Saigon - Hu Tieu
- Jane Tran
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min read
Mention in Vietnam, maybe you have known reputation of Pho, but there is another dish I wanna recommend you today is Hu Tieu.
If you have chance put your feet in Saigon Vietnam, don't miss to have a bowl of Hu Tieu in here.
It said that the origin of Hu Tieu isn't from in Saigon but from the Southwestern provinces, that's why tasty of Hu Tieu every store is different but most of them are delicious. Hu Tieu is small and a little tough than Pho. Sellers cook variant bowls of Hu Tieu with a lot of ingredients.
Firstly, broth is made sweet from pork of hock or shoulder or both steamed many hours, some places will add radishs to increase sweet soup naturally. Hu Tieu will be dipped in hot water about 30 seconds to make softer, later sellers put in bowl some of main ingredients like ribs, lean meat sliced thin, pig's tripes, ground ball beefs, beef, dim sum, fried pork skin, fat meat fried, quail's egg...add a sprinkling of herbs, green onion, fried onion and lastly pour hot broth into bowl. It's water Hu Tieu.
If it's dry Hu Tieu, broth will be poured into another bowl with green onion means you have two bowls, one is Hu Tieu with main ingredients mixed with spice like fish sauce, chilli, pepper, black soy..., one is broth.
Dry Hu Tieu its tasty is stronger than water Hu Tieu but both of them is fantastic. Before eating, you should squeeze freshly lemon to increase tasty. You can smell from broth, later feel salt, hot, sour in your first tougue and sweet in your throat after swallowing.
There are a lot of peddlers's store along street if you don't mind like a couple peddler's Hu Tieu in Pham Viet Chanh old apartment block, under big eagle tree and only open evenings. Broth in here is the best I've ever tried. The price is very cheap, under 1$.
If you wanna to have variety of ingredients, good choice is a vendor in Huynh Dinh Hai street, in a narrow alley. Price is about 1$ ~ 1.2$ but it's deserved to try! And it also only servers in evening.
Another choice is near 65G Nguyen Thai Hoc street, near walktreet Bui Vien, you may be surprised with ribs and pork foots in here, so huge! Price is also high, 2$ for each. And you can drop in at 1 AM is ok because its open is from 10PM.
There are a lot of places in Saigon have delicious Hu Tieu. If you have any suggestion, let share together!
To Truc Nguyen
Haha, it's still lucky you were here :)))
Sure, Lady. Please try it. I dare bet you they are delicious street foods in Saigon I am craving for. I miss Saigon much because of its. Saigon is small by a bowl of Hu Tieu ^^
hahahaha, I have to laugh many times when I read this post, The last time I ignore it because I think no have any special in it. I'm so sorry, it's my mistake. I have not try Hu Tieu on your recommendation streets yet. I'll believe in u this time and if it is not delicious like u describe, can you give back my money :)))))) . Just kidding sis! Cuisine is not only to fulfill our stomach but also a culture, area beauty. A delicious dish with relative people, friends or someone we love is the simple happiness thing. I'll note adds in this post and try then tell u about them.