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Caption: How to sniff your way to the best street food in Hanoi and Hoi An. VIETNAM
Caption: Gabriella Zanzanaini and Nicolas Petit of The Funnelogy Channel gives us a step-by-step visual guide to finding the best street food in Hanoi and Hoi An.
All photos courtesy of
The Funnelogy Channel.
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Caption: Step 1:
Forget the Guidebooks
Caption: Do not be fooled by English menus in pretty restaurants, the best food in Vietnam is found on the streets.
Follow your instincts: your eyes, your nose, your palate.
Look for the little red plastic stools in Hanoi's old quarter, they almost always lead to fantastic discoveries.
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Caption: Step 2:
Use Your Nose
Caption: Find someone grilling or steaming away and decide what smells best.
This thit nuong at the gates of Hoi An's old town hits the spot.
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Caption: Step 3:
Eat
Caption: In Hoi An, leave the main streets of the old town and head to the Tan An market. We found a lady sizzling up one of our favorite finds: bánh cãn.
These rice flour fritters have quail eggs dropped into the batter and are topped with a young papaya salad, herbs, pork sausage, and the mandatory nuoc cham sauce. Add a touch of chili and devour.
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Caption: Step 4:
Eat More
Caption: Have you tried a mi quang? Much loved in the southern region, these noodles are chewy with only a ladle of strong broth added.
The best one we found was on the outskirts of Hoi An, so grab a bicycle and explore.
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Caption: Step 5:
Sleep It Off
Caption: After all the food hunting and cycling, there is only one thing left to do before repeating the whole process for dinner.
Follow this hardworking vendor and take an afternoon siesta.
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Caption: Step 6:
Develop a Bánh Addiction
Caption: These little steamer rice cakes, bánh beo, are named after their water fern shape.
The best ones are made by Hao, a lovely lady along Hoàng Van Thu road in Hoi An's old town.
Go for the delicate cakes topped with dried shrimps, scallions, and mung bean paste.
She's there daily from 2-5 p.m.
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Caption: Step 7:
Fathom It
Caption: Recognize the Fathom logo under these beautiful dumplings?
Bánh bao vac, also known as white rose, is a specialty of Hoi An.
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Caption: Step 8:
Soak It All In
Caption: Not only does it taste better on the street, the setting is often unbeatable.
Roam the back alleys of Hanoi's old quarter till you spot some gorgeous lamps. Then sit down to grilled pork ribs, roasted quail, and rice vermicelli.
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Caption: Step 9:
Sweet Ending
Caption: The list is neverending, but to top it all off, make sure you get a sweet, luscious coconut coffee.
Head to Cong Caphé at the corner of Nhá Chung in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem district and watch life go by as you sip slowly and sweetly.
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