Tag: Hanoi food
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Bun Bo Nam Bo – Perhaps the Best Noodle Dish Anywhere
Tucked away in a little corner near Hang Da Market in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, is a little noodle shop known far and wide as “Bun Bo Nam Bo”. Let’s break apart these luscious words which construct the tastiest of dishes. “Bun Bo” simply means beef noodle. “Bun” being the round rice noodle and “Bo” meaning…
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Burger King in Hanoi: The End is Near
A friend posted a selfie outside the newly opened BK at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport. Globalization is complete. My Vietnam is dead. I arrived at Noi Bai Airport for the first time on a dark, stormy night in August 1994. My wife, 15 month old daughter, and I were picked up at the airport by…
