Sunday, July 10, 2011

Hanoi street food


There were several things we wanted to see and do in Hanoi, Uncle Ho's mausoleum, try several restaurants, and generally explore the city. First on the list was Pho at a local restaurant, we asked the desk clerk and he gave us directions to the most authentic and best local Pho spot in Hanoi, he said it was small and on the street. We walked to the area where we thought it was and found three people eating Pho sitting on the smallest stools I have ever seen.

The woman serving was sitting under a large umbrella, clients were sitting next to a building. After asking the price and joined the people other clients.

When lunch was served, we set the bowl of soup on one of the small stools using it like a table, this put the soup about ankle height which made us bending over to take a bite (slurp using chopsticks). The Pho came with a plastic bowl full of leaves that could be added to our soup, which we placed on another stool.

The soup was good. The other clients got a chuckle having us eat with them and take photos. 

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