Bun Bo Hue - A Vietnamese Food You Must Eat
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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Among the long list of Vietnamese food is a famous dish known as Bun Bo Hue, and although it may not be as well known throughout the world as pho, I personally, probably like it even better - bun bo Hue is a dish you don’t want to miss eating when you’re in Vietnam (or even at a Vietnamese restaurant). Although bun bo Hue is originally from the city of Hue, located in the central part of Vietnam, you’ll be able to find the dish all over the country, and it’s especially popular throughout Saigon, available as both a street food and at many shophouse style restaurants. Although I haven’t yet been able to taste the bun bo Hue in Hue, when I was in Saigon, I had an amazing time trying it at a restaurant called Bún Bò Huế Chú Há.
Bun bo Hue is a beef based noodle, and at this particular restaurant my bowl of noodles came with a nice handful of spaghetti sized rice noodles at the bottom, topped with a nice hunk of tenderly stewed beef shank (I think that’s what it was), a few slices of beef, some pieces of Vietnamese sausage, and then a scoop of the broth, a rich concentration of beef stock mixed with spices, herbs, and seasoning. Finally, to top things off, my bowl of Vietnamese noodles was finished with a handful of freshly chopped green onions and thinly sliced white onions. Along with a delicious bowl of noodles, one of the coolest features of eating at Bún Bò Huế Chú Há was the clear bowl that the noodles were served in. I have to say that in all my years of eating noodles in Asia, I think this was my first meal served in a clear see-through bowl. It was nice to be able to see all the floating goodies below.
After taking about 10 minutes worth of photos before eating or making this food video, my bowl of noodles was cold. So the kind owner of the restaurant grabbed my bowl, threw out the soup, then re-filled it back up with hot soup, and also added in an extra handful of onions on top. The service and hospitality at this bun bo Hue restaurant, and also for many restaurants I ate at while in Saigon, was extremely kind and generous. Just like nearly all Vietnamese food, one of the best things about eating is all the side vegetables and garnishes, which in this case included a nice plate of lightly blanched bean sprouts, morning glory, and banana flower blossom. Along with the partly cooked vegetables, there was also a nice basket of both sweet basil and sawtooth herb, both of which contributed a nice fresh herb flavor to the noodles. And let’s not forget about those wonderful sliced Vietnamese peppers, not only are they pretty spicy, but they have a nice flavor to them as well.
Ok, so after topping my bowl with all the garnishes, I was ready to dig in. The bun bo Hue was extremely delicious. The noodles were soft, yet slurpy and the broth of the soup was citrusy, lightly spicy (and more so with the extra chilies), and just had a wonderful undertone of long boiled beef stock flavor to it. The pieces of meat included in my bowl were also all delicious, from the sour piece of sausage, to the hunk of beef that literally slid off the bone as I picked it up.
Again, unfortunately I wasn’t able to visit Hue on this trip, but I did have a wonderful time exploring the Vietnamese food available in Saigon, bun bo Hue being widely present and a local favorite not only in Hue, but also in Saigon.
If you’re interested in going to the restaurant I went to, the food is good, the service is wonderful, and it’s located in a nice convenient location pretty close to central Saigon, here are the details: migrationology....
Bún Bò Huế Chú Há
Address: 300 Võ Văn Tần, Phường 5, District 3
Open hours: 6 am - 10 pm daily
Prices: 60,000 Vietnamese Dong, expensive but good sized portion and lots of meat
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when people are so kind, everything tastes twice as good! ty, chris
I was traveling from the north of Vietnam to the south via bus and I had a 4 hour layover in Hue. I decide to get lunch before my bus left at 1pm. I approach a typical corner street food restaurant with no expectations of what was to come. I order the only thing even on the menu. I didn't even know the name of what I was ordering. It took only one bite to realize I was eating the greatest soup I had ever had in my life. The soup? Bun Bo Hue.
Are u in US?
CKPHH I am now
+Kevin Teal come to little saigon orange county, socal they offer bun bo hue, punch of different other dishes here
+Kevin Teal Hey I'm from Hue and I eat Bun Bo Hue like every morning. But now I'm living abroad and I miss Hue dishes so much. And your comment just made me long for a bowl of Bun Bo Hue more than ever!! Thanks for loving my country's traditional dish.
uyennn27 You are welcome. Hopefully I didn't make you too hungry. My brother was asking me where to find a good bowl of Bun Bo Hue in Maryland where we live just the other day. Too bad the only decent bowl makes their broth too oily.
I had bun bo hue for the first time on Sunday... and I've been back to that restaurant every day for more since then. So good!
I'm vietnamese and I can understand her! How nice and cute of her.
my wife is vietnamese got to go to Vietnam for first time last November so loved the food and atmosphere
I also think the bowl was awesome, it made the soup look even more appetizing because you could see everything that was in it. And that lady was sooooo cute, great customer service for sure!
1- It is rice noodle, not vermicelli noodle.
2- It's not nem (fermented meat) but chả (a kind of boiled pork cake) actually.
3- The broth contain beef & pork stock, shrimp paste, lemon grass, onion, pineapple (optional)
Cheers :)
Ok, thank you very much Ái Nguyễn Lê!
I didn't know they could add pineapple
I dont think it has pineapple
Freddy Lon They use pineapple to tenderize the meat. Originally, Bun Bo Hue doesn't have pineapple. I, personally, don't like to add pineapple in my BBH, the flavor is gonna be slightly changed doing so. ^^
Or some people call cha(I don't have access to the gio) gio. Like instead of Cha lua we would just say gio
This is probably my favourite Vietnamese dish ever. I LOVE it.
Mark Weins, bún bò Huế was originated from Huế. Soup base is lemongrass, chillies, garlic, and shrimp paste to get that flavor. Meat is beef briskets with tendons & pork feet and pork cake or sausage as you said. Yuy, I love that stuff, so good. You really enjoy food. Love your expression.👍😃
Watching these videos make me so happy and nostalgic of when I was in Vietnam to visit family. I absolutely love bun bo hue, whether it is homemade or restaurant style!
She said: ăn đi, ăn đi nóng dậy ngon , southern accent. 😀 eat eat, its only good when its hot
Mark, As I watch these videos, it's amazing the misconceptions that most westerners (including me) have of Southeast Asia. I would never have guessed that Vietnam Myanmar, Thailand, etc., have such a wealth of healthy, locally grown food that is prepared with such care and in a tradition that is rich in cultural history. I've seen you eat dishes in back alleys of little known places that make most of the 'popular' food sold here in the U.S. pale in comparison and for a fraction of what it would cost here. Our family really enjoys what you are doing. - Kevin
yummmm
yummmm
Hey Mark Wiens , this is just some information I wanted to share and thought you might wanted to know, the "Bun Bo Hue" (BBH) that you enjoyed really is trickled down version of the authentic one, and made for the southerner's tastebuds. Also, if not all "BBH" base for the soup consist of lemongrass, pork & beef bones, so really its not an all beef affair here. The base should have an umami-like taste, with all sweet, savory, spice & a light tang, not "citrus" like you've described.
Anyhow, the "chunk" of meat that you enjoyed is actually not beef, it was just a pork hock. The sausage is not fermented, it's actually just a regular Vietnamese style pork-ham that you find in our "Banh Mi" as well, but this one is just prepared in the "Hue" style. The beef that they use should not be "grizzly", it should be tender with just a little chew and texture like the sirloin that the original one would use. I know that you enjoys thai-style level of spice, but holy smokes that is really a lot of pepper flakes, and pickled pepper you put in, i suggest that if you could tone it down a bit to really enjoy the umami-ness of the soup that I'm afraid that it was over-powered by the peppers.
Overall, I'm glad that you enjoyed the dish, and $60,000 VND for the dish? That's a good bang for you bucks. I hope next time that you get to enjoy the "authentic" style of this amazing dish. Happy Eating!
Same. I noticed some of the same things. I live in California, I’m a large city with lots of Vietnamese people and this is one of my favorite soups of all time. My parents are from Mexico and I went on to be a chef. I LOVE bold, funky, fermenty, seafoody, and squishy textures. I love the pork hock but I hope to visit Hue soon. My kids are 10 and 7 and they’re already obsessed with Vietnamese food and want to visit! For being so young, they’re very money/price/value savvy and they Cannot believe the prices for bowls there!! With we had slightly cheaper prices here and smaller portions so I can order a bunch of things! 😅 A bowl here is around 17 USD before tax &tip.
My mom knows how to make this but she rarely does for my family. I love it more than pho. I'm not good at speaking Vietnamese compared to when I was younger so I never knew what this was called to request for it. Now I know lol. Thanks for the video and love your enthusiasm for food!
Aww.. hope your mom cook bun bo for you more often now.
Bun bo Hue does take a lot of time to cook ,3-5 hours simmering, preps is 30 minutes. It’s not too difficult to make. There are lots of Bun bo Hue recipe on UA-cam. Just in case your Mom doesn’t feel like making it. You can ask local Vietnamese where is the best bun bo Hue in your area is a faster way to enjoy the soup. I know this is an old post😀 hopefully your Mom made the soup for you already
This is my favorite vietnamese soup ever mark. Everytime im at a viet resturant i already know what to order bun bo hue. Hehe i started out with pho and then alot of my vietnamese friends in particular notice i like to add alot more chillies or hot sauce in my soup. I then got introduced to bun bo hue. I cant go back to pho now, i love bun bo hue. :) :)
you should try "bun cha ca" too :)
5 years ago. Love this video.
Wow! That looked superb Mark! I can only dream of the mixture and marriage of those ingredients fused together in the glass bowl! That beef joint so tender to fall away from the bone! Mmmmmmmm yummmmmmmy!
Thanks for sharing another marvellous treat with all of us!
Ryan.
Thank you Ryan Darcy yah that was truly a marvelous combination of a soup. Thank you for watching.
ma za Pig's trotters are my new favorite dish. There's a Shanghaiese joint in the Shibuya area of Tokyo that does peanut-sauced, smoked trotters for about $4. Amazing!
ma za Me thinks the same. :))
I shouldn't watch this at midnight
All I do at midnight :P
Haha, thank you Apipong Namthep Sixthlaw
Me too. :-(
same
It's midnight and I've left Viet Nam for two months already. Miss it so bad!
Mark, you are an awesome eater! Weird as it sounds...I love that you travel, have an opportunity to experience the amazing food that you do, and that you enjoy sharing it. You rock.
Love the clear bowl concept! The broth sounds so good! Good mix of audio. The background noise gives the feel of being there.
Now that is a bowl of soup! For $2.76 I will take 2.....maybe 3 bowls! Awesome. :)
I love that you enjoyed everything you eat!
I love the faces you make every times you take a bite!
Thank you very much Thu Ngo
that face is kidda disgusting if youre a guy watching.
Scridhar C.you master bate while lookin at Mark wiens's facial expression when he tasted foods? hahahahaa
Are you like 6 years old? What a lame immature comment.
@@johncoffey5093 grow up, it's food review channel...
Mark, that chunk of meat is actually pork that comes from the leg/foot area.
anh nguyen You think so? I thought it was ox tail?
Mark Wiens yah....that's the feet. ^^. This dish is called also by another name : Bun Bo Gio Heo, and Gio Heo = pork hock. ^^
Yes it is pork and usually ham hock.
Isn't the word Bo beef?
Its because the soup is simmered in beef bones and such. They call it that because its a beef based soup for the noodles
Instant subscription. I love how enthusiastic about food you are.
I ate a big meal before watching this and it still made me hungry
Adrian Smith lol...me too
Another terrific video Mark. And yes, the shop owner was super sweet to give you a hot bowl.
Thank you Tosh T
Mark Wiens video is great except for the over acting. Drop the Stevie Wonder uuuuummmmmm act. And stop making Stoooooopid faces.
that is his normal reaction, that's what makes his channel great and how he has 1.2million subscribers.. what do you have? MR. junior cunanan
My favorite noodle dish. The citrusy flavor is lemon grass. The broth is cooked in a bunch of it. Also the chunk of meat is ham hock, pig's feet.
Your shirt: "If It's not spicy, I'm not eating!" :))
The Pork cake you ate in the video that is Huế's style Moo Yo .The broth contain : pineapple,shrimp paste, lemongrass, beef and pork bones.
Hi Mark! Great video as always! Most asian country used clear bowl for dessert or sweet dishes.. I never saw a savory dish with clear bowls...... The bowl surprises me..
it's night now and i'm watching u eat bun bo hue, u successfully made my stomach on crazy
Bun Bo Hue is a masterpiece of flavors!
That is actually my favorite dish! OMG! I could eat those bowls EVERY day for the rest of my life! :D
I love your expression, Mark! It’s the purest, most genuine food-loving expression ever.
omg my mouth is watering while watching this.. I miss my country a lot :( it's so nice to see a traveler who actually taste the food in its country and review it * unlike other people who had this dish in the States and think that they have known it all* !!! :) thank you so much for your funny review haha it certainly makes my day ^^
My favourite Vietnamese soup!
MARK- you finally ate one of my recommendations!! This is my FAV soup, hands down...
P.S. Next time you're in Phoenix, AZ please remember CURRY CORNER in Tempe- it will amaze you!!
Bun Bo Hue is based on pineapple which many might not know the secret behind it
Mark is right !
It is awesome, we made them at home in Canada
Hey Mark do the locals constantly surprised by how much chilli you can eat?
Love all the Vietnamese food you've shown us so far. Can you do some on Vietnamese desserts ? I think they're awesome as well...
Hi Mark, I also went to Saigon in Dec last year and had Bun Bo Hue at a place called Dong Ba in District 1. It was great. I like it even better than Pho.
You should try the original Bun Bo Hue in Hue which is very special, very delicate and much delicious.
Hi Mark, I'm glad you're currently in Vietnam! The citrus you're tasting is indeed pineapple. I believe the meat loaf thing you ate is cha hue (Vietnamese meat loaf but Hue version) not nem. Also, with bun bo hue, you can ask for extra sate and that'll give your bowl an extra kick of spice! Will you consider trying Bun mam? It's another noodle dish but the broth is made from pork and fermented fish. The fermented part sounds scary, but it's a delicious bowl of goodness!
Your videos are amazing! You make me want to travel to the places you've been! Keep up the good work Mark!
@4:05 the signature Mark Weins delicious smile of blanched vegetables! lol
I just love how positive you are
I love when Mark adds some chili (like a heaping teaspoon!!!)
This is one of my favorite Vietnamese dish. My wife makes a mean bun bo. Mmmmm lol
iltjoa Great to hear that!
LED Steam recipe please?
haha that lady is saying "eat ! eat! delicious when it's hot"
Dude, $2.76 for that kind of meal and especially for that kind of service is amazing, I literally want to visit Vietnam just to go to this restaurant for this dish.
In America you can't really get any quality food like this for $3, the most you'll get is a simple boring hamburger with nothing on it, I just love how much consideration goes into the food itself, and you can tell that woman really did help make it the perfect dish for a specific customer which isn't something very many American restaurants will do.
You tend to forget that U.S. currency is a lot worth more in places all around :)
+Anthony Tran not the currency. It's the labour in USA that is expensive.
That looks wonderful! My family are soup fanatics, so this is right up our alley. My six year old about swooned when he saw this because his favorite food the whole world is Pho, but he liked the looks of that broth.
Mark Wiens, great video. I love this dish also, i think stands up there next to Pho. U mention that the meat were beef, coz the name of the dish is Hue Beef Noodle Soup, but those meat are actually pork. Heheh
keep it up.
Mark, I am terribly thankful to you for humanizing our shared relationship with the Vietnamese people. We had a terrible, terrible nexus in the 1960's. Thank you for bringing us this information.
Mark, the next time you’re in Philadelphia, you have to stop at Cafe Diem for their Spicy Bun Bo Hue. I could eat this dish for every meal for the rest of my life!!
They have a couple different cuts of beef in it, a decent size pork hock, and tendon. One taste of the spicy broth and you’re hooked. I always order a side of extra tendons.
As always this was a great video. And that lovely woman who made your dish was a sweetheart for making you a fresh hot bowl.
Your so lucky to be able to travel and try all this food and not gain any weight I would love to be in your shoes right now
Thank you for coming to Vietnam. I would like to introduce my hometown Nghe An
Returning to my first Mark Weins video
Thank you Mark for all you do
Keep up the good work and never lose that energy and smile
ah, my top recommendation and by far my favorite noodle soup dish.
Great to hear that eta nick, it's a very good one.
i would going back to vietnam anytime for this "bun bo hue" yum yum i love it !
Waoo that's noodles and the beef looks wonderful.....mouthwatering......love it !! Now i have to eat something special because my mouth is watering lol.....
A bun bo hue a bun bo hue a bun bo hue in the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight.
Lmao. U funny. Me likey
fungbrosss
Another delicous food video I can not stop watching it Mark Wien. Thanks.
Mark, that looks so good. That is my wife's favorite dish and she is from Hue. The big chuck of meat was pig's knuckle foot joint.
My second favorite Vietnamese dish to pho. Looks delicious!!!!!
Very few foreigners are able to tolerate the taste/smell of fish sauce and soy sauce. It's nice that you can :)
Many can tolerate soy sauce I would say. Here many people would relate the smell of fish sauce to spoiled rather than "yummy lol it's not really their fault.
I loooove the flavor of a good fish sauce. But it has to be good quality. One of my favorite Vietnamese dishes is actually Bun Mam. Most foreigners like me can't take it but I love it
+Athena Ngoc Nguyen My parents brought my brothers and I up on the saying "You can't say you don't like something till you try it!" so I grew up eating Vietnamese, Thai, Indian etc. I love fish sauce and soy sauce and I would love to try this. It looks amazing!
that is the same for cheese and butter. Some asians cannot stand the taste and smell of it.
I am Vietnamese and I approve this, I used to go there with my brother when we were young.
that face you make when you eat something always makes me know that the food you ate is delicious and something i should try
each time I' m watching you trying some vietnamese dishes, I got soooo hungry!!!
One of my favorite dishes. Best when it's cold, raining or when you're sick.
If you visit Northern Cali, try bun bo hue An Nam in San Jose. Very good!
Hue to Go!
I'm on my Hue to understanding how good this is!
Oh huet a minute, I love bun bo hue!
Hue too delicious.
I can't huet until my next Bun bo Hue!!!!
I can't like this enough! Thumbs up a million times!
Mark Wiens Let's come to Hue city! The original place of Bún Bò Huế
There are a lot of twists in that bowl, eg. we don't use chilli flakes we use fresh chilli to taste and there would be a diverse vegetable side dish, AND for sure you're gonna be taken a huge wonderful crab patty inside your bowl!
Just come here and feel the different!
Your expressions says it all, Mouth watering...Best work Mark!!!
Hey Mark you have to try Bun Cha Hanoi (the Northern version) even in Ho Chi Minh City. I've looked up a few places for you online that you can pick and visit if you're still in Vietnam and while there (in the restaurant) you should also try the Northern style of Nem (rice paper fried spring rolls) if they have them on the menu.
Bún Chả Hà Nội
173/18 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1
Hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Bun Cha Ha Noi Nem Cua Bien
26 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1
Hours: 7:00 - 23:00
Hey Mark! I just started watching your travel food videos starting from your travels in Vietnam. I'm Vietnamese myself and I've only visited once when I was younger. I do very much appreciate all your videos and cannot wait to make a trip to Vietnam again. The noodle soup you're eating is something I'm very familiar with. The big chunk of meat you're eating is actually a pig's foot and the "fermented sausage" is called cha gio or cha lua which is a vietnamese pork sausage, the same thing you had on the side with your banh cuon. Anyway, I'm glad to see you're enjoying the cuisine and hope to see many more videos soon!
That dish looked so good and the lady was ever so nice and kind to give you another even larger bowl
@markweins just a heads up for the next time you are in vietnam, traditionally when you grab things from the middle of the table use the back side of your chopsticks. Keeps things cleaner and shows respect.
Yes, totally agree!!! I was SHOCKED the video seemed to show Mark stick his well used chopsticks into a community condiment. Mark KNOWS this is disgusting, unsanitary & just plain rude in most cultures/countries...so I will give him due credit... he is normally very polite & courteous. Maybe the video was edited (if he grabbed new sticks?) OR he was just too distracted to realize he ruined the chili for everyone after him? We use a condiment spoon or, at a minimum, the clean end of chopsticks even when sharing a meal at HOME. Eeew. Call me a germaphobe, but this reminds us why eating out has its risks along w/ its many pleasures. I can't whip up a tasty pot of BBH each time I crave it, unfortunately. Immune system, please hold strong for your cooking-averse food lovin' momma!
my favorite place to eat bun bo hue in town! thanks for featuring this place :X amazing now im drooling for the big bowl of hot and spicy bun bo hue now :((
They make it spicy just right on fridays in Montreal QC, if you pass by go to ''Pho Bac'' on St-Laurent Boulevard, subway station is Place-D'Armes on the orange line ..
This is officially my favourite channel
Bun Bo Hue is life-affirming.
Cool video Mark! Love the positivity, cheers.
She said " dig in, eat, eat, it's hot and good" ;))) I agree it's my fav dish!!
Great video as always! BTW that t-shirt is amazing! haha
Hi mark..I'm Kristine from the phillipines. I really enjoy watching your videos. And I am amazed for your being nice. Even it seems u don't like the food but u stay happy while eating it..good job mark..
I always love to see the kind how you eat
You really enjoy it
Its always something special to see your video
All these videos are making me really really hungry!
One of my favorite dish! I ate it many times when I was in Saigon.
Everything looks so good I never had these forms of Asian dishes I'm just used to Chinese food stores. How do you find local foods that come close to what your eating
I can easily eat Bun Bo Hue 3 meals a day, everyday. It's just simply super delicious !!!
Mark u are the best I am Vietnamese living in Canada and would love to meet u in Vietnam one day bro!!!!
Aquarium of Bun Bo Hue is my favourite too ! OMG so yummy !
just had this tonight from a local place in Phoenix AZ, flipping amazing!!! try it. i know its not like the real thing but damn the flavors... treat yourself...
This is pork Mark. I love food from this region. I'm glad you love it.
Great work again Mark! I love your videos in vietnam, would love to see more Vietnamese dishes videos.
I just love your face and your expression every time you enjoy the food. Great job, Mark ! by the way, I desperately want to know how to become a full-time traveller. Anyone's got an idea?
I'm obsessed. Great video.
This is a good looking bowl of noodles. Love vietnamese food. Another great video, always look forward to see what's next on the menu.
Yay ppl that haven’t tried bun bo hue is trying it
My culture thx 😀