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restaurant near Hoan Kiem lake,       named cha bam (minced grilled
pho 24 restaurants, pho Gia Truyen    pork). The aromatic flavor of bun
(49 Bat Dan St.), pho Hop tac xa (Ly  cha is accompanied with a wide
Quoc Su St.), chicken noodle (Nam     variety of fresh raw vegetables
Ngu St.) and so forth.                such as fennel, basil, marjoram,
                                      balm – mint, etc.
Bun cha - grilled pork
                                      There are various places where you
Bun cha or grilled pork noodle        can enjoy bun cha in Hanoi like No.1
soup is arguably one of the most      Hang Manh Str., Ngo Tram, Hang
popular dishes in Vietnam. A bowl     Chieu or No. 81 Lac Long Quan Str.
of pungent fish sauce, tart limes
and pieces of grilled pork meat and   Chung cake
herbs is perfectly served with soft
white rice vermicelli. A well-mixed   Chung cake has become the
fish sauce with vinegar, sugar, hot   most famous and irreplaceable
chilli, garlic, pepper and slices of  traditional Vietnamese food
kohlrabi or green papaya contains     during Tet holiday. Vietnamese
all the essential tastes: sour, hot,  traditionally pay tribute to
salty and sweet. If the pork is cut   ancestors through a feast of fruits,
into small pieces, it is called “cha  food, sweets, flowers and tea
mieng” (piece of grilled pork). If    offered to deities and ancestors.
the pork is minced prior to being     Here chung cake plays the
shaped into small cubes then it is    important role representing rice

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