Vietnamese noodles
A bowl of phở
TypeNoodle
Place of originVietnam
VariationsMany

Vietnamese cuisine includes many types of noodles. They come in different colors and textures and can be served wet or dry, hot or cold, and fresh (tươi), dried (khô), or fried.[1]

Types of noodles[2]

Vietnamese noodles are available in either fresh (tươi) or dried (khô) form.

  • Bánh canh - thick noodles made from a mixture of rice flour and tapioca flour or wheat flour; similar in appearance, but not in substance, to udon
  • Miến - cellophane clear glass noodle. Slightly chewy, thin, and cylindrical.
    • Bánh canh bột lọc - made from tapioca flour
    • Bánh canh Trảng Bàng - made from rice flour
  • Cháo canh - similar to bánh canh, popular in North-Central region.
  • Hủ tiếu
  • Bánh phở - flat rice noodles; these are available in a wide variety of widths and may be used for either phở soup or stir-fried dishes
  • Bún - thin white round noodles (often called rice vermicelli) steamed in leaves and offer a hint of sourness.
    • Bún lá- used in Bún lá cá dầm Ninh Hoà
  • Cellophane noodles (called miến, bún tàu, or bún tào) - thin glass noodle made from dzong (canna) starch
  • Mì - egg or wheat flour noodles. The noodles are often mixed with egg yolk and give it a yellow color.
  • Bánh đa- red noodles used in Bánh đa cua - red noodles with crab, a specialty of Hải Phòng
  • Bánh tằm - thick, short rice noodles
  • Bánh hỏi - very thin rice vermicelli made into sheets
  • Bánh cuốn and Bánh ướt - sheets of broad rice noodles
  • Hoành thánh - similar to Chinese wonton
  • Nui - from French nouille, a Vietnamese version of macaroni
  • Bánh gật gù - Very thick rice cake from Quảng Ninh

Noodle dishes

A bowl of bún riêu, served with fresh herbs and nước mắm
A bowl of bún riêu cua, served with fresh herbs and nước mắm

From Bún

  • Bún bò Huế - signature noodle soup from Huế, consisting of rice vermicelli in a beef broth with beef, lemon grass, and other ingredients
  • Bún bung - soup made with tomato, Alocasia odora, green papaya, tamarind, green onions and pork.[3]
  • Bún mắm - vermicelli noodle soup with a heavy shrimp paste broth
  • Bún ốc - tomato and snail based noodle soup topped with scallions[4]
  • Bún riêu - rice vermicelli soup with meat, tofu, tomatoes, and congealed boiled pig blood.
    • Bún riêu cua - with crab
    • Bún riêu cá - with fish
    • Bún riêu ốc - with snails
  • Bún chả cá - vermicelli soup with fried fishcake
  • Bún sứa - noodles with jellyfish
  • Bún thang - soup made with shredded chicken meat, shredded fried egg, shredded steam pork cake, and various vegetables[3]
  • Bún đậu mắm tôm - Pressed vermicelli noodles with fried tofu served with shrimp paste[5]
  • Bún thịt nướng - a cold noodle dish consisting of bún with grilled pork
  • Bún bò Nam Bộ - stir-fried bún with beef, roasted peanut, herbs and sauce vi:Bún bò Nam Bộ

From Mì

  • Cao lầu - signature noodle dish from Hội An consisting of yellow wheat flour noodles in a small amount of broth, with various meats and herbs.
  • Mì Quảng - signature noodle dish from Quảng Nam, yellow wheat flour noodles in a small amount of broth, with various meats and herbs.

From bánh phở

  • Phở - bánh phở in a broth made from beef and spices
  • Phở xào - stir-fried bánh phở

From bánh canh

From hủ tiếu

  • Hủ tiếu Nam Vang
  • Hủ tiếu khô - stir-fried bánh hủ tiếu noodles with sauce
  • Hủ tiếu xào - stir-fried bánh hủ tiếu

Rolls

  • Ram cuốn Nha Trang
  • Gỏi cuốn - translated as either "summer roll" or "salad roll"; a cold dish consisting of various ingredients (including bún) rolled in moist dry rice paper
  • Phở cuốn - translated as either "Pho roll"; a cold dish consisting of various ingredients (including Pho) rolled in moist fresh rice paper; beef; lettuce; coriander
  • Shushi Việt Nam - using bánh phở to make

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "A foodie guide to Vietnam's noodles". Vietnam Tourism. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ↑ "A foodie guide to Vietnam's noodles". Vietnam Tourism. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. 1 2 Dang, Vinh. "Bún 101". Vietnam Talking Points. One Vietnam Network. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Noodle soups". Savour Asia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Other noodle dishes". Savour Asia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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