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Hanoi: Mon Hue and eating near the train station

July 24, 2017 By Suanie 2 Comments

We arrived in Hanoi and headed for my ex-colleague, Le’s pad. She was not in town, but had instructed her neighbour to feed us. That was how we ended up at Mon Hue, a restaurant chain that serves delicious Vietnamese food.

What? Good Vietnamese food that isn’t served at a rickety stall by the road side? It wasn’t just because we were hungry (feed us feed us!) but damn, we gobbled down the lot and then some. This Pepsi has an identity Cha Hue (Hue Pork Ham), Banh Ram It (Fried & Steamed Cakes with Shrimp & Pork), Hen Tron Xuc Banh Da (Baby Clams), Nem Nuong Cuon Banh Trang (Grilled Ground Pork) Mon Hue also serves Hue cuisine, traditionally reserved for royalty.

I fell in love with bánh bèo, small steamed rice cake with dried shrimp. Soft, delicate with a slight chewy texture, it goes well with a bit of dipping sauce, which is usually fish sauce. If you’ve been to Pho Viet in Atria or Empire, you’d have seen bánh bèo on the menu. Well, Pho Viet serves gigantic size bánh bèo. This was the tiny, more manageable bánh bèo we had in Hanoi: Le graciously allowed us to keep some of our luggage at her place, so that we wouldn’t have to lug our big bags to Sapa. The overnight train to Sapa would leave at 10pm, so we freshened up and left for the station, with enough time to grab supper.

This stall was nearby the train station, and it served the most memorable dish I had in Hanoi. What is ‘bun ca ho tay’? I can’t find the exact translation, but we had noodles served in a clear sour broth with fried fish fillet and herbs, all for VND25K (RM4.70). In that cool rainy evening in Hanoi, the comforting soup hits all the right spots before a long journey to the mountainside. To think we had wanted to share, but it ended up being, “NO, GET YOUR OWN BUN CA HO TAY.” We also drank really good coffee before going on the train. But this trip was last year, and I can’t find some of my photos anymore 🙁

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