Yui Avi (from Japan) is a flight attendant for an airline in Vietnam, living in Ho Chi Minh City for 7 years.

In addition to her passion for work, she also loves to travel and regularly shares videos about local cultural and culinary experiences on her personal YouTube channel.

Yui Avi experiences traditional snail noodle dish in Hanoi

Most recently, on a trip to Hanoi, Yui Avi stopped by a family-owned restaurant in Kim Ma Thuong (Ba Dinh district) to enjoy the famous snail noodle dish.

At the restaurant, she ordered a full serving of snail noodle soup, including large and small snails, beef and ham, for 55,000 VND. The restaurant provided fried dough sticks and herbs for customers to use as they wished.

When the hot bowl of vermicelli with snails was served, Yui Avi commented on the generous portion and eye-catching appearance, with an attractive orange-yellow color from the tomatoes.

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A bowl of snail noodle soup for 55,000 VND that a Japanese female tourist enjoyed

She couldn't hide her excitement and immediately tasted the first spoonful of broth to feel the original flavor of the dish.

“Oh, it's so delicious. I find it to my taste, the broth has a light sweetness and natural sourness from the tomatoes,” Yui Avi described.

The Japanese flight attendant also revealed that she was quite curious about the herbs served, including sliced ​​ivory-white young banana stems.

“This vegetable looks strange, I've never tried it before,” she said.

After trying it, Yui Avi commented that this ingredient's flavor was not too special but it was quite cool and crunchy, unlike some herbs she had tried in Vietnam.

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Young girl tastes the broth of snail noodle soup, nodding in satisfaction at the taste

The Japanese tourist said that a friend suggested she try Bun Oc when she came to Hanoi. This friend introduced this as one of the famous delicacies in the capital, and even sent her a list of long-standing, reputable Bun Oc restaurants.

Yui Avi commented that the snail noodle soup here is quite rich, with a pleasant sour taste. The noodles are soft, well-seasoned, and the accompanying ingredients are also delicious with fresh, juicy snails, and crispy sausage, mixed with the spicy taste of pepper.

“The snails combined with the tomato broth are very delicious and suitable. This is a flavor that I have never experienced in Ho Chi Minh City. It is great to enjoy such delicious noodles in the cold winter weather,” the young flight attendant expressed.

She also suggested that diners can add garlic vinegar and chili sauce to the vermicelli with snails to experience a distinct change in the flavor of the dish.

In particular, shrimp paste is also a familiar spice for the famous noodle dish in the capital. However, Yui Avi admitted that she did not add shrimp paste because she was worried about its distinctive smell.

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Yui Avi has many compliments for the delicious snail noodle dish in the capital.

Near the end of the meal, Yui Avi also tried some fried dough sticks, dipped in the broth.

The female tourist described the fried dough sticks here as soft and chewy, making them more filling, unlike the fried dough sticks she usually eats in Ho Chi Minh City, which are crispy and hollow.

“Personally, I find Hanoi snail noodle soup delicious and tasty. At first, I was a bit worried about the strong smell of this noodle dish, but after eating it, I found it okay and the flavor is also light.

The snails were cleaned and processed skillfully so they didn't have any fishy smell or strange taste like I imagined, very easy to eat," Yui Avi shared.

Source: Yui Avi

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