Quán Hạnh, Hue, Vietnam

The food here was exceptional, and I would definitely go back. It had the added advantage of being an easy walk from our hotel, but the quality of the food was top notch, the prices did not add up to $10 for us, and the wait staff worked very hard to help us understand how we were supposed to eath each and every dish. Here is a run down on our meal. —Bánh Bo—eat with a spoon! Steamed. rice cake filled with savory ingredients including chopped fresh shrimp, served with sweet fish sauce and chilli. Bánh Bèo is very popular in the Central of Việt Nam —Bánh Khoái - Rice pancake—Vietnamese savory fried pancake made of rice flour stuffed with pork, shrimp, diced green onion, carrot and bean sprouts served with vegetable and peanut saluce. This required the most tutoring. —Nem Lụi - Hanh's speciality—we had these lemongrass grilled pork sausages in Hanoi, but here you add pickles and wrap in rice paper —Bánh cuốn thịt nướng - BBQ pork wrap in moisture rice paper —Nem rán - Fried spring roll—Made from pork, mushroom, diced carrot and seasoning, rolled up in a sheet of moist rice paper and fried until the rice paper coat turns crispy, served with sweet-and-sour fish sauce. Very unusual wrapper texture, which we liked as we got used to it Bánh Nậm: Bánh nậm is a traditional Vietnamese dumpling origianting from Hue. The batter is made with a combination of rice and tapioca flour, sugar, and salt, while the filling consists of shrimps, minced pork, salt, pepper, sugar, shallots, annatto oil, and green onions. The rectangular and flat dumplings are wrapped in banana leaves, then steamed Bún bò Huế—It’s a rich and spicy soup with deep layers of flavor. This Central Vietnamese soup is paired with tender slices of beef and pork, pork meatballs, then topped with lots of fresh herbs. My favorite noodle soup to date!