Specialties in Hue

Visiting Huế, besides famous destinations like Huế citadel, Đông Ba market, Perfume river and so on, you should try some specialties in Hue.

Rice with mussel (Cơm Hến)

Specialties in Hue

Cơm Hến is a very unique cuisine of Hue. Cơm Hến contains rice, boiled mussel, star fruit, fish sauce, cabbage, onion, pepper, peanut, chilli, and a variety of herbs. The dish is all of these elements cold.

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Hue beef vermicelli (Bun bo Hue)

Specialties in Hue

Fine combination of ingredients make the food famous; the broth is prepared by simmering beef and bones for a long period of time, after that a large range of different spices containing lemon grass and chilli are added in. Shrimp paste holds no less importance. Hue people usually add thin slices of beef shank, chunks of boiled oxtail, and pig's knuckles or pork into the bowl.

Water fern cake (Bánh bèo)

Specialties in Hue

Banh beo (water fern cake) is a kind of small steamed rice pancake. The name is to refer from the shape of the cake (like a water fern-Beo in Vietnamese). It is white in color, sometimes nearly transparent and usually has a dimple in the center, which is covered with savory recipes including chopped dried or fresh shrimp, scallions, mung bean paste, crispy fried shallots, fish sauce, rice vinegar, and oil.

Delicious pancake (Bánh Khoái)

Specialties in Hue

Banh khoai (delicious pancake) is so much like Banh xeo (sizzling pancake) since they both are made from rice flour, water, turmeric powder, added slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, bean sprouts and then pan fried.

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Mắm tôm chua

Specialties in Hue

The central of Vietnam is reputable for its Mam tom chua (sour shrimp sauce) and Hue is the best place for this unique sauce. Unlike normal shrimp sauce (has brown color and smooth surface), Sour shrimp sauce has orange color while shrimps still keep its original shape. This is the best sauce for boiled pork with vermicelli.

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