Cold rice beef noodle soup and a series of unique specialties of Hue

Cold rice beef noodle soup, sour shrimp rolls, ram it cakes... are unique dishes that diners should try once when visiting the ancient capital of Hue .

Cold rice beef noodle soup

Beef noodle soup is a famous specialty of Hue , however, cold rice beef noodle soup is a unique dish that not everyone knows when coming to the ancient capital.

Diners will be served a bowl of beef noodle soup with meatballs, blood, pig's trotters, beef... as usual, along with a portion of cold rice. This unique way of eating stems from the fact that eating noodles makes you hungry easily, so many diners want to eat more rice to feel fuller.

One of the first and most famous restaurants selling this unique cold rice beef noodle dish is Canh Van noodle restaurant (Trinh Cong Son street, Hue city).

*The way to eat cold rice with beef noodle soup originated from the needs of diners. Photo: Foody*

Ram It Cake

Banh ram it is a very familiar rustic dish to the people of Hue. This type of cake is divided into 2 parts: the soft and chewy banh it on top and the fragrant and crispy banh ram base on the bottom. Both parts are made from sticky rice flour but have completely different processing methods.

Just take the glutinous rice flour and shape it into a flat circle, deep fry it until it turns golden brown and you have a ram cake. The less cake part is more laborious, you have to knead it skillfully to get a nice circle shape, without the shrimp filling inside coming out and steam it in a tray for 15-20 minutes. The ram cake is both soft and crispy, dipping it in a bowl of spicy and sour fish sauce makes it even more delicious.

Some famous places selling this cake in Hue include Ba Do Ram It Cake Shop (Nguyen Binh Khiem Street), Me Le Ram It Cake Shop (Kim Long Street)...

Photo: Hue restaurant — *Banh ram it is a unique dish that you should try once when visiting the ancient capital of Hue. Photo: Mon Hue*

Vermicelli stir-fried with turmeric

Stir-fried offal noodles with turmeric is a specialty that many diners love when coming to Hue. As the "soul" of the dish, the offal must be carefully processed, cleaned, deodorized, and stir-fried with turmeric to have a beautiful golden color and not be tough. In some places, blood, ham, and especially a lot of fried onions and green onions are added to enhance the aroma.

The vermicelli noodles are imbued with the yellow color of turmeric but still moist, not too dry like glass noodles, and are very "delicious" when eaten with offal.

Turmeric stir-fried vermicelli costs 20,000 - 40,000 VND/plate. Some places selling this delicious dish in Hue that diners can refer to are Turmeric vermicelli Tran Quang Khai (Tran Quang Khai street), Turmeric vermicelli O Ket (Ba Trieu street), Turmeric vermicelli Cau Phu Cam (Phan Chu Trinh street)...

Stir-fried vermicelli with turmeric has an extremely eye-catching appearance. Photo: Ca Men Foods — *Stir-fried vermicelli with turmeric has an extremely eye-catching appearance. Photo: Ca Men*

Sour shrimp rolls

Sour shrimp rolls are considered a delicacy of the Hue royal court, often appearing in the meals of ancient kings.

The main ingredients to make this dish include sour shrimp, boiled meat, rice paper and green vegetables... Thin rice paper rolls inside with lettuce, herbs, vermicelli, cooked and sliced sweet potatoes, add a pinch of carrots, papaya mixed with sour shrimp, a few slices of pork belly on top and you can enjoy.

Sour shrimp rolls are often eaten with a bowl of shimmering brown shrimp paste, simple yet attractive. This dish is sold at many street vendors, the most famous being the sidewalk vendor of Mrs. Hanh at the foot of Kho Ren bridge or the vendor at An Cuu market…