By N1
Bun Cha (grilled pork with noodles and herbs) and Nem Cua (crab spring
rolls) at Be Dac Kim,1 Hang Manh St - all across the blogosphere,
people rave about this place. The food was good, but I didn’t quite
get what all the fuss was about with the dish. Constantly dipping cold
noodles into the broth turns it cold, and I just prefer my noodles in
warm broth.
Cha Ca (fried fish with turmeric, dill and spring onion) at Cha Ca
Thanh Lonh, 31 Duing Thanh St - got as far as the door mid-week but
decided not to go in as it was full of westerners and looked like a
tourist joint. Came back on a Sunday night to find it packed with
Vietnamese so we decided that, after all, this was a traditionalHanoi
dish not to be missed.
Xoi Xeo (sticky rice with mung bean and various toppings) at Xio Yen,
35b Nguyen Huu Huan St
Banh Cuon (rice flour rolls filled with pork and woodear mushroom) at
Gia Truyen, 14 Hang Ga St
Mien Xao (vermicelli with egg, fried eel, herbs, and cucumber), Sup
Luon (eel soup), Chai Luon (eel porridge), Cha Luon (fried fish on the
menu but seemed more like eel tasting force meat) at Mien Xao Luon, 87
Hang Dieu St - the Mien Xao Luon was so good we went twice, hence our
sampling of so much of the menu. The mien xao was stand-out best. We
preferred the porridge to the soup which, although nice, had that
slightly gloopy texture I associate with soup inUK
restaurants and no particularly fishy taste.
Banh Goi (deep fried pork and mushroom parcels) at52 Ly Quoc St - be
careful, the woman tried to pass me a 5,000 note instead of 50,000 in
change.
Bun Rieu (crab and tomato based noodle soup) on Mai Hac De St - solid
stock, with fish liver and beef and some sort of peppery sausage
floating amongst the noodles. No pieces of crab, that must have been
in the stock. I was slightly disappointed as I was told that this dish
traditionally has snails in it, but there were none in our bowl.
Bun Bo (beef noodles) at Bun Bo Nam Bo, 67 Hang Dieu St - noodles,
beef, herbs and peanuts, on top of quite a sloppy sauce that you mix
in. Peanuts went really well.
Pho Bo (beef pho) at49 Bat Dan St - the beef was a little chewy, the
chin (corned/ salt beef) was perfect. If I went again I’d just have
chin, which is also cheaper
Pho Ga
MSG. On leaving I noticed the lady sprinkled the MSG on the chicken
before ladling on the stock so, if one hung around whilst she was
serving it might be possible to get the amount reduced.
Dried squid onHang Bo street - they grilled the dried squid over
charcoal, thumped it with a sort of baseball bat (to tenderise it?),
pulled it into shreds, and served it with hot sauce. Intense smoked squid
taste, with very chewy texture so makes for slow eating. It really
needs beer. Bring your own, it’s a street stall so it only does the
one thing. The family next to us had brought drinks and a picnic
blanket to sit on. One squid is very filling, so definitely for
sharing. We ate half and then had the woman bag the rest for a snack
the next day.
rolls) at Be Dac Kim,
people rave about this place. The food was good, but I didn’t quite
get what all the fuss was about with the dish. Constantly dipping cold
noodles into the broth turns it cold, and I just prefer my noodles in
warm broth.
Cha Ca (fried fish with turmeric, dill and spring onion) at Cha Ca
Thanh Lonh, 31 Duing Thanh St - got as far as the door mid-week but
decided not to go in as it was full of westerners and looked like a
tourist joint. Came back on a Sunday night to find it packed with
Vietnamese so we decided that, after all, this was a traditional
dish not to be missed.
Xoi Xeo (sticky rice with mung bean and various toppings) at Xio Yen,
35b Nguyen Huu Huan St
Banh Cuon (rice flour rolls filled with pork and woodear mushroom) at
Gia Truyen, 14 Hang Ga St
Mien Xao (vermicelli with egg, fried eel, herbs, and cucumber), Sup
Luon (eel soup), Chai Luon (eel porridge), Cha Luon (fried fish on the
menu but seemed more like eel tasting force meat) at Mien Xao Luon, 87
Hang Dieu St - the Mien Xao Luon was so good we went twice, hence our
sampling of so much of the menu. The mien xao was stand-out best. We
preferred the porridge to the soup which, although nice, had that
slightly gloopy texture I associate with soup in
restaurants and no particularly fishy taste.
Banh Goi (deep fried pork and mushroom parcels) at
careful, the woman tried to pass me a 5,000 note instead of 50,000 in
change.
Bun Rieu (crab and tomato based noodle soup) on Mai Hac De St - solid
stock, with fish liver and beef and some sort of peppery sausage
floating amongst the noodles. No pieces of crab, that must have been
in the stock. I was slightly disappointed as I was told that this dish
traditionally has snails in it, but there were none in our bowl.
Bun Bo (beef noodles) at Bun Bo Nam Bo, 67 Hang Dieu St - noodles,
beef, herbs and peanuts, on top of quite a sloppy sauce that you mix
in. Peanuts went really well.
Pho Bo (beef pho) at
chin (corned/ salt beef) was perfect. If I went again I’d just have
chin, which is also cheaper
MSG. On leaving I noticed the lady sprinkled the MSG on the chicken
before ladling on the stock so, if one hung around whilst she was
serving it might be possible to get the amount reduced.
Dried squid on
charcoal, thumped it with a sort of baseball bat (to tenderise it?),
pulled it into shreds, and served it with hot sauce. Intense smoked squid
taste, with very chewy texture so makes for slow eating. It really
needs beer. Bring your own, it’s a street stall so it only does the
one thing. The family next to us had brought drinks and a picnic
blanket to sit on. One squid is very filling, so definitely for
sharing. We ate half and then had the woman bag the rest for a snack
the next day.
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