Shrimp eye bean vermicelli - Hanoi's favorite popular dish

No one remembers when bun dau mam shrimp appeared in Hanoi since, according to the elderly, this dish was originally from the countryside, when there were only vermicelli, tofu with a few raw vegetables, mainly for food. change the taste for the family. But after finding it delicious and strange, the sisters carried their beans to peddling around the streets of Hanoi. Carrying bean vermicelli is very simple, just need a pan of fat to fry hot pieces of beans with all the ingredients, add a few chairs to wear on the pink side, and there is a row of vermicelli with shrimp paste to serve diners. Wherever there is a customer call, sit right there, fry the beans, cut vermicelli for the customer. That's why vermicelli noodles appear everywhere, even in the smallest areas.

At first, the shrimp paste vermicelli was simply vermicelli with fried beans and shrimp paste, a little raw vegetables for added flavor. But then, vermicelli with shrimp paste was modified with more dishes, people began to see in the shrimp paste sauce, fried pork belly, boiled pork leg, fried rice, cucumber, perilla, marjoram and vermicelli. Tofu and shrimp paste are also processed more sophisticatedly and this popular dish is no longer a street gift but can be compared with other specialties entering restaurants in Hanoi.

To get a hot piece of yellow beans, one must fry the beans in an oil pan from 70 ° C to 100 ° C. The beans must be golden, crispy on all sides but not dry to be a delicious piece of beans. The shrimp paste chosen to eat with vermicelli is usually shrimp paste from Hau Loc - Thanh Hoa, thick and fragrant. The mixture of shrimp paste is often mixed with kumquat juice, sugar, chili and a few drops of bean frying oil.

Here are a few reliable addresses of vermicelli noodles with shrimp paste in Hanoi's Old Quarter:

Trung Huong shrimp paste noodle shop

For anyone who has visited Trung Huong noodle shop, you will definitely never forget the taste of this place. Pieces of crispy fried bean curd combined with fragrant sticky rice vermicelli. Famous from a street vendor selling vermicelli and shrimp paste 20 years ago until Trung Huong noodle shop opened. The restaurant has attracted a large number of regular customers. You can see, at noon, the shop is extremely crowded. Sometimes, the restaurant doesn't even have enough seats for customers.

The shop uses mussel vermicelli taken from Phu Do village, which is not sticky, the beans are also pieces of apricot beans that are both soft and fragrant. When frying each piece of beans, they are fried until golden brown on all sides. Crispy on the outside, hot and soft on the inside, but still retains the characteristic fatty and aromatic flavor of beans.

In addition to the bean vermicelli, you can order more boiled meat, bean nuggets if you want. In addition, for those who do not like to eat shrimp paste, the shop also has shrimp paste.

Address: No. 49 Phat Loc, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Time: 07:00 – 21:00 daily

Reference price: 20,000 - 50,000 VND

Noodles with bean paste and shrimp paste 5 – Ma May

One of the top names of delicious shrimp vermicelli noodle shops in the old town is the vermicelli noodle shop with shrimp paste 5, located in Dong Thai lane, now turned to Ma May street. Perhaps because the shop has been open for a long time, the noodle dish is extremely delicious, so the shop is always crowded, whether new or old customers.

Noodles here are the best in Ha Thanh. Noodles are not only soft and fragrant, but shrimp paste has its own special flavor. A visitor to the restaurant commented: “The restaurant's shrimp paste is super delicious. The taste is very pleasant and round.”

Address: No. 5 Ma May, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Time: 07:00 - 18:00 daily

Reference price: 25,000 - 50,000 VND

Ms. Tuyen's shrimp paste noodle shop - Hang Khay

At Hang Khay alley, you will find 3 noodle shops with shrimp paste and shrimp paste. But Ms. Tuyen's shrimp paste noodle shop is the 3rd, innermost restaurant. Perhaps because the shop has been open for a long time, the shop has a large number of regular customers. Especially at noon. A serving of vermicelli of the restaurant usually has quite a lot of extremely crispy vermicelli and fried beans, pork leg meat and fried rice. The pieces of beans after being fried golden in oil will be cut into bite-sized pieces. Cha com and thinly sliced meat are then presented beautifully.

Address: No. 31 Lane 29 Hang Khay, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Time: 07:00 – 21:00 daily

Reference price: 50,000 - 200,000 VND

Noodles with shrimp paste and shrimp in Ngo Tram lane

It would be remiss if we omitted Tram Lane from the list of delicious shrimp paste noodle shops in the old town. The special feature of this restaurant is not the space or the special taste of shrimp paste like other shops, but the sour bamboo shoots that are accompanied with vermicelli. It sounds a bit strange because sour bamboo shoots are eaten with vermicelli with shrimp paste, but if you try it, you will definitely be convinced. A set of bean vermicelli at the shop, besides the fried beans, also has thinly sliced pork legs and soft fatty fried rice. If you do not like to eat vermicelli with shrimp paste, you can order vermicelli with fake civet, a dish that is also highly appreciated by diners.

Address: No. 1 B Lane Tram, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

Time: 08:00 - 15:00 daily

Reference price: 50,000 - 80,000 VND