Bun Rieu - An attractive dish, full of flavors in the eyes of foreign tourists

The Sydney Morning Herald's food writer Ben Groundwater has praised Vietnam's vermicelli soup as a fascinating dish with impressive textures and flavours.

Bun rieu is one of the famous dishes for international tourists when coming to Vietnam. (Source: Vinwonders.com)

Recently, Ben Groundwater, a veteran food writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, praised Vietnamese vermicelli soup with crab.

Introducing bun rieu, he said that this is a traditional Vietnamese dish, originating from the Red River Delta and gradually becoming widely known throughout the country and internationally. Ben Groundwater described this dish as having eye-catching colors, rich flavors, slightly spicy and unique with the crab rieu and blood served in squares, all placed neatly in a bowl.

Bun rieu is usually served with shredded raw vegetables and herbs. (Source: Vinwonders.com)

The broth is made from pork bones, tomatoes and field crabs to create sweetness. The noodles used are thin noodles, accompanied by a variety of fillings such as tofu, crab paste, pork leg, beef leg, pork ribs, snails, etc. Accompanying vegetables often include shredded banana flowers, shredded water spinach, bean sprouts, herbs, etc. Diners can also add shrimp paste, fish sauce, vinegar, lemon, chili, etc. according to their preferences.

Ben Groundwater rated bun rieu as extremely delicious and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Learning more about regional cuisine, the author of the article found that Northern-style bun rieu often has simpler ingredients such as tomatoes, tofu, crab rieu, cartilage ribs, ham, snails. Meanwhile, the South has more diverse types of fillings such as pork, ham, crab cakes... Regardless of the style, bun rieu always has a rich and attractive flavor and impresses anyone who has ever enjoyed this specialty.

To enhance the flavor of the dish, vermicelli with crab soup often has a variety of fillings such as tofu, crab soup, pork leg, beef leg, pork ribs, snails, etc. (Source: vtcnews)

Not only Ben Groundwater, many tourists to Vietnam have given “winged” compliments to bun rieu. In a documentary about Hanoi produced by CNN , bun rieu cua was described as the quintessence of Asian cuisine.

Vietnamese vermicelli soup with crab soup was also honored by the Australian Traveller website in the top 21 best dishes in the world . This result is based on the votes of diners and tourists around the world.

In addition to crab vermicelli soup, the South also has dried shrimp vermicelli soup. (Source: Vnexpress)

Mark Wiens, a familiar member of the world's backpacking community and a famous travel blogger who specializes in sharing destinations and delicious food around the world, introduced bun rieu on his YouTube channel with more than 10 million followers.

In the video, Mark went to a small bun rieu restaurant on Nguyen Canh Chan Street in Ho Chi Minh City. He shared that when he tasted the first broth, he found the bun rieu dish to have an "indescribably delicious aroma". The American blogger commented that this was "the most satisfying street food" when visiting Ho Chi Minh City.

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