Following in the footsteps of foreign tourists eating in Hanoi: All the familiar dishes of Hanoi’s youth

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Following in the footsteps of foreign tourists eating in Hanoi: All the familiar dishes of Hanoi’s youth

If you want to discover Hanoi cuisine in a unique way, try following the instructions of foreign tourists to experience these dishes.

Vietnam’s tourism is increasingly making a good mark in the hearts of international friends, the most obvious proof is that more and more foreign tourists come to visit and travel to Vietnam. Particularly in the Hanoi area, especially along the banks of Hoan Kiem Lake, the number of western tourists is uncountable and having visited Vietnam, it is impossible not to enjoy some delicious dishes here.

Referring to Vietnamese cuisine, what dish will Western guests be most impressed with? Is it pho, bread, and banh cuon as voted on international news sites?

Today let’s “Hungry yet?” Go eat all the delicious dishes in Hanoi that make foreign tourists fall in love!

Cake mix

An extremely attractive Vietnamese snack chosen by the British couple is mixed rice paper. Although they have only set foot in Vietnam for a week and have also swept a lot of dishes such as beef noodle soup, grilled spring rolls, Trang Tien ice cream, rice paper… In which mixed rice paper is the favorite dish of this couple. , they experienced this dish on Bao Khanh street on the way to visit Hanoi Cathedral.

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The British couple was very impressed with the Vietnamese mixed rice paper, the female tourist shared: “The rice paper is very delicious, soft with yellow color served with dried meats on top, I like it very much.”

The address to eat rice paper according to the instructions of the two friends is Miss Hieu’s mixed rice paper shop, one of the favorite rice paper shops of Ha Thanh youth. Previously, this rice paper shop was located at 90 Hang Trong, now it has moved to the opposite side, located at the beginning of Bao Khanh street.

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Ms. Hieu’s restaurant is famous for a variety of rice paper dishes such as mixed, buttered, shaken, … with toppings such as dried beef, dried squid. The cake is quite mouth-watering, soft, if left for a long time, it is easy to stick to large chunks that are difficult to remove, so with this dish, you should pay attention to eat it.

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It must be said that rice paper has a magical power that not only “changes and transforms” with many genres but also pleases many international diners. And it is not surprising that this dish is chosen in the list of favorite dishes of foreign tourists when coming to Vietnam.

Address: Bao Khanh Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

Opening hours: 09:00 – 22:00

Price: 25,000 VND (1$)

Dried beef salad

Coming to Hanoi, everyone must go through this shortest street in Hanoi once. Hoan Kiem Street is located right in the Hoan Kiem Lake area, the whole street is famous for its holy dried beef salad and the “brothers” that invite guests very politely, so Vietnamese and Western guests keep coming here. lap.

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The space is quite open and clean, located in a tourist area, so Western customers are quite crowded. A plate of dried beef mannequin is a blend of many ingredients such as shredded papaya, herbs, beef spleen, beef, beef tendon, roasted peanuts… sprinkled with sweet and salty fish sauce. mouth. An afternoon strolling around Hoan Kiem Lake, watching the streets sipping mannequin plates is also an interesting experience in the capital.

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And so are these two guests from Mexico, enjoying divine mannequins on small green chairs on the sidewalks of Hanoi is what they have done even though they have only set foot in this land for 1 day. Lyan also said that  “The papaya salad here is not too spicy like Thai papaya salad, its taste is very good.” 

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Summer and Lyan are very excited when talking about papaya salad in Hanoi.

Address: 23 Hoan Kiem Lake Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

Opening hours: 09:00 – 21:30

Price: 25,000 – 60,000 VND

Boiled snails 

Usually, snails are one of the Vietnamese dishes that make foreigners quite shy. However, there are many Western guests who like to eat Vietnamese snails, typically a guy from London (England) loves this dish.

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Fox – A guy from London (UK) is very impressed with boiled snails in Vietnam.

A British boy who came to Vietnam alone was taken by his guides to visit and experience many different dishes such as mannequins, mixed rice cakes, grilled skewers and snails. most impressive. Commenting on the snail dish, Fox shared:  “They are really amazing. In our country almost no one eats this dish. I have never tried it before and I was very surprised with their taste. “

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Following the address that Mr. Fox recorded is the famous snail shop in the North Gate area. Perhaps there is no need to introduce much because in Cua Bac, Sister Le snail shop is extremely famous.

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The menu here is very diverse, there are many dishes for you to choose from boiled, steamed, stir-fried tamarind with coconut butter,… Big snails, small snails fragrant with lemongrass and lemon leaves, served with ginger and chili fish sauce It is truly “true love” in the late autumn weather of Hanoi. Sitting here, you will see a lot of foreign tourists enjoying sidewalk snails in Vietnam.

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Address: 88 Cua Bac, Truc Bach, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.

Opening hours: 14:00-22:00.

Price: 40,000 – 150,000 VND.

Fried Pho

Pho is a very familiar dish not only to Vietnamese people but also to foreign tourists, even those who have never tasted it but have certainly heard it, or seen it on social networks, and on the radio. Pho is truly a dish full of pride for Vietnamese people. Besides the traditional pho, coming to Vietnam, many visitors will be surprised by the variations of pho.

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Two foreign tourists from the US are very fond of Vietnamese fried noodle soup.

One of them is fried pho, a dish that conquered two American diners during this Vietnam trip. “It’s not like the pho in my image, I thought it was rice but was explained that it’s a different kind of pho. It tastes so good, soft and supple, I especially like the sauce part of the dish. eat this.”

The restaurant that these two tourists choose is Huong Mai noodle shop, this is one of the fried pho restaurants that many people love, now the shop has 12 establishments throughout Hanoi.

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Pho is deep-fried until puffy, served with rich stir-fried beef and green vegetables with a very attractive viscous sauce. Maybe because of that uniqueness, this fried noodle soup is so easy to impress these Western tourists.

Address: 25 Ngu Xa, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Opening hours: 09:00 – 23:00

Price: 50,000 – 100,000 VND

Vietnam not only owns many famous landscapes, but street food is also one of the reasons to attract foreign tourists. Many tourists may not know how to find good restaurants, so if you have the opportunity, try to introduce them to some good places and restaurants, both promoting the cuisine of your home country and at the same time. make their Vietnam travel journey more perfect.

And don’t forget to follow Hungry? Let’s discover more delicious restaurants and super new dishes with us in the next episodes!

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