Flourishing Spring Rolls
As a restaurant opened for sale for nearly 30 years on Hangzhao Street, next to the relics of Wuguan Chan, in 2019, Hung Sheng restaurant was once corresponded by a reporter of Hong Kong newspaper SCMP to eat and introduce. The fruit here is traditionally prepared, mixed with minced meat, beaten eggs, dill, add chopped tangerine peel. All marinated with delicious fish sauce, mix well, pour into a pan, fry to a simmer, exude an attractive aroma. When finished frying, the spring rolls have the characteristic smell of dill, slightly pungent of onions and a little bitterness of dried tangerine peel. Spring rolls can be served with raw vegetables and a sweet and sour dipping sauce with a touch of papaya and carrots, or served with fresh vermicelli.
They serve two types of spring rolls, one battered, one left whole. When beaten, the milk blended with the ingredients will create a deliciousness; If left untouched, the patty is somewhat more fleshy and creamy. In addition, they also make spring rolls and patties from tank crabs and surfaces. Currently, spring rolls at the shop cost from 20,000 VND per unit, there are special types and depending on large and small sizes, they cost from 35,000 to more than 200,000 VND per unit. Diners can wait to buy new fried rolls to eat immediately or pre-fried ones and reheat.
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Fat Spring Roll
Also mentioned by foreign press, Hang Fat spring roll shop in Lo Mold Street is 20 years old. Starting from a small sidewalk shop, in 2007 it opened with indoor seating and began to attract more customers. The recipe is not too different, but the patties are quite large, combining noodles into a full lunch or dinner, so diners in Hanoi rarely ignore this address.
Like other places, the shop also sells surface spring rolls, barbecue noodles ... give diners more options. Spring rolls here cost from 25,000 VND per unit, rice roll noodles cost 45,000 VND per serving. In the late afternoon, both on-site and takeout customers are very crowded. Diners who are not convenient to arrive can order meals via the mobile app.
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Chewed Spring Rolls
There is not much international press attention and is a popular street vendor, but Hoe Nhai steep spring roll shop is still popular with Hanoi diners. The owner, who for many years peddled around the streets of the capital, later had her health deteriorating to open the sidewalks.
The difference here from other places is that the taste is richer thanks to the seasoning know-how. With the criterion of delicious and cheap, and only sold in autumn and winter, Hoe Nhai steep spring rolls are also one of the delicious rice shops in Hanoi that many people come to eat. Spring-summer delivery is no longer fresh, the shop will switch to selling red jellyfish.
If you want to enjoy spring rolls with a rustic, unfussy flavor, Hoe Nhai steep sidewalk shop is a pocket address. The restaurant is small, so only a few people sit, diners can buy it or enjoy it on the spot and watch the owner directly process. Currently, the shop sells 15,000 VND per drop roll.
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