Hủ tiếu Nam Vang (Nam Vang noodle soup) is a famous and popular dish in Southern Vietnam, especially since it is closely associated with the land called Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City now). A bowl of Nam Vang noodles will include many ingredients and delicious broth. This specialty dish is the crystallization of two culinary cultures, Vietnam and Cambodia.
History
Nam Vang noodle soup is a dish originating from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Due to their close geographical location, Vietnamese cuisine and Cambodian cuisine can be considered “close”, dishes are often exchanged between people of the two countries, and Nam Vang noodle soup is one of them.
During the process of cultural interference, noodle soup is no longer a typical Chinese dish but has become a common dish of Vietnamese people.
Over time, thanks to the talented and elegant hands of the Vietnamese and Chinese people, noodles have become a delicious dish and increasingly popular in the Southern region.
Later, Nam Vang noodle soup was added with more rich spices to suit Vietnamese culinary culture and became a Saigon specialty and famous in three regions.
Specialties
The broth will be the most important factor. People must simmer the bones for about 7 to 8 hours, and add vegetables such as ginger, purple onions, radishes, and celery to get the most delicious flavor.
This dish is also often eaten with toppings such as minced meat, shrimp, and quail eggs. These are three dishes that must always be included in a bowl of Nam Vang noodle soup. In addition, people can add some toppings such as pork intestines, heart, lean meat…
The sauce is served with dried noodles with ingredients such as minced garlic, soy sauce, sugar, etc, this sauce contributes to the success of the dish.
This dish can be eaten dry with a bowl of noodles and sauce, along with a bowl of broth containing meat and pork ribs.
Main ingredient
– Noodles
– Pork bones, pork ribs, pork intestines, heart, lean meat
– Minced meat, shrimp, and quail eggs
– Ginger, purple onions, radishes, and celery
– Minced garlic, soy sauce, sugar, etc
Recommend some places to enjoy
- Hủ tiếu Nam Vang Thành Đạt: The noodles here are full of pork, pork liver, quail eggs, shrimp, minced meat, and especially an attractive broth, suitable for the taste of all three regions of Vietnam.
Address: No. 16 Ly Thai To Street, Ward 2, District 3, HCMC
- Hủ tiếu Nam Vang Nhân Quán: The ingredients to cook noodles are very fresh and carefully selected. Shrimp, meat, pork intestines, pork liver, minced meat, quail eggs to accompanying vegetables are all very attractive. Especially the broth has the sweet taste of the bones, rich in spices.
Address: No. 122D Cach Mang Thang 8, District 3, HCMC
If you are looking for a delicious and authentic Vietnamese dish, Hủ tiếu Nam Vang is a great option. It is a flavorful and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone.
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