Get some Bun in the North
The food in Vietnam is wide and varied, dispite popular believe, it is not just rice!
Many dishes have a noodle called Vermicelli (bun in Vietnamese) in them and can eaten either dry or in the form of a soup. Here are a few popular bun dishes from North Vietnam
Bun Thang
• A specialty of Hanoi, Bu Thang has chicken, fried egg and thinly sliced pieces of pork.
Bun Moc
• This dish using a broth made from the bones of pigs, has small meat pies placed into the broth and served with Vermicelli. In certain areas, you'll also get the bones when served!
Bun Mang Vit
• With bamboo shoots and thinly sliced duck meat, this soup uses the duck bones to flavor the broth.
Bun Gia Cay
• The Vietnamese name for this dish is "fake dog meat". It's popular in the North. Despite the name, the meat is actually pork and no dog meat is involved!
The above dishes are found in Hanoi and the North of Vietnam. Vermicelli is also found in the central and southern parts of Vietnam, however it is usally served in different ways.
Keep an eye out for more dishes that can be found the South and Centre of this wicked country!!
Enjoy!