Bun (Vermicelli)

Vietnamese vermicelli is a luxurious as well as 
a popular dish. There are different kinds to 
name it as depending on its form: tousled vermicelli
(bun roi), pinched vermicelli(bun mam),leaf vermicelli
(bun la) or vermicelli ranged into hundreds of pieces
(bun dem tram). There are many ingredients to be eaten 
together with vermicelli. Bun cha with grilled meat of 
pork, bun nem with fried rolled cake, bun oc with snail, 
bun thang with fried egg, lean meat pie,chicken..., bun 
rieu with fresh water crab soup, bun moc with pork pie, 
bun bo gio heo with beef steak and pork pie...


In each region, in each population locality, even in                            
each restaurant, there would be various dishes of 
vermicelli with their own ingredients, their own seasoning. 
It is a gastronomic secret to have a particular name of dish 
with its own kind of eating and its own flavor in each region.