Tofu is a typical dish of the subsidy period, people often call it “the food of the poor”. ? In recent years, this dish has been featured in a bowl of crab noodle soup, creating a familiar yet strange taste.
The “poor house vermicelli” dish is the most expensive in Hanoi but still crowded
Crab noodle soup for many people in the capital is no longer a strange dish. It appears densely in most alleys and markets. However, whenever mentioning the bowl of vermicelli with greasy fried fat, mixed with the sour and sweet taste of the broth, many people will remember the unique crispy fried bun rieu on Tran street. Xuan Soan.
Although it is called a “poor house noodle” dish, a full bowl of vermicelli at the restaurant costs 60,000 VND. Many people think that this price is relatively expensive, but it is still acceptable because from the broth to the accompanying ingredients, they all blend very well, “expensively cut into pieces”.
The fat topping served with crab noodle soup with spicy taste was created by Mr. Nguyen Manh Duc (owner) based on the idea of a familiar but strange dish. In 2019, Duc started to open a restaurant, this dish quickly attracted foodies because of its attractive name.
The fat, crab, and crispy sprouts are the main ingredients that make up the unique flavor of the vermicelli bowl at Mr. Duc’s restaurant, he has to try many times to come up with the standard recipe.
Having worked for a long time in the field of tourism, Duc has been able to go to many places and enjoy the specialties of many regions and the idea and recipe for this vermicelli dish is also drawn by him after many experiences. that experience.
First, to have a delicious bowl of crab noodle soup, the broth must be prepared. Standard Hanoi broth must have a mild sour taste of vinegar and tomatoes to bring out the mild sweetness of field crab. Looking at the pot of tomato-red red broth, the bright yellow crabs are very attractive.
Mr. Duc revealed: “Usually other noodle shops will leave tomatoes in whole pieces, but I beat them finely to create a sour and sweet taste. Vinegar after I buy it, I will incubate it for at least 7 days before bringing it to me. to use. Pure crab bricks are fried with onions, very fragrant and fatty.”
Crab noodle soup with hot broth, fragrant with tomato, vinegar, sweet but not brackish. The most important thing that creates its own mark is each piece of crispy, fragrant and greasy fat.
Crispy sprouts are also one of the side dishes that many diners love to choose. The pellets are made from spring rolls, cartilage, and shrimp. A full bowl of vermicelli will have beans, beef, duck eggs, spring rolls, and crispy balls.
Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic , the noodle shop was always in a crowded state, diners crowded to eat on the sidewalk, especially around lunch time. Every day, the shop sells up to hundreds of bowls.
The bowl of vermicelli is brought out with a fragrant aroma, feeling the sweetness of the crab soup with a subtle sour taste thanks to cooking a lot of tomatoes with vinegar.
The normal bowl of bun Rieu crab with fat is delicious, the full bowl of vermicelli is unique in a different way with tender beef, crispy ears, eye-catching golden fried beans, and fragrant homemade fat-free dried onions. Therefore, although the price is a bit “bitter”, this noodle dish is still well-received by diners in Ha Thanh. Follow Dân trí