Must-try food in Hue

When talking about Hue, we must mention the royal tombs, temples, the slowly flowing Fragrant River, and the delicious food that cannot be missed.

Bánh canh is rated as one of the most attractive rice noodles in Vietnam. Nam Phuc is a village in Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue. For hundreds of years, selling noodle soup along the street has been an ancestral business of Nanpu villagers. Tourists who visit Hue cannot forget to pick up Nam Phuk soup noodles.

Hue Shrimp Cake (Bánh nậm) is one of many local traditional cakes and is regarded as the representative of local cakes due to its practicality in Hue cultural life. Its practicality lies in the filling. The fillings are shrimp, meat, but if used for sacrifices, mung beans.

The main raw materials of Bánh ướt are rice flour and flour or tapioca flour. The thinner the crust, the better it reflects the skill of the cook. Hue small bowl cake (Bánh bèo) is white and sticks to a small bowl. It is topped with shrimp floss, fried onion slices and lard residue, and is full of fragrance.

Hue’s famous wet cake has a long history and tradition. The fillings of the wet cake include secret marinated barbecued meat, which can be eaten with the wet cake crust or rice noodles. The traditional way to eat it is to roll up the thin wet pancake skin and eat it with thin slices of pork dipped in pure fish sauce. Nowadays, people usually eat it wrapped in coriander and grilled meat.

For Hue people, Bánh bột lọc is just a snack, but with their dexterous hands and unique cooking methods, this kind of cake has become a local specialty a long time ago.

Crispy fried shrimp cake (Bánh khoái) is a daily food for Hue people. Its raw material is rice flour. Crispy fried shrimp cakes are similar to the southern pancakes (Bánh xèo), but smaller than the pancakes and the crust is crispier.