Discover Hung Yen cuisine - signature dishes with unique Northern flavors

From famous specialties to unforgettable rustic flavors, delicious dishes in Hung Yen always make diners exclaim and want to come back many times.

Just an hour away from Hanoi , Hung Yen appears as a peaceful stopover, where visitors can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere between ancient temples, old quarters or craft villages imbued with the breath of Northern culture. In recent years, thanks to its location near the capital, easy to travel and the combination of many modern entertainment experiences, Hung Yen has become a popular weekend and holiday destination.

Not only that, this land also attracts tourists with its rich local cuisine , where each dish, from ingredients to preparation, carries its own story. If you have the opportunity to come to Hung Yen and want to fully enjoy the flavors of the North, you can refer to the list of suggested restaurants below.

Pho Thin

Pho - a dish considered as the "national soul" and the pride of Vietnam when conquering the taste of domestic and international diners. Among the famous pho brands in Hanoi, Pho Thin 13 Lo Duc is a familiar name. Established in 1979, the small pho restaurant on Lo Duc street is memorable for its rich flavor, fragrant fatty broth and especially the special way of stir-frying beef, creating a hot, fragrant bowl of pho that makes anyone who tastes it linger.

Now, visitors to Hung Yen can easily enjoy this familiar flavor again when Pho Thin 13 Lo Duc is present in Ecopark urban area, bringing the spirit of Hanoi pho to local food lovers.

Pho broth is simmered from beef bones for many hours, creating a sweet, rich flavor that cannot be found in any other pho restaurant. In particular, Pho Tai Lan is the "star" of the restaurant with carefully selected beef, evenly sliced ​​and quickly stir-fried in a hot pan with spices to preserve the softness, sweetness and characteristic aroma. When the meat is put into the bowl and the boiling broth is poured, the rare meat layer blends with the light taste of the broth, evoking an attractive flavor that spreads in each spoonful of pho.

A bowl of steaming rare beef pho with fragrant stir-fried beef is a favorite of many diners.

Besides the traditional rare beef, many diners also come to the restaurant to enjoy the fatty and soft beef brisket pho or the soft and fragrant stir-fried pho. On the chilly autumn and winter mornings in the North, the feeling of sitting next to a bowl of hot pho, with a rich and steaming broth, accompanied by a pair of crispy fried breadsticks dipped in the broth, brings an interesting experience that makes anyone who has tried it want to come back.

Lang Ta Vermicelli and Tofu

Besides pho, bun dau mam tom is also a typical traditional dish of the North. A standard bun dau dish cannot lack crispy fried tofu, cool white leaf vermicelli pressed into bite-sized pieces, typical herbs and a variety of toppings such as cốm sausage, boiled meat, fried sausage...

What makes the dish special is the bowl of shrimp paste with a light, shimmering dark purple color, moderate viscosity and a distinctive aroma. When mixed with a little sugar, kumquat and fresh chili, the bowl of shrimp paste becomes lightly fluffy, has an attractive aroma, is both salty and has a harmonious sweet and sour taste, and the rich flavor spreads evenly in the mouth.

In Thai Binh (old), Bun Dau Lang Ta (266 Le Dai Hanh) is a favorite place for many diners. Each serving of bun dau is full and attractive with golden fried tofu, soft and sweet boiled pork leg, fragrant and chewy green rice sausage, flavorful cartilage sausage and a variety of side dishes such as fried sour spring rolls, snail sausage, and squid sausage. All are neatly arranged on a large tray, served with a bowl of shrimp paste mixed with the right flavor, creating a rich flavor that diners can hardly ignore.

The vermicelli tray with a variety of toppings and crispy fried tofu is the highlight that makes Bun Dau Lang Ta attract customers from near and far.

The most “profitable” point is the restaurant’s homemade tofu. The tofu is fried until the outside is crispy, golden and fragrant, while the inside is soft and fatty, unmatched by any other type of tofu. Combined with the rich salty-sweet taste of shrimp paste, each piece of tofu seems to explode in your mouth.

In addition to serving at the restaurant, Bun Dau Lang Ta also has a take-away service with careful packaging, helping the dish stay hot and crispy. The restaurant is also available on ShopeeFood so that diners can easily enjoy a tray of vermicelli and tofu with the Northern flavor at home.

Fish noodle soup, grilled pork noodle soup, crab and beef noodle soup

Vietnamese cuisine is diverse, especially soups and noodles - familiar choices that can be enjoyed at any time of the day. In Hung Yen, diners can easily find fish noodles, grilled pork noodles or beef crab noodles, each dish has its own nuances but retains the elegant spirit of Northern cuisine.

The taste of vermicelli in Northern cuisine is different in the broth - the essence that determines the overall flavor of the dish. The broth is often naturally sweet, not too spicy, some places combine it with slightly sour vinegar to help balance the taste. The toppings of vermicelli dishes are also rich and harmonious, from beef, fish cakes, grilled lolot leaves to fresh green vegetables, creating an overall dish that is not greasy, light and easy to eat.

A bowl of hot vermicelli with grilled pork, where the aroma of charcoal, the sweetness of meat and soft vermicelli blend together, leaving an unforgettable aftertaste in the hearts of diners.

Among the myriad of typical noodle dishes, bun cha always holds a very special place - both rustic and sophisticated but still unforgettable. The special thing about bun cha lies in the balance between the ingredients of grilled sausage, dipping sauce, noodles and fresh vegetables. The sausage is made from minced meat and selected pork belly, marinated properly and grilled over charcoal, creating a fragrant burnt crust with a characteristic sweet and fatty taste. Bun cha would not be complete without the harmonious sweet and salty dipping sauce, mixed with crispy green papaya and thinly sliced ​​carrots to create a cool and balanced taste.

Bun Ca, Bun Cha & Bun Rieu Cua Bo restaurant in Vinhomes Ocean Park 3 urban area is a famous Northern cuisine address in Hung Yen area and neighboring areas, thanks to its traditional flavor and meticulous care in each dish.

Mrs. Tuyen's Kitchen

In addition to the typical noodle dishes, diners in Hung Yen are also very familiar with Bep Ba Tuyen - a famous address thanks to its diverse rice menu. From beef stewed rice, sweet and sour chicken balls, beef with black pepper sauce to rustic rice such as duck stewed with star fruit, braised pork with egg and coconut pulp, each dish is carefully prepared, preserving the traditional flavor.

Thanks to the meticulous attention to detail in each dish, Ba Tuyen Kitchen has become a familiar choice for diners looking for a quick and quality office lunch. In particular, the dishes are neatly packaged, convenient for take-away, diners can easily order and have them delivered to their doorstep via ShopeeFood, helping office workers around the area enjoy a delicious lunch without having to go out.

Ba Tuyen Kitchen has a diverse menu from noodles to rice, suitable for take-out or home delivery.

In addition to the rich rice menu, diners at Bep Ba Tuyen can also freely choose grilled meat vermicelli, sour rib vermicelli, chicken thigh vermicelli or beef vermicelli with wine sauce. Among them, sour rib vermicelli is considered the dish that makes the restaurant's brand, conquering diners thanks to the harmonious sweet broth, mixed with the light sourness of vinegar and soft ripe tomatoes. A hot bowl of vermicelli with flavorful, succulent pork ribs and fresh homemade mushrooms brings diners a feeling of both warmth in the stomach and unforgettable characteristic flavor.

From a hot bowl of pho in the morning, a tray of crispy and fragrant vermicelli with fried tofu, to a harmonious bowl of sweet and sour vermicelli with ribs or a heartwarming rustic rice dish, each dish leaves an unforgettable taste in the memories of those who have ever set foot in Hung Yen.

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