Many major news agencies and newspapers simultaneously reported on US President Barack Obama's dinner with bun cha in Hanoi.

Photo of bun cha dinner with US President Barack Obama shared by chef Anthony Bourdain. Photo: Instagram

Yesterday, President Obama enjoyed bun cha at a restaurant on Le Van Huu Street, Hanoi. Sitting at the same table with the US President was the host and famous chef Anthony Bourdain. The world media paid great attention to this simple but very Vietnamese meal.

The Hill and Politico were two of the first news sites to report on US President Obama's meal in Hanoi.

According to CNN, the meeting took place because Mr. Obama was participating in filming the chef's show "Parts Unknown" season 8, scheduled to air next September.

Dinner with Bourdain gave Obama "a moment to relax after a busy schedule that included announcing the lifting of the decades-long US ban on lethal weapons sales to Vietnam," wrote CNN writer Gregory Krieg.

"A large crowd gathered outside the Huong Lien Bun Cha restaurant and shouted and cheered enthusiastically when the president stepped out. Mr. Obama shook hands with many people and waved repeatedly before getting into the car," the AP news agency noted.

According to the agency, the US President "seemed reluctant to get into the limousine" that was waiting.

Reporters from many major newspapers and television channels such as the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Global News, and CBS News also shared a photo of the White House owner dining at a Hanoi bun cha restaurant on Twitter.

According to the Washington Post, American reporters in the White House press corps were not allowed to accompany Obama and Bourdain into the restaurant, but images of this special meal quickly appeared all over the media.

Fox News briefly presents how to prepare bun cha and calls it "a traditional dish" of Vietnam.

Chef Bourdain meanwhile appeared excited after meeting the US President.

"Low chairs, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer," the British Telegraph quoted chef Bourdain's Twitter post, along with a photo of him sitting at the same table with the US commander-in-chief.

According to Bourdain, his meal with US President Obama cost $6 and he paid. Bourdain described Obama's chopstick skills as "excellent".

Bourdain spoke with Obama about the purpose of his visit and the president's love of the Vietnamese people, food and culture. The interview is believed to be part of a White House campaign to expand its reach and audience through new methods.

Not only a chef and host, Bourdain is also a well-known writer and television star. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and worked as a chef at many large restaurants and hotels.

According to VNE