1. Introduce bun cha specialty in Hanoi
Bun cha Hanoi is a dish loved by Ha Thanh people and tourists. Bun cha is a dish in street food stalls and many big restaurants in the capital. Tourists in Hanoi like to eat bun cha Hanoi because this dish is like grilled meat vermicelli in the central and southern provinces but is processed quite picky, bold style of the capital culinary.
Each part of Hanoi bun cha must be full of vermicelli, grilled pork meatball, grilled meat. Served with vermicelli and meat, there is crispy green papaya and sweet and sour sauce.
However, some restaurants also have a number of processing ways to make bun cha more attractive such as adding pickles cucumber, carrots, kohlrabi to a bowl of sauce with grilled meat, using grilled sticks to grill meat or wrapping them in banana leaves to retain the hotness and flavour of the meat … But no matter how prepared it is, Hanoi bun cha still offers visitors delicious and wonderful meals.
2. Instructions for processing bun cha Hanoi
The key for the best bun cha in Hanoi is grilled pork meatball. Chat thit served with bun cha includes two types cha thit (grilled meatball) and grilled meat. Grilled meatball use minced lean meat, marinated with salt, pepper, fish sauce … then mould into the suitable round meatball and grill it. Pork pieces use armpit meat and bacon soft, including meat and fat. Meat is sliced , then marinated for 15 minutes and grilled over charcoal.
Each dish of bun cha Hanoi will have both cha thit and cha mieng. But if visitors like to eat only one of the two types of cha, they can order to owner. In addition to marinated spices, the cha vien and cha thit all have the flavor of the sauce made from sugar and meat fat. In Hanoi street food, bun cha is a dish with very unique sauce mixed with full of sour, spicy, salty and sweet. In particular, the fish sauce also has papaya and vinegar-soaked carrots to create a rich flavor for bun cha.
In a part of Hanoi bun cha is full of grilled pork, sauce, vermicelli and raw vegetables. Bun used in vermicelli is tangled vermicelli, the vermicelli is cut into small pieces. Vegetables served with Hanoi bun vermicelli include lettuce, coriander, basil, marjoram, perilla …
3.Famous bun cha addresses in Hanoi
Bun cha Lane 74 – Hang Quat
Bun cha restaurant at 74 Hang Quat located in a small alley without a sign but very crowded. The shop usually sells from 10 am – 14 pm. Bun rolls in the restaurant are very delicious, meatball is so soft and pork meat, grilled spring rolls are delicious and tasty. Diners can buy bun cha from the restaurant and enjoy it on the spot or take away. The price for each meal of bun cha is VND 30,000.
Bun cha at 34 Hang Than
Hang Than Street is a very famous food street with many delicious eateries, including Tuyet bun cha shop at No. 34, Hang Than Street. The restaurant’s buncha dish has a very good taste, lots of meat, lots of vermicelli and raw vegetables, so it is loved by many customers on food tour in hanoi. The restaurant is usually open from 6 am – 5 pm so visitors can go to the restaurant to eat bun cha in the morning, noon and afternoon. The price of a part of bun cha is 35,000 VND.
Bun cha Obama at 24 Le Van Huu
Huong Lien bun cha shop or bun cha Obama is located at 24 Le Van Huu, especially famous after President Obama used bun with chef Anthony Bourdain. Bun cha here consists of grilled pork, vermicelli and seafood spring rolls. The restaurant is open from morning to afternoon and always crowded. The price of each section of bun cha is about 30,000 – 50,000 VND.
