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Bun Cha at New Day ...  
   

Bun Cha at New Day ...

... first order of business after arriving in Hanoi was lunch! Bun cha is a dish that supposedly originated in Hanoi, and one that we had no idea how to eat! We took the rice noodles and fashioned them into a bit of a pancake, wrapping it around some of the grilled meat patty along with some herbs, and dipped it into the bowl of sauce. Watching us struggle eating it, the waiter brought out some rice paper for us roll things in, but it still wasn't right - it was until the next day that we realized that we were to dump everything inside of the bowl of sauce. Overall, the dish wasn't overly memorable - the patties were a bit dry and the dish was a bit bland.
VST

October 18th 2016
Geo: 21.0243, 105.855Vietnam Standard Time, or VST for short, is defined as UTC + 7. However, it's not always about time zones when used in reference to developing nations. Quite often, it's a joke - India is a prime example, where people jokingly define Indian Standard Time as how Indians are always late for everything! So Vietnam would surely be the same, right? You would never exp ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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