As a Hanoian or having visited Hanoi, you surely have heard the rib porridge. This dish is almost an indispensable gift of the people here. Previously, rib porridge is usually eaten in the morning, and customers are mainly children, the ribs now become a dish for the afternoon, even the favorite Hanoi street food of many people of many ages, especially youth.
Rib porridge can be eaten around the year, but it is most delicious when it comes to wintertime or when the autumn wind begins to be cold. And to find yourself a place to eat porridge is not difficult, you just go down the street, visitors on Hanoi street food walking tour will be able to easily meet the porridge shop or rib porridge vendor. However, if you want to eat the really tasty rib porridge, do not miss the four porridge shops as below!
Dong Xuan Market
Referring to the rib porridge, many people immediately think of Dong Xuan market, because the rib porridge here almost became a unique brand. It is known that this porridge shop here pioneered the “reform” of traditional porridge in Vietnam. Basically, the ingredients of the rib porridge are the same as the traditional porridge, but the cartilage ribs more suitable for young people are added to the porridge instead of the favorite minced meat of the children.
The ribs and cartridges in porridge bowl are so crispy, so delicious. The porridge here is ground smoothly, like children’s porridge, you completely no longer see rice grains. Porridge is cooked properly, each bowl of rice porridge is sprinkled with rousong, and the side dish – quay (Chinese oil stick) is always crispy.
The shop only sells from the evening to the night, serving people walking night market or on weekend. Every day, about 4 or 5 pm the restaurant starts to sell; but only until it is 8 or 9 pm, the restaurant really crowded.
Especially, because the restaurant sells until the night so this is a favorite place for the night meal. A bowl of porridge in Dong Xuan Market is priced at 25 to 35 thousand VND, but it is considered high-quality. If a bowl of porridge is not enough for you, you can also order more a cup of sweet soup or balut.
Hang Bo Street
Also listed in the list of delicious porridge famous in Ha Noi, rib porridge on Hang Bo Street is also one of the food shops tourists on street food tour in Hanoi should come once. Called the restaurant but in fact, the shop just includes a pot of porridge along with a few items such as baskets of youtiao, baskets of bowls, chairs … all are brought in the quang ganh (shoulder pole and the bamboo frames on both ends) of the woman of about 60 years old.
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Porridge is cooked from puree rice and bone broth. porridge, when served to the bowl for customers, look smooth and eye-catching. The seller continues to cut up a litter youtiao, and add a little homemade rousong or small stewed meat to porridge bowls. After the ups and downs, the taste of ribs porridge on Hang Bo street is still not changed, porridge bowl here has a good impression for many generations.
The selling time of the restaurant is quite short, from 6.30 am to 8:30 am or 9 am is out of stock. The shop is so small, nested on a corner of Hang Bo streets, but every morning, the shop is also crowded with guests. And despite the reputation of the shop in Hanoi Old Quarter, the cost of each bowl of rib porridge is very affordable, only 10-20 thousand VND a bowl, enough energy for a new day already.