Wondering what to eat in Hue? Check out the list of delicious dishes in Hue below!

1. Nam Pho noodle soup

Nam Pho noodle soup features noodles made from rice flour. @quananhueoxuan

When eating this dish, you can't miss the fish sauce with finely chopped green chili to enhance the rich flavor. The eye-catching color from the broth, the transparency of the noodles, and the separated crab meat cooked with shrimp will immediately attract you.

The color and flavor of the dish will captivate you from the first bite. @lananhdiep

The familiar street food stall selling Nam Pho noodle soup. @jessicath92

2. Savory Pancake

One of the must-try dishes in Hue is undoubtedly the savory pancake, known as banh khoai. Anyone who has ever tasted a crispy, fragrant banh khoai dipped in savory broth will not forget the nutty texture of peanuts, the delicious meaty flavor... All combined to create a flavor that is intoxicating, especially in the cold and drizzly weather of early spring in Hue. Enjoying banh khoai with a side of fresh greens, sliced sour bananas, and thinly sliced star fruits is a must.

Banh khoai is perfect for enjoying in the cold and drizzly weather of early spring. @honganhice

It takes the skillful hands of the chef to create these crispy and enticing golden pancakes. @bloganchoi

3. Mixed Vả Fruit

Perhaps for many, 'mixed vả' is a name they've never heard before, but it's actually a delicious dish in Hue, a specialty you should try when traveling to Hue. It's special because only the vả fruit in Hue can create the flavor of this dish. The main ingredient is vả fruit, which can be mixed with lean pork, boiled shrimp, pigskin... and seasoned according to each person's taste.

Vả fruit with green skin, white flesh, and pink seeds. @internet

Due to its unique ingredients, mixed vả naturally becomes a specialty of Hue and always tops the list of 'what to eat in Hue'. @internet

When eating, add various aromatic herbs and sesame seeds, including spring onions, coriander, sawtooth coriander, Vietnamese coriander, all finely chopped. Mixed vả served with grilled rice paper and a bowl of fish sauce with chili will make you addicted without feeling any boredom! Mixed vả is a popular dish, easily found in any eatery in Hue, especially in the local budget-friendly restaurants here.

4. Mussel Rice

The next delicious dish in Hue that Mytour wants to introduce to you is mussel rice. Mussel rice is a famous rustic dish of the ancient capital, made from cooked white rice allowed to cool and served with mussels, pork rinds, roasted peanuts, fish sauce, and Hue shrimp paste along with various raw vegetables such as cucumber, shredded sour star fruit...

Mussel rice is a famous rustic dish of the ancient capital. @occomestibles

A bowl of mussel rice typically blends the smoothness of white rice, the sweetness of mussels, the richness of shrimp paste combined with the fresh, balanced sourness of various raw vegetables.

Adding a bowl of rich mussel broth is the perfect complement to this specialty dish from Hue. @mouthful.eats

5. Grilled meat vermicelli

Grilled meat vermicelli may seem familiar and you might not be very excited to try it. However, it's a delicious dish in Hue, and despite being 'very common', the grilled meat used in this dish is often skewered thinly sliced pork belly, marinated with pepper, onions, fish sauce, five-spice powder, sesame seeds; it smells and tastes very distinctive, incredibly addictive.

Grilled meat vermicelli is made from quite a few ingredients. @pho544

After marinating the meat for a few hours, it's placed on a skewer and grilled over glowing red charcoal until cooked through, emitting a fragrant aroma. A bowl of grilled meat vermicelli is considered complete when it contains the following components: vermicelli, grilled pork, fresh vegetables, pickled vegetables (green papaya, pickled carrots), and a bowl of broth or fish sauce made from pig liver.

A bowl of grilled meat vermicelli with layers of pork slices arranged attractively on top is irresistible. @huethuong13

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6. Grilled Pork Rice Paper Rolls

When it comes to Hue cuisine, grilled pork vermicelli is often mentioned, but you can't overlook grilled pork rice paper rolls. If you find grilled pork too spicy, these rice paper rolls will come to your rescue. Prepared and enjoyed much like grilled pork vermicelli, the grilled pork is wrapped in rice paper, along with some herbs and bean sprouts, dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce with a touch of green chili and minced garlic for a subtle spicy kick.

If you're ever unsure what to eat in Hue, be sure to try the famous grilled pork rice paper rolls of the ancient capital! @ngocfoody

It bears many similarities to pho cuon, but the marination and ingredients are deeply rooted in Hue's culinary essence. When you taste this Hue specialty, you'll experience a truly unique flavor of Hue.

Experience a distinctive Hue flavor. @vansgoodeats

7. Steamed Rice Dumplings

What's next on the Hue food adventure? Why not try steamed rice dumplings - a delightful Hue specialty that can be eaten as a main dish, a snack, or as a side dish.

Banh Nam can be a light snack or a main dish. @holagato

Banh Nam must be wrapped in dong leaves to capture the true flavor of Hue's banh. Sitting atop translucent white flour is a mixture of finely minced shrimp and pork, richly seasoned and aromatic. Enjoying Banh Nam is incomplete without the accompaniment of Hue's fish sauce and a few slices of green chili. You'll immediately sense the exquisite flavor and all the essence of Hue cuisine condensed into one... Banh Nam.

All the essence of Hue cuisine condensed into one... Banh Nam. @cookingwithmamamui

8. Banh Loc

It can be said that Hue cuisine is a collection of all kinds of cakes, so in addition to Banh Nam as introduced above, one of the other delicacies in Hue you should try next is Banh Loc. Banh Loc is a popular dish but at the same time is a famous specialty of Hue from the ancient capital.

Hue clear tapioca cakes, though rustic, are a beloved specialty of Hue. @ngua_tynn

Hue clear tapioca cakes often come with various fillings: mung bean, shrimp and pork, and on lunar festival days, there's even tofu filling. With the skilled hands of the bakers, you can taste the distinct flavors of these two Hue specialty cakes - simple yet unforgettable.

The simple yet irresistible clear tapioca cakes. @internet

Clear tapioca cakes usually come in two types: plain cakes with sprinkled shallots and leaf-wrapped cakes; both are served with Hue fish sauce, offering an unforgettable taste.

9. Huế Beef Noodle Soup

The name Huế beef noodle soup is no stranger to all of us - it's even considered the most famous specialty of the ancient capital. This delicacy from Huế, when served in its most 'complete version', typically includes a piece of pork knuckle (often 'knuckle with thin, soft skin surrounding firm meat chunks), pork belly; on top are slices of tender beef shank.

Bún bò Huế is regarded as the most famous specialty of the ancient capital. @occomestibles

Depending on personal preferences, each person will adjust the ingredients to suit their taste. When eating, adding some fresh herbs, a bit of chili fish sauce, you'll definitely become addicted to it, and you won't forget the rich and bold flavor of Huế in this specialty dish.

A bowl of beef noodles with slices of onions blending with beef brisket. @bepgiadinh

10. Hue Sweet Soup

When it comes to delicious dishes in Hue, sweet soup is undoubtedly a must-try, as it can be said that sweet soup is also a specialty of Hue and a distinctive highlight of local cuisine. There are hundreds of types of sweet soup in Hue, each with its own unique flavor. There are sophisticated types of sweet soup such as lotus seed sweet soup, lotus seed wrapped in longan sweet soup, pomegranate sweet soup, roasted pork sweet soup, yellow wax sweet soup, and betel leaf sweet soup...

Most intriguing is the roasted pork and tapioca sweet soup, with a sweet and salty taste. @minhthao4k

But at the same time, in Hue, there are also simple and rustic sweet soups like corn sweet soup, floating cake sweet soup, kê sweet soup, sweet potato sweet soup, mung bean sweet soup, tapioca sweet soup, green bean sweet soup, red bean sweet soup, mixed sweet soup, taro sweet soup, and cassava sweet soup...

Hue Sweet Soup comes in various colors. @tonstore116

Besides the mentioned dishes, Hue also offers a long list of 'irresistible' dishes or specialties that you can enjoy and bring back as gifts, such as:

Hue's dessert carts at night. @nguyen.duchuyy

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