Hue not only retains tourists with its ancient buildings and poetic scenery, but also with its unique cuisine with many rustic and rich dishes. If you have the opportunity to visit the Ancient Capital, here are delicious dishes you should not miss.
1. Hue beef noodle soup
Coming to Hue but not eating beef noodle soup is indeed a shortcoming. Genuine beef noodle soup has small noodles, a broth rich in shrimp paste flavor, eaten with beef, pork sausage, Hue sausage...
Visitors can refer to Ms. Tuyet's beef noodle soup, O Rua, O Hoa or Me Keo's beef noodle soup. A hot bowl of noodle soup with filling toppings is an ideal choice to start a new day in the Ancient Capital.
2. Banh nam, banh loc, banh beo, banh ram it
Hue cakes are famous for their diversity and elaborate processing methods. Filtered flour cakes have a transparent, chewy and soft crust, inside are rich shrimp and meat fillings, often eaten with sweet and sour chili fish sauce.
Banh Nam is made from rice flour, crushed shrimp, then wrapped in leaves and steamed. Meanwhile, banh beo is cast in small bowls, covered with shrimp paste, pork fat, scallion oil and sprinkled with fish sauce.
In particular, banh ram it is a combination of soft and chewy banh it and crispy banh ram, creating a dish that is both beautiful and attractive.
3. Nem lụi and bánh khoái
Hue fermented pork roll is made from minced pork, marinated and then grilled on charcoal. The fermented pork roll is fragrant, hot, often rolled with rice paper and raw vegetables, dipped in rich peanut sauce.
Banh khoai has a shape quite similar to banh xeo, but the filling and enjoyment style have their own unique features. The crispy golden crust combined with shrimp, spring rolls, goby fish, raw bean sprouts and dipping sauce creates a unique flavor.
To enjoy this dish, visitors can visit Dong Ba market, Hong Mai banh khoai or Hanh restaurant.
4. Pressed cake
Banh ép is a familiar snack of Hue people. The cake is pressed hot until the crust is golden brown, then eaten with raw vegetables and mixed fish sauce.
The cakes that have just been baked are still hot and fragrant, suitable for enjoying in the afternoon.
5. Duck egg soaked with gourd
If you want to try a more novel dish, balut is a worthwhile choice to consider. The dish has a sweet, fragrant taste, is quite easy to eat and the price is also affordable.
6. Tré trộn
Tre Hue is often used as an appetizer or snack. Tre has a sour, spicy, salty, sweet taste and a characteristic crispness and chewiness. When eating, it can be rolled with rice paper, raw vegetables, sweet bananas, cucumbers and then dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce. The harmony of many flavors makes this dish quite addictive.
7. Muscovy rice, mussel vermicelli
Clams rice is a rustic dish but bears a strong Hue culinary imprint. A bowl of clam rice usually has stir-fried clams, green mangoes, raw vegetables, peanuts, chili and many spices.
When enjoying, diners can simultaneously feel the sweetness of mussels, the sourness of mangoes, the spiciness of chili and the buttery aroma of peanuts. mussel vermicelli also has a similar combination and is a dish worth trying when coming to the Ancient Capital.
8. Hue Tea
Hue is likened to the "capital of sweet soups" with many variations from green bean sweet soup, corn sweet soup, taro sweet soup to lotus seed sweet soup, longan sweet soup, or strange roasted pork flour sweet soup... Each type has its own flavor but in general they all show the delicacy and sophistication of Hue cuisine. Tourists can visit Dong Ba market to enjoy many types of sweet soup at once.
9. Salted coffee
Salted coffee is not a long-standing traditional drink of Hue but has become a typical drink loved by many people. Coffee, milk and a little salt are combined to create a rather special bitter, sweet, fatty and salty taste.
10. Banh canh Nam Pho
Nam Pho banh canh impresses with its thick broth, orange-red color, sweetness from shrimp and bones. Banh canh noodles are made from rice flour and filtered flour, so they have a moderate chewiness and softness. Shrimp, meat and rich broth create a hot bowl of banh canh, suitable for breakfast or afternoon snacks.
Banh canh Nam Pho is often sold at street vendors or local markets, bearing the rustic and familiar features of Hue cuisine.
