What food we should to try in Hue city VietNam?

- 28 August, 2023
For what reason make you choose Hue for your holiday ? Maybe it’s because the ancient architecture is hundreds of years old, the nature is gentle and poetic, and the people are open-minded . Or because Hue’s diverse and rich cuisine brings you many problems?

As ancient architecture, immemorial monuments, poetic and scenic nature, open-minded and sociable indigenous people. Or you are fall in love with Hue cuisine paradise, aren’t you?

Let’s point and experience the culinary map of Hue together.

1. Rice with mussel

The beginning of the list of Hue cuisne c is Rice with mussel – a wonderful combination of sweet mussel water, a little spicy of fish sauce, a little more pungent of herbs, bananas flower, bean sprout, and the richness of sesame peanuts… captivates many tourists when they come here and enjoy it.

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In addition to Rice with mussel, mussel noodle and instant noodles with mussel are also worth to try.

Address to eat rice with mussel in Hue:

  • Hoa Dong: 64 lane 7 Ung Binh, Vy Da, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue
  • Chi Nho: alley of Pham Hong Thai – Truong Dinh intersection

2. Hue Beef Noodle

Perhaps no one will be unfamiliar with beef noodle and this dish has appeared in many places, but beef noodle in Hue is the most delicious. It is the scent of shrimp paste, lemongrass, the sweet taste of beef bone broth combined with a piece of pork, a couple of pieces of spring rolls, a small piece of pork blood and a few slices of beef, all blended together to create its own flavor. It is so wonderful to eat with a little chili fish sauce, a piece of lemon and raw vegetables.

Hue Beef Noodle

Address to enjoy tasty Hue beef noodle:

  • O Cuong Chu Diep – 06 Tran Thuc Nhan, Vinh Ninh, Hue
  • Me Keo – 20 Bach Dang, Phu Cat, Hue
  • Ba Nga – 62 Nguyen Chi Dieu, Hue

3. Banh Nam, Banh Beo, Banh Loc

Opening the layer of dong or banana leaves of each Banh Nam (rectangular dumpling) is a layer of soft rice flour with crushed shrimp meat on top. Add a little chili authentic fish sauce to create an irresistible flavor.

Banh Loc (clear dumpling) is wrapped with dong or banana leaves with green beans, shrimp, and pork belly. When steamed, the crust becomes transparent, and has a moderate toughness, enjoy with authentic fish sauce and chili.

Banh Beo (rice cake with diced shrimp) is made from rice flour including freshly chopped shrimp, served with sweet fish sauce.

Banh Nam, Banh Beo, Banh Loc

Address to enjoy the famous combo of Banh Nam, Banh Beo, Banh Loc:

  • Ba Do – 08 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Phu Cat, Hue
  • Chi – 52 Le Viet Luong, Xuan Phu, Hue

4. Banh Khoai (Stuffed Rice Pancake)

Banh Khoai, also known as Banh Xeo, made from rice flour stuffed with pork, shrimp, egg, carrot, green onion, bean sprout, served  with raw vegetable and peanut sauce.

Banh Khoai (Stuffed Rice Pancake)

Address to enjoy Banh Khoai:

  • Hong Mai – 110 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hue City
  • Hanh – 11 Pho Duc Chinh, Phu Hoi Ward, Hue City
  • Lac Thien – 06 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hue City

5. Banh Ep (Hue pressed cake)

Hue pressed cake – a national snack that everyone loves and must try when coming to Hue. Pressed from aluminum molds, the hot cakes are filled with egg meat, fragrant with the characteristic lemongrass flavor, served with laksa leaves, cucumbers, shredded papaya and carrots and chilli fish sauce.

Banh Ep (Hue pressed cake)

You can try Hue pressed cake at:

  • Hue – 116 Le Ngo Cat, Hue
  • Cau Hai pressed cake – 177 Bui Thi Xuan, Duc ward, Hue
  • 1992 – 7 lane 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hue

6. Hue Vegetarian Rice

If you are too bored with the usual, greasy dishes, here is the perfect choice for the ‘Frugal Team’. And the journey of experiencing Hue cuisine will become more completely when you enjoy Hue vegetarian rice.

Hue Vegetarian Rice

Address to eat vegetarian rice in Hue:

  • Hue Dieu Lac vegetarian hot pot/rice restaurant – 01 Han Mac Tu, Hue
  • Lien Hoa Restaurant – 03 Le Quy Don, Hue
  • Thanh Lieu Restaurant – 50 Nguyen Cong Tru, Hue

7. Hue Sweet Soup

There’s nothing better than a cup of sweet soup in the hot summer. Hanoi has 36 streets, and Hue sweet soup also has 36 kinds such as bean curd sweet soup, lotus seed sweet soup, green bean sweet soup, corn sweet soup, taro sweet soup,… There are many options for you to choose and enjoy.

You can enjoy Hue sweet soup at:

  • Che Hem – 1 lane 29 Hung Vuong, Hue
  • Che Cam – 10 Nguyen Sinh Cung, Vy Da, Hue
  • Ong Lac – 36 Thanh Tinh, Hue
  • Che Mo Ton Dich – 20 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hue

8. Salted coffee

As a wonderful blend between the moderate bitterness of coffee, the fatty taste of milk and a bit of saltiness, salted coffee becomes a “must-try” drink when coming to Hue.

Address to enjoy salted coffee at:

  • Café – 14 Pham Hong Thai, Hue

– 25 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Hue

– 86 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hue

  • Diamond Coffee – 115 Le Huan, Hue

– 27 Tran Quang Khai, Hue

  • Laph Coffee – 4 Truong Dinh, Hue
  • House 87 Coffee – 87 Le Huan, Hue

Just pocket the above places so you don’t have to worry about what to eat today when you come to Hue anymore. Why don’t you making a schedule and picking up your backpack to go to Hue right now.

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