11 dishes to try when coming to Hanoi

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According to an article on Microsoft Travel, in Hanoi , visitors will find delicious and unique dishes that you cannot miss.

La Vong fish cake is a specialty of the capital Hanoi, praised many times by the press and culinary sites around the world . When enjoying this dish, you will feel the delicious taste of catfish marinated with rich spices, fragrant with turmeric and perilla. Photo: Anpha/Flickr.

Banh cuon is a great choice for breakfast. You can choose to eat hot or cold banh cuon with 2 types: with or without filling. The filling usually includes ingredients such as chopped wood ear mushrooms, minced meat, shrimp... Banh cuon is often eaten with sausage and a little fried onion. In particular, dipping sauce is an indispensable ingredient of this dish. Photo: Banhcuonbahanh.

Banh mi is one of the Vietnamese dishes that is becoming increasingly famous in the world. The sandwich has a thin, crispy crust, and inside is a variety of fillings such as grilled meat, pork sausage, eggs, coriander, cucumber, pickles, pate, chili sauce, mayonnaise... Photo: PBS Food.

Hanoi is a "heaven of sweet soups". This is a great destination for those with a sweet tooth. The sweet soup shops here have a very diverse menu, you can choose different ingredients according to your preferences such as green beans, black beans, tapioca flour, jelly, fruits (longan, mango, durian, lychee or jackfruit) and coconut milk to create a mixed cup of sweet soup. Besides, there are a variety of traditional sweet soups such as sweet rice balls, pomelo sweet soup, white jelly sweet soup, corn sweet soup... Photo: @h.minhhtuan.

Vermicelli is a traditional dish in Hanoi that people of all ages love. When it comes to vermicelli, people can name many different names such as fish vermicelli, snail vermicelli, crab vermicelli, meatball vermicelli, Hue beef vermicelli, seafood vermicelli, rib vermicelli... Each vermicelli dish has its own unique flavor, often served with raw vegetables, a little chili and vinegar depending on taste. Photo: @duongvux_.

Bun cha is also a Vietnamese dish known to many foreign tourists. With soft white noodles, fragrant charcoal grilled meat, sweet and sour dipping sauce and aromatic herbs, bun cha brings diners a delicious flavor that stimulates the taste buds. Photo: Tuan Anh.

Sweet sticky rice is a combination of sticky rice with sesame seeds and shredded coconut, sometimes with lotus seeds. This sticky rice dish is very fragrant and has a slightly sweet taste, often eaten for breakfast, delicious, does not cause an uncomfortable feeling of fullness. Photo: @Her86m2.

Cao Lau is often known as a specialty of Hoi An, but visitors can also enjoy this attractive dish in Hanoi. A bowl of Cao Lau will include yellow noodles, slices of char siu, shrimp, roasted pork, fried rice paper, bean sprouts, herbs and broth made from pork bones. Photo: @minhmat.

Roasted pigeon salad is an interesting dish for tourists who want to explore the rustic cuisine of Hanoi. The dish includes familiar salad ingredients such as papaya, green mango and shredded carrots, chopped herbs, crushed roasted peanuts combined with fragrant roasted pigeon meat. Roasted pigeon salad is very suitable to "drink" with beer on a summer day. Photo: @_ngoc_010595.

Banh xeo is also a famous street food in Vietnam. The crust is made from rice flour mixed with water, turmeric powder and coconut milk. The filling includes shrimp, pork or beef, bean sprouts, green onions... To make the cake, people pour a thin layer of dough evenly into the pan at low temperature until golden brown, then put the filling in the middle and fold it in half. When enjoying, diners use raw vegetables and sweet and sour dipping sauce. Photo: Delightful Plate.

Crab spring rolls are made from crab meat, crab roe, lean pork, egg whites, kohlrabi, carrots, wood ear mushrooms, herbs and bean sprouts wrapped in rice paper. The spring rolls are deep-fried and then served with vermicelli, lettuce, chopped cucumber and sweet and sour dipping sauce. Photo: Quynh Trang.

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According to Microsoft Travel

Hanoi delicacies Hanoi La Vong fish cake bread vermicelli with grilled pork rice rolls