The ingredients are simple, easy to find, but Chau Doc fish noodle dish bold in the west of the river contains the quintessence and simplicity of the Seven Mountains region.
The soul of the West passes each bowl of Chau Doc fish noodle soup
Chau Doc is considered as the “capital” of An Giang’s tourism with poetic and peaceful scenes that everyone who comes once will love it irresistibly. Not only that, the cuisine here also leaves a great impression on tourists with dishes bearing bold flavors of the West. In which, snakehead fish vermicelli with simple ingredients but sophisticated processing contains the most quintessential things that can not be found anywhere else.
Fish noodle soup, although popular in taste, has a special appeal
Chau Doc fish noodle soup or noodle soup is famous throughout the South West and you can find it all over the country. But the simple fish noodle soup here has its own unique way of processing and spices. Each of the typical ingredients wrapped in a bowl of hot vermicelli is unmatched. As pride every time mentioned, a deep nostalgia when going away and then only looking forward to going home to enjoy for the craving.
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You can cook anywhere, but to produce a delicious, standardized fish noodle pot, it seems that you can only find it when you come to Chau Doc. According to the people here, if you want to taste good, you must choose the snakehead fish. Many people have a habit of at the end of the year catching them and releasing them in empty bowls and out of fish meat slime will be firmer and tougher. Through the new year, making a pot full of food for the whole family. 
The golden color of fish and crazy cotton on each bowl of noodles
The pot of soup is equally important, Chau Doc fish noodle soup is very sophisticated. Use boiled water snakehead fish simmered with pork dew to sweeten the water, boil and scoop out the foam continuously for many hours to avoid scum taste. Then add the lingzhi fish sauce or the fish sauce, lemongrass, turmeric and seasoning to taste. Especially not to forget is the fragrant fresh yellow vermicelli so that the pot of water smells off and does not become fishy.
The pot of broth is always fuming with popular ingredients
The ingredients for processing broth and vermicelli are indispensable
This dish was originally from Cambodia, but after being imported to Vietnam, it was modified to match the ingredients. Nowadays, referring to fish vermicelli, especially in Chau Doc, all flavors and images of the West are rushing back. Each copper fish, herbs and especially the indispensable crazy cotton characteristic only in the river can have.
The bowl of vermicelli is filled with sweet broth
Fresh and delicious vegetables are served with fish vermicelli, especially classic cotton is indispensable
When ordering Chau Doc fish vermicelli, the seller will put the vermicelli in the bowl, put on top of it the pieces of golden fish after boiling, remove the bones and stir fry with turmeric. A little crazy cotton, laksa leaves and thick broth thickened, the fragrant aroma spreads to the tip of the nose, wanting to inhale it forever. Ordering a plate of raw or raw vegetables is ready to enjoy. 
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Chau Doc people also eat fish noodle soup with roast pork, each piece of meat is delicious and crispy and bite into the mouth. You can add to the vermicelli or with a cup of fish sauce, add lemon, and a few slices of chopped chili. Drink some water, take a bite of the tough and fatty fish with salt and lemon pepper. All flavors fused in the mouth, making it difficult for anyone to enjoy it once.
This dish is always familiar to every person in the West River region
Chau Doc fish noodle dish is rustic and simple but it is the pride of the people of Bay Nui in particular and An Giang in general. Anyone who is away from the hometown will remember forever, when it comes to this dish, the image of the kitchen of her grandmother and mother appears. Only then, my eyes were stinging, because there we could find the familiar taste and image that it is hard to find in the bustle of the city. 
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A special fish noodle shop in Chau Doc
Back to Chau Doc, close to the border with Cambodia, you can find a restaurant selling fish noodle soup just a few steps away. However, there is a place that only local people can find, that is Mrs. Le’s shop right in Chau Doc market. This special restaurant is famous because it only sells from 6am every day and about 2 hours is all gone. Therefore, if anyone is not fast, it is difficult to have the opportunity to enjoy fish noodles in this restaurant.
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The reason for this uniqueness is because this Chau Doc fish noodle shop has a particularly delicious taste, and the owner is friendly. The owner of this specialty shop has been selling this specialty for more than a decade from the time when he was still selling everywhere, until it was widely opened. The vermicelli shop supports many family members, but it is also a familiar address for many generations of people in this area.
The restaurant is crowded because of curious customers, but most of them are eaters who have been accustomed to the simple scene for many years with a happy owner who is always enthusiastic about the guests. And above all, trot falls in love with the special taste that only here can get. Simple but sophisticated and delicious, from broth to snakehead fish. If you have a chance to come here to try it once, you will certainly be infatuated with the bowl of vermicelli filled with both your love of home cuisine. 
Do not forget to enjoy a special fish noodle dish every occasion to the West
If you feel stuffy with the rushing air in a busy city and want to go somewhere to relax and rest. Then do not hesitate to choose for yourself a trip to the West to Chau Doc. To lose yourself in the peaceful scenery of the blue mountains and above all, enjoy the simple fish noodle dish to absorb the love of the countryside with the honest and gentle people.