Hanoi people's home-cooked meals are simple, but still have to meet "basic but strict" standards.
Hanoians often like to eat boiled meat, thinly sliced with enough skin and fat, dipped in shrimp paste and crispy eggplant. If you add a few slices of sour star fruit, it would be perfect. We must also mention the soft, smooth tofu bought at Mo market, fried until golden brown and seasoned with onion and fish sauce, which anyone who has lived in Hanoi will remember. The most elaborate dish to prepare is field crab soup, although simple, but according to the standard, the crab fat must be fused into layers, the soup must smell delicious.
Home-cooked meals are usually cooked by women. They do housework with all their love for their families, so no matter how simple, adults or those who live far away, everyone must remember the meals cooked by their grandmothers and mothers.
Ngoc Tran
