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Eating chicken pho is enjoying Hanoi's love song
Chicken pho is a familiar dish, easily found in any area in Hanoi at a reasonable price. Also in the capital, the story of shops hidden in alleys and old apartment buildings is no longer a rare thing. Deep in those nooks and crannies, sometimes there is a shop that has existed for three generations, nearly several decades old.
Dec 25, 2024 · 4 min read
Chicken pho is a familiar dish, easily found in any area in Hanoi at a reasonable price. Also in the capital, the story of shops hidden in alleys and old apartment buildings is no longer a rare thing. Deep in those nooks and crannies, sometimes there is a shop that has existed for three generations, nearly several decades old.
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Why is chicken pho, even though it is located in a small alley, still attractive, attracting tourists to come and enjoy, because for Hanoians, for diners, the feeling when eating a bowl of chicken pho is like enjoying a love song of Hanoi.
Every bowl of Hanoi chicken pho always has a plate of thinly sliced lemongrass leaves on the dining table. Eating chicken pho without lemongrass leaves is considered half the deliciousness. The tiny threads of lemongrass leaves add a pleasant, harmonious green color to the bowl of pho.
The overall color is like this: soft white pho noodles, broth shimmering with chicken fat, lemon leaves, fresh green onions and chicken that is both golden brown and smooth white. The bowl of pho is always steaming and fragrant, making Western backpackers who see people sitting around eating also step in and grab a bowl. The pho is so delicious that their bowls only have a little broth left at the bottom...
Chicken pho has such a long-lasting vitality that it does not need a good location on the street, even when these eateries are hidden in every alley, customers are still crowded. The common feature of these eateries is that they are designed simply, shabbily with a few chairs, plastic tables, if you want to sit down to eat, customers have to park their vehicles far away and endure the sometimes not-so-good service style.
There are many famous, long-standing chicken pho restaurants in the alley. We can name a few such as the night chicken pho on Hang Chi alley, the famous pho restaurant on the quiet small street Nam Ngu, the 3-generation traditional pho restaurant at the intersection of Do Hanh - Yet Kieu, or the pho restaurants in Hang Be market street, Yen Ninh street, Kham Thien market alley, Van Chuong... all of which are very delicious.
In addition, if you walk along a street, no matter how small and narrow, no matter which district or ward you are in, you can easily find a chicken pho restaurant selling early in the morning or late at night. The price usually ranges from 50,000 to 70,000 VND/bowl but sometimes it can go up to hundreds of thousands of VND. For example, at the famous pho restaurant in Yen Ninh, spending 100,000 VND for breakfast is normal and known by many people.
At a pho and chicken noodle shop in a small alley on Hang Dao Street, although not very famous, it has existed for more than ten years. The small shop is only about ten square meters but customers come and go busily, especially during the peak noon time. Ms. Anh (the shop owner) calculated that every day, her small restaurant, within 4-5 hours, consumes about 30 chickens, weighing about 60 - 70 kg, with the number of customers up to several hundred people. In addition to serving on-site, she also accepts many delivery orders around the Old Quarter.
It is difficult to fully explain the appeal of chicken pho, but according to many restaurant owners, chicken pho is a popular dish, classified as a breakfast or nighttime side dish. Although the popular restaurant in the alley is a bit cramped, it makes up for it with a quiet space and affordable prices, so to save time and effort, diners sometimes still choose it.
Although there are many chicken pho restaurants in Hanoi, not all of them are delicious. Therefore, not all customers are willing to take the risk and enjoy food at restaurants they have never tried before. That is probably the reason why chicken pho restaurants in alleys and old collective houses are still known by many people.
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