG.
“Bun Cha” is a complicated dish about serving. To serve this dish, you need to put everything into different bowls. Commonly, Hanoi people always put meat into one bowl, then pour sauce into it. One bowl for pickled vegetable, and another bowl to put noodles and herbs. When you enjoy “Bun Cha”, you put noodles, herbs and pickled vegetable into sauce and meat bowl. I am sure that this is one of the most tradition food of Vietnam that you never want to miss. It is worth savoring each and every bite.
“Bun Cha” is our tradition food and its price is not very high. Its price range from 20.000VNĐ to 35.000VNĐ, around 1 dollar to 2 dollars per helping. Vietnam is a country where the food on sidewalk is overwhelming. Many foreign visitors for the first time travelling to Vietnam always have a thought that if you want to taste Vietnamese tradition food, you have to find a luxury restaurant. However, “Bun Cha” appears in anywhere, from small sidewalk snack booths to restaurants. In Hanoi, you can enjoy “Bun Cha” at some famous places such as:
- Bun Cha Obama Le Van Huu at 24 Le Van Huu street, Pham Dinh Ho ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi.
- Bun Cha Duong Thanh at 67 Duong Thanh street, Cua Dong ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.
- Bun Cha Hang Manh at 1 Hang Manh street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.
One recommend for visitors, “Bun Cha” is suitable to enjoy in every seasons. But it is more delicious if you savor “Bun Cha” in winter. Imagining when the nigh falls down, winds are coming, all of us sit together, chat about our daily life and enjoy a steaming hot “Bun Cha”, your soul will feel more peace than the other moments.
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