Bun moc is a type of vermicelli originating from Moc village, Nhan Chinh, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi and has long been a specialty of the capital. Bun moc is a vermicelli dish with a refreshing flavor combined with raw pork and a delicious broth made from bone broth.
A delicious bowl of vermicelli with meatballs always requires meticulousness and harmony in combining spices together. The broth is also prepared very carefully, simmered from pork bones, skimming off foam to make it clear without having to season too much. In addition, the delicious broth also thanks to the ribs that are simmered carefully to get the sweet broth, simmered until soft so that diners do not have to struggle.
But the most elaborate part of the noodle bowl lies in the “filling”, which is the types of sausages served with it. Most sausages are made from ground pork, but the different ways of processing create a surprisingly rich bowl of noodle soup with meatballs. Meatballs, also known as raw sausage, are made from ground pork with onions, peppers, and mushrooms. If the raw sausage is thoroughly pounded, wrapped tightly, and boiled, it becomes silk sausage, but if you add a little cinnamon powder and grill it until the surface is browned, it is called cinnamon sausage. If you also make raw sausage into balls and fry them, it is called fried sausage, but if you add a little pepper and garlic, then wrap it in banana leaves and steam it, it is called leaf sausage.
The distinctive flavor of Bun Moc makes anyone who has eaten it linger. Some people who have been away from the capital for a long time, miss the taste of Bun Moc and rush to the market to buy ingredients to cook to satisfy their cravings. Some people bring this dish far away to introduce it to people from other lands. When it comes to Saigon, this dish is called Bun Moc.
Talking about Bun Moc in Saigon, surely everyone knows Thanh Mai restaurant located at the corner of Truong Dinh - Nguyen An Ninh next to Ben Thanh market. The restaurant is crowded from dawn until noon, famous for only one dish Bun Moc. The bowl of Bun Moc of the restaurant has all the above mentioned dishes.
Thanh Mai vermicelli with mushrooms restaurant in Saigon.
But strangely, it is also made from minced pork, but each type has its own flavor. When eating, not only do you not get bored, but you also find the unique flavor of each type of sausage interesting. If the bowl is missing one of the above types, the diner will surely find it hard to bear. The sweet taste of pork sausage, the fragrant aroma of cinnamon sausage, the strong sweetness of leaf sausage, and especially the crunchiness of the meatballs will surely make it hard for you to forget. Not to mention the very inviting ribs...
According to many diners, the taste of the dish from the first day of sale until now "although there have been some changes, the ingredients and types of meatballs in the noodles have remained the same". And perhaps, that is what has created the unique flavor, as well as the service style here.
A dish, or rather an interesting Hanoian culinary experience in the heart of Saigon. Eat to see how diverse the Northern dishes are, to understand why Bun Moc has gradually become a familiar part of Saigon's culinary life.
