Eel is a specialty of Nghe An countryside cuisine. In Hanoi, it is not difficult to find restaurants serving delicious, flavorful eel.
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Mrs. Liem's eel restaurant (Doi Can): The restaurant specializes in serving famous eel dishes of Nghe An. Whether it is winter or summer, the restaurant is always crowded. The eel soup is deboned, cooked soft, delicious but not mushy. A full bowl of eel soup, with lots of eel, has the yellow color of turmeric, add some Vietnamese coriander and dill and you can enjoy a typical flavor of Nghe An in Hanoi. |
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A bowl of delicious, sweet, spicy eel soup served with bread or rice paper costs 30,000 VND. If you can’t eat spicy food, remember to ask the owner to reduce the amount of chili. |
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Hoang Ngoc Phach Street Eel Restaurant: The restaurant has a variety of dishes, affordable fish prices, and is located in the C5 apartment complex. It would be a mistake if you come here without trying eel porridge, the "pride" of Nghe An cuisine. |
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A bowl of hot, smooth, fragrant eel porridge. Sprinkle some pepper and chopped green onions to awaken all your senses, you will surely praise it as delicious. A bowl of richly spiced and nutritious eel porridge costs about 35,000-40,000 VND. |
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De La Thanh eel vermicelli: The restaurant is located right on De La Thanh street, intersecting Lang Ha, the restaurant space is airy and spacious. Eel vermicelli can be prepared in two forms: dry vermicelli or vermicelli soup. A bowl of vermicelli soup for 35,000 VND has a lot of eel and vermicelli. The eel is soaked in water but still crispy, you can clearly feel the eel flavor, the broth is very delicious. |
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The vermicelli is well-mixed, the eel is crispy, eaten with cucumber and fresh bean sprouts. In particular, the dressing is very rich, adding a little crispy fried onion to the accompanying broth is also very delicious and sweet. A bowl of vermicelli is priced at 40,000 VND. |
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Nghe An Eel Restaurant (Nghi Tam): The restaurant on the road below the dike is famous for its braised eel with banana and bean curd. This rustic dish with the taste of the countryside is chosen by many diners when coming here. The rich sweetness of the eel, soft ripe banana and crunchy bean curd combined with betel leaves and Vietnamese coriander blend together to create a particularly attractive flavor. |
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Braised eel with banana and bean curd is usually served with vermicelli and fresh vegetables. A pot of braised eel with banana and bean curd costs 50,000 VND. |
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Nghe An Eel (Thanh Binh Street, Ha Dong): Most diners here “fall in love” with the familiar and rustic eel dishes, which are true to the typical flavor of Nghe An eel. The menu is diverse and delicious, from eel vermicelli, eel porridge, eel soup, eel stewed with banana and bean curd or eel rolled in betel leaves served with herbs depending on the diners’ order. |
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Eel wrapped in lolot leaves and tied with spring onions is a popular dish chosen by many people when they come to the restaurant. Lolot leaves roll up a piece of eel stuffed with marinated meat, tied with a stalk of blanched spring onions. This dish is served with vermicelli, raw vegetables and dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce, creating a rich, unforgettable flavor. |
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