In Hue city, the former citadel of Vietnam, it doesn't take you a lot of money to dine like a King!
Hue
beef noodle takes its origin from the Royal Hue City of Central
Vietnam. The broth is from cooking beef bones for a long period of time
as well as a variety of different spices including lemongrass.
How does it taste?
Well, having a bowl of Hue beef noodle, you will easily recognize that
it is completely different from Pho since the former’s beef
broth is much more spicy.
How to make it?
Learning how to make a clear broth from bone and meat is quite a
difficult task. After being selected from the market, the fresh beef
will be shredded, boiled and taken out of the water to obtain a
delicious clear broth. A typical version of Hue beef noodle must include
pork, roast beef, pig’s blood, Vietnamese salami, Hue’s style salami,
shrimp sauce and chopped lettuce.
The
interesting thing is that, the amount of salt put in the beef noodle
recipe varies between seasons. For example, during summer, Hue beef
noodle soup is served with soy bean, mint and different kinds of lettuce
while in the winter, the recipe is saltier added with lemongrass and
fish.
The
best Hue beef noodle comes from the street vendors who work from dawn
to early morning. In Hue, when night lights are on, you can enjoy a good
bowl of this noodle soup at restaurants in front of No. 84 Mai Thuc
Loan Street. This hot dish represents just a few of the treasures of
Hue's traditional cuisine. Clam-rice and the flour pies like beo
(streamed flour cupcakes), nam (wrapped shrimp pies) and loc (tapioca
and shrimp pies), for examples, are part of the ancient capital's
culinary heritage.
Where to have Hue’s beef noodle in Ha Noi?
You
are in Hanoi, and wondering if such a Hue’s specialty appears in Hanoi
or not. Don’t worry, Hue beef noodle come up quite often in many streets
of Hanoi from morning till night. It’s better to ask your hotel to
recommend a place nearby or you can refer to the following reliable
addresses:
- No. 4 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi
- No.467 Đoi Can Street, Hanoi
- No.7 Thai Phien Street, Hanoi
- No.22 Phan Boi Chau Street, Hanoi
- No.175 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi
- No.G23 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Hanoi
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