Rib porridge
Autumn, with its cool, sometimes chilly weather, is the perfect time to enjoy rib porridge. A simple dish among countless snacks in the capital, rib porridge still attracts diners with its light, easy-to-eat flavor.
Pork rib porridge is made from glutinous rice flour and rice, simmered for many hours until smooth and fragrant. The pork ribs are left whole, washed and simmered with the porridge to increase the rich sweetness. The secret lies in the porridge simmering process, long enough to thicken and bring out the sweetness and fat from the bones, but the rib meat is not mushy.
In Hanoi, the famous rib porridge shops are not luxurious shops located on main roads, but simple porridge stalls located in small streets and alleys. Some famous porridge stalls are Ms. La's porridge stall at the beginning of Ly Quoc Su street, the sidewalk porridge stall on Hang Bo street, Huyen Anh porridge at Dong Xuan market...
Each bowl of rib porridge costs 15,000 - 20,000 VND, some places only sell small bowls for 10,000 VND, suitable for diners of all ages.
Singapore Frog Porridge
Frogs can be made into many delicious dishes, Singapore frog porridge is one of them. This dish is loved for its unique flavor. A serving includes a pot of copper frog and a bowl of hot porridge.
The frog meat has been cleaned, put into small pots and stewed according to a special recipe. Each pot contains 1-2 frogs, stewed with oyster sauce, chili, chopped green onions... to make it rich and spicy depending on the taste of the diner. The bowl of smooth white porridge, light in taste, is perfect to eat with the rich frog pot.
Each bowl of frog porridge costs from 39,000 VND to 69,000 VND, depending on the amount of frog in the bowl that the customer chooses. If you do not eat spicy food, please inform the staff or the owner to be served according to your taste.
Porridge
Enjoying a hot bowl of congee in the cool air of Hanoi’s autumn is also not a bad choice. A full bowl of congee will have many ingredients such as liver, heart, blood, sausage, pork strips, small intestines…
Porridge usually has a moderately rich, sweet taste, is not too thick, nor too thin. The porridge grains are soft, fluffy, and have the aroma of roasted rice mixed with onions and ginger.
Bean and eggplant porridge
Bean and eggplant porridge is a rustic dish associated with the childhood of many children of Hanoi. This light dish will include ingredients such as porridge, fried tofu with onions and crispy pickled eggplant, some places also add ca la thau (pickled radish) and salted eggs. The porridge is cooked from green beans or black beans and rice.
All these ingredients when eaten together create a unique, refreshing flavor of bean and eggplant porridge. Smooth porridge, fatty fried beans, crispy and salty eggplant pieces, few people expect such an attractive combination.
Suggested addresses for diners are Sidewalk 51 Dao Duy Tu, 5 Hang Voi, Alley 192 Kim Ma, or Market intersection in Alley 252 Tay Son... The price of each bowl of bean porridge is only about 15,000 - 20,000 VND.
Clam porridge
Clam porridge is a popular dish, especially when the monsoon season comes. Bowls of smooth porridge and stir-fried clams attract diners every morning, afternoon or even late at night.
Clam porridge is simmered with pork bones and clam broth. The clam meat is also stir-fried thoroughly and then cooked together. Each bowl of porridge has a sweet and smooth taste. Diners can add a little chili sauce, pepper, Vietnamese coriander, and fried onions to enhance the richness of the dish.
