The noodle shop is made from a very special ingredient: fat and has an age of more than 40 years. Previously, this was considered a dish “only the rich can enjoy” during the subsidy period.
For those who love Ha Noi cuisine and crushed vermicelli, it is definitely impossible to ignore the fat vermicelli restaurant on Bach Mai Street.
The shop is the clearest evidence for the point of view “good restaurant without fear of empty alley”.
There is no need for signs or ostentatious advertising, the shop is located deep in the alley, the area of the shop is not that large, but every day, hundreds of diners come to the restaurant to enjoy the taste of famous vermicelli .
The restaurant is very crowded, on average selling more than 600 bowls per day, on weekends sometimes up to 800 bowls. Although the shop is crowded, all the ingredients for processing are neatly arranged.
From Miss Ly, the owner of the restaurant to the waiters, are always warm and enthusiastic about the guests coming to eat. Whoever comes first, then comes first, Ms. Ly will remember what needs are.
Ms. Ly, the owner of the restaurant, shared that this fat noodle restaurant is more than 40 years old.
Explaining why to choose the fat gourd ingredients, the owner of the unique vermicelli shop said: “Liposuction is a popular dish associated with the life of the Vietnamese people and so did my family. Towels and meals with fat is the desire of many families, the coming New Year just wants to slaughter a fat pig so that it can eat gradually.
Nowadays, many people forget this dish, but fat is still an unforgettable memory and taste of Vietnamese people.
It is not easy to get delicious greases. Every day she goes to the market, she chooses fresh and fresh pork fat. When making a tart, cook the old hot pan, when the fat starts to secrete, you also need to stir. On average, 1kg of fresh fat only makes about 2 ounces of fat.
So doing this stage is also very hard and takes a lot of time. Every day, Ms. Ly and her family have to do the job of fat-filling because if left over the next day, the fat will lose its deliciousness, it will no longer be crispy on the inside.
A bowl full of ingredients including: snails, sausages, beef, fat tart costs about 40,000 VND / bowl. Noodles are always full with many attractive colors. Enjoy the soft noodles with the fresh beef, the ears are slippery, a little sweetness of the snail and the greasy taste of the greasy mixture makes diners fall in love at first taste.
The hot broth is fragrant, the rich sweetness is mixed with the tomato flavor. The broth itself is slightly sour, helping diners not feel fed up by the fatty taste of the snail and fat. Many customers also order a separate bowl of fat to eat.
Mr. Hoa, a regular customer of this restaurant for decades, shared: “This noodle shop is a great choice to recharge for a new day. The heirloom recipe is certainly not revealed by the owner. But to be honest, I am “addicted” to greasy fat in this shop. Great! After decades of eating and still being so delicious, it hasn’t changed at all. “
Every day, Ms. Ly’s family wakes up from 4 am to prepare more than 50 kg of fresh snails, 15 kg of fat to serve customers from 6 am. The shop is only open for sale until about 14 hours.
Over the past 40 years, the unique and wonderful taste of Co Ly snail vermicelli, has become a unique culinary feature that reminds diners of rustic but special food.
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