What's so attractive in Hanoi vermicelli with fried tofu & shrimp paste
Vermicelli with fried tofu & shrimp paste - right from the name, it is easy for visitors to know the harmonious combination between vermicelli and shrimp paste, dishes that sound simple and close to the life of Hanoi people. Diners will see a “flat winnowing basket” of tofu with shrimp paste, including other: golden fried tofu, spring rolls, fried spring rolls, pork belly and Hanoi's specialty “Cha Com”. Just enjoying a set of noodles like that, visitors will feel they will have a delicious, cheap and full meal.
To get the tofu slices that are still crispy, hot and not burnt is a master chef's skillfulness. The long pieces of beans are lined up evenly to fill the pan of boiling oil. Each piece of tofu must be carefully selected for its white, soft, and fried so that the inside and outside are golden ripe, soft, crunchy and fragrant soybean. The dish looks so simple, customers just need to try one piece, surely then want to eat more.
Hanoi vermicelli with fried tofu & shrimp paste (Source Internet)
After the delicious fried beans are hot-fried and served on a plate, visitors will not forget the attractive Cha Com that people often eat. This is an indispensable dish in every meal. The soft, fried golden rice rolls blended with the aroma of "sticky rice" - A gift of young rice that easily captivates visitors when enjoying the dish even for the first time.
Along with that are the pork rolls that have been rolled just so sure to boil in the broth, which is fragrant with fresh ginger aroma from the early morning, so when slicing the small pieces of meat into a plate, you will see a soft, crispy taste and the smell of pork. Each piece of hot meat is arranged on a plate looking attractive a lot.
The perfection of this dish is not by the fried tofu pieces or the noodles are soft and white, but in the harmonious combination of the bowl of "shrimp paste". Actually, not everyone can eat shrimp paste, but once they have eaten, it can only be "addicted".
Hanoi vermicelli with fried tofu & shrimp paste (Source Internet)
To make delicious shrimp paste, genuine shrimp paste must be ordered from a long-standing traditional fish sauce factory in Thanh Hoa. Shrimp sauce will have less pink color, aroma, not strong smell. To make delicious shrimp paste, also thanks to the ingenuity and good taste of the chef. Scoop out the cup to add a little sugar, monosodium glutamate and water a layer of golden fat on top of the bowl of shrimp paste, which looks so waves, attracting the eyes of visitors.
It’s not only attractive by the rustic dishes, close to daily human life, but the vermicelli with fried tofu & shrimp paste also attracts visitors by its simple presentation, eye-catching. The pressed vermicelli leaves are cut into pieces, arranged evenly on top of a basket lined with green banana leaves. Combine with crispy fried beans, even yellow and a bit of pork, rice bowl and pork with some raw vegetables. And of course indispensable bowl of shrimp sauce with a little lemon and spicy chili is so fragrant that visitors can hardly resist.