When thinking of Viet Nam, people tend to think of Pho. What I find funny is how every country I travel to, their reinterpretation of this dish is different, and the pronunciation of the word Pho is too. When I went to Cambodia, there was also a Pho 24, similar to the one we have here in Ha Noi and the ones I saw when I visited Ho Chi Minh city, and in America, I went with my friend and her parents to this little Vietnamese restaurant which served mostly Vietnamese cuisine and had a Vietnamese owner. But everywhere I tried, I never found a bowl of Pho that was like the ones I had at home in Ha Noi. Although I did really like the bowl in Ho Chi Minh city, the noodles were thicker, rectangular and harder to chew compared to the ones I usually ate. The ingredients and noodles used in Ha Noi are difficult to find in other places, this is one of the reasons why the food tastes different; another reason is because the noodles made in Ha Noi are thinner and more of a flattened noodle, whilst noodles elsewhere are not made with the same fresh ingredients, I think they are usually bought in packages or frozen. Not just the ingredients and quality of he ingredients change, the packaging is too, since in Ha Noi we just got to the marker and there are fresh noodles for us to buy.
So I would just like to say, that the street food in Ha Noi is great if anyone ever visited Ha Noi and wanted to taste authentic Vietnamese cuisine from the North. Because not only does it taste good, it is unique and different to anything you would've or will ever taste anywhere else in the world.
So I would just like to say, that the street food in Ha Noi is great if anyone ever visited Ha Noi and wanted to taste authentic Vietnamese cuisine from the North. Because not only does it taste good, it is unique and different to anything you would've or will ever taste anywhere else in the world.
Recommendation for a place to eat Pho: 23 Hàng Mành, Hàng Gai, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
This is a great little shop in the a corner of the Old Quarter where they sell one of the best beef pho ever. Although it is a little more money, the pho noodles are softer and the broth/ soup goes perfectly as an accompaniment for the beef that just melts in your mouth. Eggs can also be requested which tastes quite funny but really delicious. There are also these two other little stalls, they aren't even restaurants but they sell really yummy porridge and Vietnamese steamed rolls. They only open at night starting from 6-7 and my family whenever we go out love to go eat there. If you would like to know the addresses just ask me in the suggestions and concerns page!
There are also other restaurants below if you want to try other types of pho or different places.
This is a great little shop in the a corner of the Old Quarter where they sell one of the best beef pho ever. Although it is a little more money, the pho noodles are softer and the broth/ soup goes perfectly as an accompaniment for the beef that just melts in your mouth. Eggs can also be requested which tastes quite funny but really delicious. There are also these two other little stalls, they aren't even restaurants but they sell really yummy porridge and Vietnamese steamed rolls. They only open at night starting from 6-7 and my family whenever we go out love to go eat there. If you would like to know the addresses just ask me in the suggestions and concerns page!
There are also other restaurants below if you want to try other types of pho or different places.