Vermicelli in Vietnamese is called mien, and no matter how full I am, I always manage to have space for it. These thin, clear coloured noodles are usually cooked with mushrooms, chicken meat/ offal (organs and entrails) and spring onions at my house and when you eat them, you have to make sure that you eat them while their hot. The soft noodles are a great compliment to the chewiness of the mushrooms, and the broth contributes to the flavours and texture of this dish. I personally really like the vermicelli because it is easy to eat and can be eaten alone or with rice; often when I am overly hungry, I like to just add some rice into the broth and eat it with the vermicelli. I definitely think it is something to try if you ever come to Ha Noi, especially because there are different ingredients which could be added into it, creating different flavours and different tastes from the same noodles. Different ingredients added are substitutions for the chicken offal, by using other ingredients the flavour along with the texture of this dish changes and produces a different experience for everyone.
Recommendation for a place to eat Vermicelli: 87, Hàng Điếu, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
This restaurant sells eel vermicelli which is a lot different to the kind served during VIetnamese celebrations but I have heard it is still really good. It is right across from a mall so you could go shopping and then enjoy lunch here.
This restaurant sells eel vermicelli which is a lot different to the kind served during VIetnamese celebrations but I have heard it is still really good. It is right across from a mall so you could go shopping and then enjoy lunch here.