5 VIETNAMESE FOOD TO EAT WHEN VISITING HANOI

It's getting colder and colder in Hanoi. And you're probably wondering "what should I eat during these chilly days?" Here are some iconic Vietnamese food that you can always find in Hanoi just with twenty to fifty thousand Vietnamese dong.

Vietnamese food to eat when visiting Hanoi: Banh gio

1. Banh Gio
When traveling to Hanoi, you can see a lot of places that sell banh gio on the street. Banh gio is known to be one of the most famous street food in Hanoi due to is simplicity, consisting of rice powder, jelly ears, and well-grinded pork.

Wrapped in banana leaves, banh gio is aesthetically beautiful yet nutritious. Banh gio only costs you 10.000VND, you can easily find banh gio in Kim Lien, Thuy Khue, Nguyen Cong Tru market, Hom market, and Dong Cac.

Vietnamese food to eat when visiting Hanoi: fried sticky rice

2. Fried sticky rice.
It's not so hard to find fried sticky rice during your Vietnam tours in Hanoi, and it is good it eat during chilly weather.

Crunchy from the outside and chewy from the inside, fried sticky rice can be eaten with sausage or pickles, and trust me, this is one of the best things you can ever find these days in Hanoi.

Vietnamese food to eat when visiting Hanoi: mixed rice papers

3. Mixed rice papers.
Mixed rice papers is actually a specialty from more southern provinces, however, it has been adopted and well-liked by younger generations of Hanoi people. Consisting of quail eggs, mixed rice papers, dried beef and mango, mixed rice papers offers an overwhelming taste that has so many people falling in love with it.

You can find mixed rice papers in Hang tre, Hang Trong, Ly Quoc Su, and Hoang cau.

Vietnamese food to eat when visiting Hanoi: rice gruel with pork ribs

4. Rice gruel with pork ribs,
This is hands down one of the best options for you when it comes to Vietnamese food on a chilly day. Under the nip in the cold air, having a bowl of rice gruel with pork ribs is blissful. To grab a bow of this specialty, you can visit Ly Quoc Su o places close to Dong Xuan market.

Vietnamese food to eat when visiting Hanoi: bun cha

5. Bun cha

The last dish presented today is bún chả. Renowned as one of the most iconic dishes when it comes to Hanoi food, bún chả is incredibly tasty with the richness in its dipping sauce and the distinctive yet addictive savor of skillfully grilled pork. President of the United States Barack Obama is one of those who were fascinated by bún chả when in Hanoi. Interestingly, the restaurant where Mr President visited now offers an even more quirky name for their dishes: "bún chả Obama," and this has been effectively attracting a lot of diners. Outside of Hanoi, specifically in more southern provinces, this typical Vietnamese food has an alternative called "bún thịt nướng" which is also well-known as one of the best dishes in Vietnam.