Dish from Northern Vietnam rated among world’s best street food

Bun cha, a Vietnamese dish which originated in the capital city of Hanoi, has been chosen as world’s best street food by the internationally-renowned National Geographic Travel website.

The selection was made based on comments from National Geographic Travel’s Facebook fans, who were asked to share the best lip-smacking street eats they’ve sampled around the globe.

Vietnam’s bun cha Ha Noi (rice noodles with grilled pork and meatballs) was among 10 dishes that were most cited by National Geographic’s readers.

”We came across a lady in the old quarter grilling the most delicious-smelling pork patties over a charcoal grill,” the site quoted a comment from a female traveler who had visited Vietnam and fell in love with the grilled delight.

“That bun cha spot in Hanoi, Vietnam is amazing! I know the exact spot where that photo was taken!,” another reader from Los Angeles responded.

Besides bun cha, other types of street food that have attracted foreign visitors include “bacalhau” (fish with fresh bread and cheese) in Portugal; nasi lemak, a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and "pandan" leaf commonly found in Malaysia; and “balut” (a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell) in the Philippines. “Balut” is also called “hot vit lon” in Vietnam.

Bun cha, which is popular in the Northern region of Vietnam, is served with grilled fatty pork (chả) over a plate of white rice noodle (bún) and herbs with a side of dipping sauce. Hanoi’s first bun cha restaurant was oi Hoan Kiem District.

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