- All right, so check it out.
It's Trevor James.
I just got into Hanoi, Vietnam.
Today, we're going for a full on street food tour.
I am so popped.
Let's go check it out.
This is it, Hanoi, the northern food gem of Vietnam.
You can come here and eat a ton of delicious street food
that you're gonna crave as soon as you leave.
And as soon as you arrive, you'll know there's a huge
street food culture is present on almost all street corners
and sidewalks, making Hanoi a street food lover's paradise.
We had a huge day of eating Vietnamese street food,
so make sure to watch until the end because this video
is packed with a ton of delicious street food
that's gonna wanna make you fly here immediately
just to grab a bite of these insanely delicious flavors.
Let's eat.
So we just got in last night, and it is crazy busy
here in Hanoi, and there's street food everywhere.
We bought the flights just to eat,
so this is gonna be a fantastic day of eating.
Let's go see what we can find.
So you know what we're gonna get first thing, right?
We're gonna get a nice, big, fat bowl of pho.
Oh, yeah.
Here we go.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Oh, yeah, look at that, huge.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
As soon as you step into this pho joint,
you know it's gonna be good.
The smell of fragrant pho broth
just wafts through the air, and all the locals around
are just devouring their pho with delight.
First, vermicelli noodles are pulled into portions
bowl after bowl and topped with fresh and soft beef.
A big basket of fresh spring onions is used
to garnish the pho, and a huge cauldron of broth
is waiting to be scooped over top and served.
If you come to Vietnam, make sure to get one of these.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Oh, look at this, guys.
Oh, nice rice noodles.
Add the chili?
- Yes.
- Okay.
And this is--
- Garlic.
- Garlic?
- Yes.
- Garlic, okay.
(man mumbles)
Okay, thank you.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Okay, we got a nice, big, fat bowl of pho,
lots of rice noodles, lots of sliced beef,
lots of spring onions.
Oh, yeah.
And then over here, we have quay,
which is like deep-fried dough stick.
So first thing I really wanna do
is just have a sip of that broth.
Mmm.
Oh.
Wow, that broth.
Mmm, that is the most powerfully nutritious,
energetic broth.
All the beef flavor is so complex.
It is so simply fresh.
You just feel so clean and hearty eating this.
The broth is where it's at.
The broth is really the money maker there.
That is truly enjoyable.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
- Bye-bye.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Bye-bye.
That was awesome.
That was an amazing bowl of pho.
And now, we're gonna walk around.
We're gonna get some bun cha.
I've heard a lot of good stuff about that.
Good pho?
- Yeah.
- [Trevor] Okay, let's go and get some bun cha.
- Okay.
- It's gonna be really good.
So we got a recommendation right in this little
alleyway here to try some of the best bun cha in Hanoi.
Oh, yeah.
Look at this.
Oh, there, you can see all the pork.
There's pork balls.
There's sliced pork, oh, fresh sliced papaya and carrots,
some pepper, oh, yeah, and then fish sauce.
She's adding the fish sauce.
Oh, and that is bun cha.
- [Woman] Bun cha.
- Bun cha, oh, yeah.
That is gonna be fantastic with fresh herbs.
Okay, let's go try it out.
This is bun cha, the famous Hanoi dish of grilled pork
served with vermicelli noodles and a ton of Vietnamese herbs
like basil and Vietnamese mint, all dipped
into a sweet and slightly spicy fish sauce.
It's found all over the streets of Hanoi and is definitely
one of the best street foods I've ever tasted.
Look at this, bun cha in Hanoi.
This looks fantastic.
Grilled pork, oh, and I think that's in like a fish sauce
with sugar, some garlic, oh, fresh papaya, chilies.
Oh, and that's gonna be packed with flavor.
And then they give you some fresh rice noodles,
a ton of Vietnamese herbs, oh, yeah, beansprouts,
tons of herbs, basil, oh, yeah, and then garlic, and chili.
I dip everything that I can into this bun cha sauce,
dipping the noodle in, get a meatball.
Mmm.
Oh.
Mmm.
Oh, the meatball, it is so soft.
There's a definite sweet, spicy,
garlicky aroma in this sauce.
It's definitely all about the flavor of the sauce
on the pork as well as the sauce that it's in.
After finishing up that delicious bun cha, we made our way
to try another Vietnamese specialty in Hanoi,
the famous banh xeo, a fried rice flour crepe/pancake
that's stuffed with little shrimp, pork,
green onion, and beansprouts.
It's completely mesmerizing watching them being made
on the street, and it's just as satisfying to eat.
All right, so right off here.
Next up, we're gonna get some banh xeo, rice flour pancakes.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Let's try, oh.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
oh, yeah, this just looks fantastic.
So we've got the fresh spring rolls over top of rice paper.
And then we've got our banh xeo which is filled with pork,
beansprouts, shrimp, and a fried rice flour batter.
We got a ton of fresh herbs and some garlic sauce.
Take the banh xeo.
Oh, my mouth is watering here.
Put that into the wrap.
Take some fresh herbs.
It looks like there's basil.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
That looks fantastic.
And then wrap it up.
Oh.
Let's see.
It's not very elegant, but I'm sure
that is gonna be to die for.
Just dip it in some of that.
Let's try it out.
Mmm.
Oh!
Oh, that is incredible.
The freshness from the herbs, the super crispy rice flour,
mmm, and that is full of flavor.
You can really taste the pork and the shrimp.
Oh, that is next level street food here.
Yes.
After finishing up that delicious ban xeo dipped into that
nice and sweet garlic sauce, along with the amazingly fresh
spring rolls, we made our way to try another Hanoi
specialty, egg coffee made with whisked egg yolks,
condensed milk, and sugar, something surely unique to Hanoi.
It's been a marvelous day in Hanoi so far.
Next up, I've got a lot of recommendations
to try specialty Hanoi egg coffee.
Let's go try it out.
Awesome.
Thank you.
So we got the egg coffee.
It comes with ice.
I think there's condensed milk.
That's why all the egg is so creamy, Vietnamese coffee.
And you can get it hot or cold, but it's so hot out today.
So let's just mix that up and then try it out.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, look how creamy it is.
Cool.
Look at that.
So are you having a good day, you think?
- [Ting] Yeah.
- [Trevor] It's great here in Hanoi.
- Hot day with cold coffee.
- Yeah, definitely.
Cheers.
- Cheers.
- Mmm, oh.
- Really sweet.
- It's quite sweet, frothy.
You cannot taste the egg.
The egg is quite creamy.
It tastes like candy almost.
It's very sweet.
After that egg coffee, we made our way back on the street
in search of more local specialties
and found ourselves in a little ally
serving up some famous bun ca, AKA fish soup.
All right.
So we still got a little room,
and we're gonna go into this alley here.
I think there is a special bun ca fish noodle joint.
Oh, yeah.
It is so busy here in Hanoi.
It is awesome.
We're going for more.
Oh!
Oh, there's a lot of food here.
This is what it's all about, going deep.
We're going deep for street food.
Oh, here it is, here it is.
Okay.
Bun ca, bun ca. (speaks in foreign language)
Look at the fish in there.
Oh.
Oh, yeah.
She's gonna get those rice noodles nice and warm.
Oh, there we go.
And then here comes,
looks like some crispy dried fish,
fried fish, oh.
Some veg, and then here comes the real magic.
Some dill and spring onions, and then the fish tomato sauce.
Oh, look at that.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
(chuckles) Okay.
Let's go try it out.
So we just came deep into this back alley to find this,
oh, look at this, this specific bun ca,
which is like fish noodle soup.
And I can really smell the dill in there.
(mumbles) for street food.
Oh, let's try that out.
Oh, you can really taste the dill in there.
Oh, it's like a savory, slight tomato fragrance with dill.
Oh, that is hitting the spot.
Oh, yeah, Vietnam, rice noodle heaven.
Next up, for our final snack before our huge dinner feast,
we made our way to another alleyway market packed
with different foods to try and found one of the most unique
and delicious Vietnamese street food desserts.
We're gonna see if we can find little alleyways
with some local street food.
That's what it's all about.
Let's see what we can find in here.
The deeper you go, the food usually gets better.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Oh, this looks great.
What we stumbled into
was one of the most refreshing desserts I've ever eaten.
A huge selection of Southeast Asian fruit
with different jellies, including corn, red beans,
longan fruit, and pandan leaves were all spread out
onto bowls across the table
like a Vietnamese street food dessert bar.
They were scooped into a cup
and topped with a sweetened coconut milk.
And watching her make it before your eyes
for the first time is so exciting as you literally
have no idea what it's gonna taste like.
Just look at that.
It's like a cup full of sweet fruit.
I think that's condensed milk
that she put on the top, oh, and ice.
Okay.
And I think we gotta put the ice in on top.
There's just so much that she put in there.
Let's put that ice in.
Oh, yeah.
This is a perfect mid-day snack.
Oh!
There's so much, so many different types of jelly,
a bunch of different fruits.
There's corn.
Mmm, I think there's red bean.
Oh, yeah, with ice.
Mmm, this has gotta be special.
Let's try it out.
Mmm.
Oh, yeah.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
It's really nice.
The condensed milk with the ice
and all the different jellies is so refreshing.
Different types of fruit jellies and corn.
And when you bit into those with the ice
and the super sweet, super thick condensed milk,
it cools you right down in this heat.
It's good, right?
I think we found a little gem here in Hanoi.
- Nice dessert.
- Yeah.
It's good.
You don't wanna stop, right?
- Yeah.
Can I finish it?
- Yeah, you go, you go.
(Ting and Trevor chuckle)
For our final meal, we made our way to try
an infamously stenchy dish that the locals love in Hanoi.
A huge selection of meats, sausages, fried tofu,
blood sausage, herbs, and organs is all stacked up
onto a plate and served with the famously stinky
shrimp paste that you can dip everything into.
So we've had a fantastic day of eating here in Hanoi,
and we are making our way for our final meal.
I've heard a lot about this one stinky,
fermented shrimp paste dish.
We're gonna make our way there.
Oh, I think we found the jackpot here.
Bun dau?
- [Woman] Bun dau.
- Oh, look at this.
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Oh, look at all the meat slicing up here.
Oh, yeah, lots of fresh Vietnamese herbs.
So we're gonna sit down, try it out.
This just looks insane.
We have a huge selection
to go with the fermented shrimp paste.
I think this is, it looks like a blood sausage in intestine.
We have some spring rolls, deep fried.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Look at that.
That looks fantastic.
I think over here, this is tongue.
It looks like tongue.
And then this might be a pork knuckle sliced thinly.
Oh, and then underneath, there's fried,
oh, wait, here, yeah.
Underneath, there's fried tofu and some other sausage.
And then I think what we do is we just dip it
into this fermented shrimp paste,
but we've gotta add a little lime and chili.
Oh, yeah, yeah, mix that in there.
This is gonna be good.
What a cool spot, what a cool local meal.
Just put a couple of chilies in there.
This looks kinda unique, doesn't it, Ting?
- [Ting] Put two lime in it.
- Two lime?
Oh, and the shrimp paste is potent.
You can really smell that.
Oh, yeah, there.
It's turning a little white.
It's turning kinda creamy.
You can see the shrimp paste is turning creamy.
And you just dip all of this in.
And there's fresh herbs.
This looks so fresh.
This looks fantastic.
I think I'm just gonna go right in.
Oh, get some of this, go right in for the spring rolls.
- I'm gonna eat the meat.
- The tongue?
Oh, the shrimp paste is stinky, right?
- Yeah, it does.
It's good?
- Mmm, mmm.
Oh, that is strong.
That shrimp paste is strong.
It's like a strong ocean saltiness,
a very strong aroma, but the flavor is, oh!
- The shrimp paste mixed with the lime
make it not too salty.
- Not too stinky.
- Not too stinky and not too salty.
- Yeah.
- Because (mumbles) it's really salty, right?
- But that is very strong.
I think it takes a little bit of getting used to.
(woman speaks in foreign language)
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
(woman speaks in foreign language)
You gotta have mints after
because it is a stinky, stinky dish.
(woman speaks in foreign language)
(Trevor speaks in foreign language)
Bye-bye.
So we have had a wonderful day here in Hanoi,
one of the best street food places I have ever been.
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