Snail soup with vermicelli
(Bun oc)

Snail soup with vermicelli, a delicacy popular to the Vietmamese, may be found at any time and any place, both in the city and in the countryside. It is a delicate, yet very simple aand popular disk - a snack for all people irrespective of their wealth and social position, be they urban dwellers or country forks.

So how Vietnamese can make that delicious disk ?
The vermecelli is made from plain rice, the long grain variety mixed with fragrant species to turn out the soft, tender macaroni that regrains from absorbing the fat, hot and sweet flavour that can spoil its taste. The snail must be big, tasty and delicious and the one caught in West Lake is the best. The snail soup is composed of the water used to cook the snails, tomatoes sour fruit, fat and spices. The pot of snail soup looks red orange because of the colour of the fried chilly.

To serve it, you should put vermicelli into your bowl, dip it in the snail soup with a few snails and some chilly. It must be served hot to appreciate its full flavour.

Mentioning to snail soup with vermicelli, people think of Hanoi especially West Lake. The delicacy of snail soup with vermicelli in Hanoi is delicious, but the one in Tay Ho is perfect beyond compare. Those who have ever enjoyed a bowl of snail soup with vermicelli in West Lake, can't forget its delicate delicacy and its special flavour. The snail soup with vermicelli of Tay Ho Palace by the West Lake has turned a popular snack of Hanoi into one of its particular delicacies that can retain the plain flavour, appealing to both foreign travelers, Vietnamese even to Vietnamese nationals living and working abroad.

Come to Tay Ho in the late afternoon and enjoy a bowl of snail soup with vermicelli with only a little cash in your pocket, you will appreciate a delicious delicacy while enjoying the fresh breeze with the fragrance of the lotus coming off the lake and your soul wandering in the land of Tay Ho full of legendary monuments.