Vietnamese: Bún Mắm
Like Pho and Hu Tieu, Bun Mam also consists of broth, the rice noodles, shrimp, cuttle and pork, but what makes it especially is the broth made from "mam".
"Mam" makes from fishes that are brewed with salt for a long time. It has a very strange taste, it can be annoying when you smell, especially in the first time, but when you eat it is very delicious and strange. Mam is used to cook is usually "mam of Linh fish".
The broth is made from "Mam" which is cooked, then filtered with clean water, add a little sugar, lemon to increase the flavor then add fish, shrimp, cuttle and roast pork. The broth usually has a salty taste and aromas of fish. Roasted pork with crispy skin, after being added to the broth, it will be more delicious.
Bun Mam is served with a variety of specialty vegetables of Mekong Delta as "Keo Neo" (like the water hyacinth), "Rau Muong" (bindweed) and "Rau Nhut". Most vegetables are the product of the floating season.
The characteristic of Vietnamese is eating lots of vegetables, it is a good thing of Asian culture in general and Vietnam in particular, so you should try to eat these vegetables once.
Vietnamese love to eat noodle products, so long ago, they have used chopsticks to eat noodles easier, so you should try to learn how to use chopsticks, it will be very interesting.
EXPERIENCES
This is the quality dish, you can try it as a main meal. You should learn how to use chopsticks.
The characteristic of Bun Mam is to eat with raw vegetables, maybe you will try the vegetables you have not seen, but do not hesitate, try it.
Bun Mam is very popular in Saigon, the sign of it is the words "Bún Mắm'. You should choose the shop in which many natives are eating, it would be better.
SUGGESTIONS
1. Bun Mam Co Thuy (7:00 am - 9:00 pm)
Address: 63 Co Giang, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, District 1, HCMC. Price: 44,000 dong.
2. Bun Mam Ben Thanh Market (6:00 am – 7:00 pm)
Address: Ben Thanh Market (22 Phan Boi Chau, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, HCMC.). Price: 77,000 dong.
3. Co Mao (6:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Address: Ben Thanh Market (store number 1020). Price: 75,000 dong.
