Hanoi is an absolute paradise for visiting food lovers, but what lunch dish is the biggest hit with locals? One overwhelming favourite is Bun Cha, which can be found all over the city, just follow your nose! The dish centres around grilled patties of seasoned pork, marinated and cooked over charcoal fires along with grilled … Continue reading Our little favourite…
We must admit, Banh Cuon is a full on dish and not just a starter, but it is so light (heavy in flavours, though!) that we had to have another dinner afterwards... 'Bánh cuốn' is a typical dish from Northern Vietnam - like we noticed for a lot of South East Asian food, it is very … Continue reading Banh Cuon, or the perfect starter
While Pho is undoubtedly the most notorious dish in Hanoi, the city has quite literally mountains of other noodles to enjoy. Today we were in search of Bún Bò, or ‘beef noodles’, a southern style dish that is widely popular in the capital. There is nothing fancy about Bun Bo Nam Bo, a street food … Continue reading Terrific Bún Bò, Hanoi
Flying from the tranquility of Laos into Hanoi is something of a sensory overload, as if someone had designed a city and turned all the settings up to max. People, culture, motorbikes…and most importantly, food! Our first culinary stop in Vietnam’s capital was always going to involve the nation's most famous food export, pho, aka … Continue reading A-pho-dable
Yep, you read that correctly... Before you sharpen your pitchforks, we need to mention that Ca Phe Trúng, aka egg coffee, is easily one of the tastiest drinks we’ve ever tried. Though you’re probably wondering why it exists in the first place… Created in the 1940’s due to a shortage of fresh milk, whisked egg … Continue reading The MUST try ‘Egg Coffee’
