Flora and Note is a YouTube channel of an Asian-American couple specializing in cuisine and travel, famous with nearly 200,000 followers. Recently, the two posted a video exploring Hanoi cuisine in one day with many familiar delicious dishes such as coffee, bun thang...
To start breakfast, the couple tried bun thang, pho ga and mixed at Mrs. Tong's bun thang restaurant on Ngo Si Lien street, Dong Da district. Both of them were excited that the restaurant was located deep in a small alley, with most of the diners being local people.
Flora and Note was surprised because the chicken, pork belly... were displayed short and clean at the stall right in front of the door. Next to it was a hot pot of broth, fragrant with bone scent.
Note: The smell of the sticky rice noodle broth is fragrant, giving off a smell of shrimp paste but not difficult to eat. Flora likes the mixed cheese because of its rich flavor, soft, sweet chicken. The couple both had soaked garlic and chili sauce as an appetizer and admitted that these spices made the dish much more delicious.
After that, the two continued to move to Hang Mat Street, Hoan Kiem District to drink coffee at Hidden Gem Coffee. The shop is located deep in a small alley, 4 floors, decorated in vintage style. In particular, the restaurant impressed when using recycled items such as old bicycles, tires... as decorations. This is the address that welcomed the Belgian King to visit.
The YouTuber couple ordered coconut milk coffee, traditional coffee and salt coffee. Flora was surprised that the salted coffee was not as hot as she thought: "It's strange when salted coffee is not hot. I think if there was ice, the cup of coffee would be more delicious and not thickened".
On the contrary, coconut milk coffee is loved and praised by both people for being much more delicious.
Flora and Note chose a luxurious Vietnamese restaurant for dinner on Bao Khanh Street. Both commented that the restaurant has rich Vietnamese cuisine and luxurious space, but the price is still very reasonable.
The couple ordered familiar dishes in Vietnamese meals such as stir-fried water spinach with garlic, fried eggs, pork fat, salted eggplant, braised coconut meat, fried star fruit shrimp. Flora and Note continuously praise the dishes for their rich flavor, although simple but still delicious and unique.
In particular, Note was delighted with the coconut braised meat dish: "Everyone should eat this dish once. The service here is also very good. This is truly a 5-star restaurant in our heart".
Flora and Note began their journey to explore the world in 2017 and officially launched a YouTube channel in 2020 to record their lives and trips.
Currently, the couple lives in Thailand and regularly posts videos exploring local culture, unique cuisine and experiencing real life in many countries around the world.
