Vietnamese Bun Cha

Are you finding the Most delicious dish of Vietnamese cuisine? Vietnamese Bun Cha is the one that you will be addicted to once you ever try a bite of it!


(Vietnam Package Tours) Once you ever make a question: What is the best taste dish of Vietnam? Vietnamese Bun Cha is the one that will come to any Vietnamese mind and it is said to be the best style with the Hanoi Bun Cha that you can find in any Hanoi Food Tour.

Vietnamese Bun Cha is one of the best famous traditional foods in Vietnam that originated from Hanoi capital. It includes grilled pork and noodle. Vietnamese Bun Cha usually be served with grilled fatty pork over a plate with white rice noodle and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce. The broth and the pork are the ones make this dish unique. Vietnamese food writer Vu Bang (1913 – 1984) described Hanoi as a town “transfixed by Bun Cha”.

Vietnamese Bun Cha famous dish of the North of Vietnam

Hanoi’s first Bun Cha restaurant was located on Gia Ngu, Hoan Kiem district, in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. The author of a Vietnamese cuisine guide book said “I discovered new taste buds that I did not I had”. It is really the most accurate description about Vietnamese cuisine.

Bun Cha is so popular in the Northern region of Vietnam. In the South, a similar dish of rice noodle and grilled meat is named Bun Thit Nuong.

Vietnamese Bun Cha famous dish with meat ball and slices

Many foreigners are so impressed and interested in Bun Cha, Pho and many other unique Vietnamese meals. Along all the great dishes, Bun Cha Hanoi comes firstly on the list of visitor’s favorite dishes in Vietnam.

The broth in Bun Cha is so special. It is based on vinegar, sugar and fish sauce. It is sweet and sour, and it has the special taste of fish sauce. Vietnamese food would not be completed without the fish sauce. To cook a delicious Bun Cha dish, the chef must be so clever. The broth tastes similar as Korean BBQ pork. It usually served as room temperature. Radish and carrot are also commonly eaten together. The pork is served in the broth. Everywhere in Bun Cha restaurant in Hanoi, has a fireplace to cook the pork.

The video following will be a cut from Helen's Cooking Recipes - A Vietnamese American. Her work is not precisely 100% local but easy for you to cook Bun Cha yourself.

When having rice noodles, herbs and broth, people can dip everything together and enjoy. It not complicated how to cook Bun Cha. The harmony of fresh mint and a sweet piece of pork are so great. Fresh garlic, chili pepper and lime are always on the table as basic ingredients.

It is just so delicious, but there are many reasons why visitors should try in Hanoi. It is lunchtime – only food. It means Bun Cha is a lunch food. And visitors can only find it between 12 pm – 3pm. Bun Cha was originated in Hanoi; it is not available in other part of the country. So when foreigners come to Hanoi, they should not miss it.

Nowadays, it becomes more irresistible when the incredibly delicious smell and important part in lunch foods in Hanoi. The prices are varying according to the quality and quantity of the pork. It is usually worth between 25,000 VND – 60,000 VND (1.50 USD – 2.5 USD).

We hope that this article will be useful for you to know about the most famous Vietnamese dish: Vietnamese Bun Cha. It is the best to combine its taste to your hotel in Hanoi or a Hanoi Food Tour.

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