Bumper bowl of Bun Rieu
Bun Rieu is one of those ‘soup-come-stew-come-chuck-in-whatever-u-like just-make-sure-you-add-noodles’ dishes – there are a lorra, lorra those on the streets of Saigon, believe me - and it ranks up there with the best of 'em. We’ve covered Bun Rieu before at a stall along Le Thanh Ton street, we also bent bowlwards down a District 10 alleyway, so I won’t go over the finer points again here. This is another one of those dishes that appear roughly twice per week hand-delivered to Pieman Towers. This bumper nutritious bowl came from somewhere along Ky Dong Street in District 3, was accompanied by the hedgerow below plus a wee bag of mam tom and cost 8,000VD – that’s as much as I know. So, nothing new here, but a decent rendition, quality lunchtime nosh and an interesting comparison with previous Bun Rieu. If I ever make it to the stall itself, I’ll blog more.
Hello Noodlepie,
I've been trying to find this dish here locally, but to no avail. This is actually something that I've been wanting to try since you first blogged about it. This one actually looks really good!
Posted by: Reid | October 04, 2004 at 10:26 AM
Hi noodlepie, this is my first time reading your blog, and I love it! It's a great insight into Vietnamese food, a cuisine that I don't know much about. Awesome pictures too! :)
Posted by: julia | October 05, 2004 at 05:38 AM
Shame you can't hook up with this in Hawaii Reid - it's a blinder. Julia - welcome to Pieman Towers, thanks for dropping by.
Posted by: pieman | October 07, 2004 at 07:51 AM
Well in response
to Reid, I am Vietnamese
myself. I assure you
that wherever there is a
Vietnamese community,
restaurant, and/or market,
they are sure to have Bun Rieu.
I would suggest you try your
chances with Vietnamese cuisine
restaurants.
:D
Posted by: Emily | February 17, 2006 at 02:42 AM