I've been to Ho Chi Minh City countless of times over almost 20 years but my first to Hanoi. On arrival, it was raining. In fact, in rained the whole day Friday. We could not do much.
Our purpose was two fold, to just look around and eat, without much planning. Our hotel was located in the Old Quarters and close to food and sight.
My blog on the visit is also divided as such. On to the food.........
Our first meal was a upmarket "mixed rice" or "chap fun" in Cantonese. It was not bad actually. We had some roast duck, pork ribs, stir fried french beans and a soup.
The food cooked was quite tasty.
Quite a wide variety and there is also an extensive menu at this shop. It cost us about US$10 with a sour sop shake and bottle of mineral water.
Later in the evening, we tried a pho ga which is chicken pho (noodle in soup). The version in Hanoi is somewhat lighter than the one in HCM City. The soup and chicken was good. We actually wanted the soup only and ate only a little of the noodle, being a cold and wet day.
The chicken displayed....it was quite tasty.
Innards galore and the unlaid chicken eggs.
Beautiful pho ga....
Later in the night, we saw a shop doing very good business and wanted to also try it. It turns out to be glutinous rice with potatos and fired shallots with toppings of your choice.
My wife and I shared a bowl with various pork sausage, hams and stewed pork. It was my first time eating this and it was lovely. They have other versions with maize (corn) as well.
Lastly, we came to a small shop selling the Vietnamese baguette (Bahm Mi). We tried with pork and potatos. It was quite well done and the bread was just right....light and crispy. They also had the "pau" but it was not good... it had just a little filling...with 2 quail eggs and some vegetables.
Until the next time, cheers.
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