Ho Bo papaya salad - 'The number one snack' of Hanoians

Hanoi cuisine is famous for beef pho and bun cha, which are on the list of the world 's top street foods, making Hanoians proud to be praised and asked where the right taste is, which restaurant is the best... But the best snack is the dried beef papaya salad from Hoan Kiem Lake (as Hanoians often call the area around Hoan Kiem Lake). The sweet sound of the scissors clicking makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Spicy chili sauce to satisfy your cravings, mixed with the crunchiness of grated papaya is the spicy aroma of green perilla leaves, on the stems of the leaves it seems like there are dancing, sparkling drops of sunlight. Hanoi has many places that make papaya salad, each place has its own style, but the soul of this dish, seemingly simple but famous, is still the chewy, crunchy, sweet, cool papaya from Bo Ho, Ma May origin. The salad is not dry, goes with the beef, the sweet and flavorful dried liver, a little tendon to support and attract each other, mixed with the sweet and sour sauce, plus a little bit of roasted peanuts, like a happy song with people dancing and whirling in the flavor. It must be said that the papaya salad at Ho Bo with only simple ingredients is delicious, more memorable than the salads in countless restaurant parties.

Heritage Magazine