Bún chả () is a

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of grilled pork and noodle, which is thought to have originated from

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, Vietnam. Bún chả is served with grilled fatty pork (''

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'') over a plate of white rice noodle ('' bún'') and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce. The dish was described in 1959 by Vietnamese food writer Vu Bang (1913–1984), who described Hanoi as a town "transfixed by bún chả." Hanoi's first bún chả restaurant was on Gia Ngư, Hoàn Kiếm District, in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Bún chả originated and remains very popular in Hanoi and throughout Vietnam. A very similar dish of rice vermicelli and grilled meat was invented in

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, called bún thịt nướng, which uses skewered meat in place of the grilled porkballs. ''Bún Chả Hương Liên'' restaurant in Hanoi became famous after United States President

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dropped in for bún chả with Chef

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while he was on his trip to Vietnam in May 2016.

Ingredients

Bún chả is made up of many ingredients, which include: # Meat: minced pork shoulder to make meatballs, pork belly. #

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# Dipping sauce: diluted fish sauce with sugar,

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, vinegar,

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, crushed garlic,

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, etc. # Pickled vegetables: green papaya (or carrots, onion,

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). # Fresh herbs: cabbage, Láng basil,

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(ngổ),

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, Vietnamese balm (kinh giới). # Side dishes: crushed garlic, crushed chilli, vinegar, ground pepper, sliced limes.

As a distinct dish of Hanoi

Bún chả is usually eaten at noon. This is a unique feature of Hanoi's culinary culture.Chuyện Hà Nội: Bún chả Hà thành
Thể thao văn hóa, December 15, 2014. However, nowadays, there are also some restaurants selling bún chả for all day.

References

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Weekend delicacies: Bún chả Hanoi
Vietnamese words and phrases Vietnamese noodle dishes Street food in Vietnam Vietnamese pork dishes {{Vietnam-cuisine-stub

Ingredients

As a distinct dish of Hanoi

See also

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