Bun cha is a familiar dish of Vietnamese people. Dishes include vermicelli noodles, grilled pork patties, served with a bowl of sweet and sour, spicy and salty fish sauce. This is a dish originating from Northern Vietnam.
The dish is considered the quintessence of cuisine Ha Noi. After many changes, bun cha is still loved today, becoming a Hanoi specialty that attracts tourists from all over.
Bun cha has many quintessential features of the Capital's cuisine. (Photo: Collected)
Hanoi bun cha is similar to grilled meat vermicelli in the Central and South, but the dish has a distinct flavor coming from grilled meat and a mild fish sauce.
Nowadays, bun cha is present in many provinces and cities, but only when coming to Hanoi and enjoying a bowl of bun cha with the traditional flavor, can people fully feel the deliciousness and essence of the dish.
Bun cha is one of Hanoi's specialties that is highly appreciated by domestic and foreign tourists for its flavor, and they often choose to enjoy it when they have the opportunity to visit the capital. The dish includes 3 main parts: vermicelli, grilled pork rolls and fish sauce served with it.
Nowadays, people use tangled vermicelli in bun cha. There are two types of grilled patties: patties and pieces. The patties are made from pork belly to ensure a certain softness and sweetness. The patties are skillfully marinated, shaped into round blocks and grilled on a charcoal stove.
The flavor of bun cha depends greatly on the fish sauce served with it. When mixed with fish sauce for vermicelli noodles, it must ensure adequate acidity, spiciness, saltiness, and sweetness. In the bowl of fish sauce, people also add shredded carrots, and the salad includes green papaya.
Bun cha is served with fresh raw vegetables. When eaten, the rich marinated flavors of meat and grilled pork mixed with vermicelli, fresh vegetables and sweet and sour Hanoi bun cha dipping sauce create a harmonious, irresistibly delicious whole. Makes anyone who enjoys it once remember it forever.
Bun cha is now available all over the country. Sitting at restaurants, enjoying a plate of pure white vermicelli, grilled pork rolls and a bowl of warm dipping sauce has become familiar to many people. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that when enjoying bun cha in Hanoi, you can fully feel its delicious traditional flavor.
How to eat bun cha in Hanoi? Hanoi people often choose to eat bun cha for lunch - this is considered a unique feature in the art of enjoying cuisine of the people of the capital. To taste delicious bun cha, you need to eat it properly.
Hanoi people who eat bun cha in style often eat vermicelli with green vegetables such as lettuce, perilla, herbs... Pick up a chopstick of vermicelli, with spring rolls, dip it in a bowl of dipping sauce filled with grilled meat and put it in your mouth, smelling the aroma. of coriander, grilled pork patties, and the stimulating flavor of the dipping sauce that dissolves in the mouth, extremely attractive.
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