"Pho cuon" (Rolled Rice Noodle) in Ngu Xa village, Hanoi

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"Pho cuon" is a street dish with rice noodle, meat, vegetables, like others "Pho". But, it has its own flavor that is very weird with your mouth.


Ngu Xa village is a craft village which is located beside Truc Bach, in the west of Thang Long, now is Ngu Xa street, belonging to Ba Dinh district, Hanoi. It is famous for bronze casting, but the traditional craft has been narrowed, instead a new neighborhood with many well-known food service, especially Rolled noodle that has attracted many tourists come to enjoy.
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Crisp shrimp pastry, a simple dish but special flavor

11:34 AM |
Let's come to Quang Binh and eat crisp shrimp pastry. I am sure when you'll excited with this dish because the its shape and color will surprise you. With the creation of the flavor, this cake has become a famous dish in Quang Binh.


Its ingredients are not special but when normal things are mixed together, they create a difference. They include: cassava flour, shrimp, mushroom and spices. Shrimp is used from estuarine because it has moderate flavor. Cassava flour after being filtered, it is boiled until see throughout the outer layer, the filling inside is still white. They knead white part with the other part, this is the most sophisticated step of the maker.
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Grilled meat roll in Nha Trang, a gift from the sea

10:58 AM |
If you travel to Nha Trang, you shouldn't ignore a special dish here. It is grilled meat roll !. Eating grilled meat roll of Ninh Hoa in Nha Trang, you will see nothing different from its original home, about 34 kilometers from Nha Trang.


But, this meat roll is not sour like another type. If you don't know meat roll, I'll introduce to you. Meat roll is mainly made from thigh meat of pig, grounded and mixed with spices and chopped pig skin. They make meat roll be sour by leaves.
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"Banh trang mam ruoc", a specialty of Phan Thiet

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What is "banh trang mam ruoc"? It is a specialty of Phan Thiet city. 183 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh city to the northeast, which is a land with windy and sunny. You can come to famous Mui Ne fishing village. Okay, back to the main issue. As the title, today, I'll introduce to you a specialty of Phan Thiet. That's "banh trang mam ruoc" (dry pancake and tiny shrimp sauce).


The first flavor when tasting this dish, it is a combination of warm of the baked cake and crunchy sound. The softness of egg, lean pork paste. The salty taste of tiny shrimp sauce is in the fat taste of green onion and fat, the spicy taste of chili sauce. All are intertwined, blend together, support together making the round feeling immediately.
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Street food: "Nom" (Vietnam salad)

8:32 PM |
The West has salad, Vietnam has also salad, but in Vietnam style. The salad that I am talking about, it is sweet and sour grated salad. Have you ever tasted it?. As its name and unlike salad in the West, this salad has sweet taste and sour taste. They have in common, they are made from vegetable but each kind has own flavor. So, let's find out this dish and you can make if you like it. It is easy!.


"Nom" (Vietnam salad) is a traditional dish, it is often used on Tet days in the North, Vietnam. There are many kinds of "nom" such as: dried salad, spinach salad, milled chicken salad, banana flower salad and so on.
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"Oc hut", a rustic dish makes you cry in happiness

5:05 PM |
Let's imagine with me!. You are traveling in the Central, Vietnam. It is raining, you are walking on street, the wind makes you feel cold, very very cold. What do you do?.


You have to eat something what is warm if you don't want to get a cold. It's true!. Not only in the Central, but also in any place in Vietnam. If on rainy days and you feel cold, I have a dish for you on that rainy days. A dish can make you feel warm, cry because it is too spicy.
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"bun oc" - a rustic dish

6:23 PM |
"bun oc" (snail with vermicelli) is a famous dish, a rustic and popular dish in Hanoi. That are words which I can use to describe about this dish. You can find "bun oc" easily in Hanoi because it is a rustic dish. But, "bun oc" in West Lake House is the best. It is famous which attracts many diners.


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Street food - Wormwood leaves with chicken egg

11:03 AM |
Have you ever eaten this dish or seen these leaves before? If you don't know this dish or these leaves, I will introduce to you. You knew, you will be known clearly.


Walking on streets in Hanoi, you probably encouter a street vendor that sells this dish. But, there is no restaurant selling this rustic and special dish. What can I say about this dish?
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