Cold rice beef noodle soup and a series of unique specialties of Hue

Cold beef noodle soup, sour shrimp rolls, ram it cakes... are unique dishes that diners should try once when visiting the ancient capital of Hue .

Cold rice beef noodle soup

Bun bo is a famous specialty of Hue , however, bun bo with cold rice is a unique dish that not everyone knows when coming to the ancient capital.

Diners will be served a bowl of beef noodle soup with meatballs, blood, pig's trotters, beef... as usual, along with a portion of cold rice. This unique way of eating comes from the fact that eating noodles can easily make you hungry, so many diners want to eat more rice to feel fuller.

One of the first and most famous restaurants selling this unique cold rice beef noodle dish is Canh Van noodle restaurant (Trinh Cong Son street, Hue city).

*The way of eating cold rice with beef noodle soup originated from the needs of diners. Photo: Foody*

Ram It Cake

Banh ram it is a very familiar rustic dish to the people of Hue. This cake is divided into 2 parts: the soft and chewy banh it on top and the fragrant and crispy banh ram base on the bottom. Both parts are made from sticky rice flour but are prepared in completely different ways.

Just take the glutinous rice flour and shape it into a flat circle, deep fry it until golden brown and you have banh ram. The banh it part is more elaborate, you have to knead it skillfully to get a nice round shape, without the shrimp filling inside coming out and steam it in a tray for 15-20 minutes. Banh ram it is both soft and crispy, dipping it in a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce makes it even more delicious.

Some famous places selling this cake in Hue include Ba Do Ram It Cake Shop (Nguyen Binh Khiem Street), Me Le Ram It Cake Shop (Kim Long Street)...

Photo: Hue Restaurant — *Banh ram it is a unique dish that you should try once when visiting the ancient capital of Hue. Photo: Mon Hue*

Stir-fried vermicelli with turmeric

Bun long sauteed with turmeric is a specialty that many diners love when coming to Hue. As the "soul" of the dish, the long has to be carefully processed, cleaned, deodorized, stir-fried with turmeric to get a beautiful golden color and not be tough. In some places, blood, ham and especially a lot of fried onions and green onions are added to enhance the aroma.

The vermicelli noodles are imbued with the yellow color of turmeric but still moist, not too dry like glass noodles, and are very "delicious" when eaten with offal.

Stir-fried vermicelli with turmeric costs 20,000 - 40,000 VND/plate. Some places selling this delicious dish in Hue that diners can refer to are Tran Quang Khai turmeric vermicelli (Tran Quang Khai street), O Ket turmeric vermicelli (Ba Trieu street), Phu Cam bridge turmeric vermicelli (Phan Chu Trinh street)...

Stir-fried vermicelli with turmeric has an extremely eye-catching appearance. Photo: Ca Men Foods — *Stir-fried vermicelli with turmeric has an extremely eye-catching appearance. Photo: Ca Men*

Sour shrimp rice rolls

Sour shrimp rolls are considered a delicacy of the Hue royal court, often appearing in the meals of ancient kings.

The main ingredients to make this dish include sour shrimp, boiled meat, wet rice paper and green vegetables... Thin wet rice paper rolls inside lettuce, herbs, vermicelli, cooked sweet potato cut into pieces, add a pinch of carrots, papaya mixed with sour shrimp, a few slices of pork belly on top and you can enjoy.

Sour shrimp rolls are often eaten with a bowl of shimmering brown shrimp paste, simple yet attractive. This dish is sold at many street vendors, the most famous being the sidewalk vendor of Mrs. Hanh at the foot of Kho Ren bridge or the vendor at An Cuu market…