NO PHỞ in DANANG! 🇻🇳 Try These Epic Local $1 Noodles Instead + Bonus Banh Mi FEAST
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2023
- Today I want to show you a different noodle dish than just the classic PHỞ in Vietnam. Now don't get me wrong, I love PHỞ. I think it's PHỞ - nomenal but when you are in central Vietnam, especially Hoi An or Danang, you have to try Cau Lau!
If you haven't had Cau Lau, they are thick, chewy noodles with a really interesting story, native to Hoi An which is 45 mins away from Danang.
I’m pleased to say that I also found an amazing thit xui (pork belly char xui) banh mi which has to be top 5 banh mi I've had in Danang waiting for me at the same shop!
THIS IS WHY I LOVE DANANG!
Price:
Cau Lau: 30,000 VND
Banh Mi: 20,000 VND
Directions to Cao lầu, Bánh mì thịt xíu Bà Nga:
goo.gl/maps/sQLkXwBumHx1oCmA8
The history of Cau Lau is deeply intertwined with the city of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in central Vietnam. While the exact origins of the dish are not entirely clear, Cau Lau has a unique history that reflects the cultural influences and trade connections of Hoi An throughout the centuries.
One prevailing theory is that Cau Lau was influenced by Chinese traders during the 17th and 18th centuries. Hoi An was an important trading port on the Silk Road, attracting merchants from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond. During this time, Chinese traders brought different culinary traditions and ingredients to Hoi An, including the thick, chewy noodles similar to the ones used in Cau Lau.
Another theory suggests that Cau Lau may have been influenced by Japanese udon noodles. Some believe that Japanese traders and merchants who visited Hoi An might have introduced the concept of thick rice noodles to the local cuisine.
Regardless of its exact origin, Cau Lau has evolved over time and integrated local Vietnamese flavors and ingredients, making it a unique dish specific to Hoi An. One critical aspect that contributes to the distinct taste of Cau Lau is the water used to prepare the dish. As mentioned earlier, the water drawn from the ancient Ba Le well is believed to be the secret behind the authentic flavor of Cau Lau.
The Ba Le well, located within Hoi An's ancient town, is revered by locals and considered the "soul" of Cau Lau. It is said that the water from this well is used to soak the ash that is used to make the noodles and cook the pork, giving them their unique taste and texture.
Throughout its history, Cau Lau has remained a beloved dish among locals and tourists alike, and it has become an iconic symbol of Hoi An's culinary heritage. Today, you can find Cau Lau being served in many restaurants and street food stalls within Hoi An, where it continues to delight visitors with its rich flavours and cultural significance.
We’re back in Danang for a quick visit. I hope you all enjoy the videos!
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My name’s Gary and I’ve been living in Bangkok for the past five plus years and travelling Thailand for over ten. I’m obsessed with Thai street food and it’s that obsession that led me to start this RUclips channel. I want to share my favourite hidden spots in Bangkok and the rest of Thailand so you can fall in love with authentic, local Thai food as much as I have!
I’ve never understood travelling to a town or city and not eating the local food. How else do you really connect with a place? Let’s get out and explore together and I guarantee you’ll find a whole different side to this wonderful country.
If you love seeing off the beaten path, non-touristy, local life and authentic local life in Bangkok and Thailand then this is the channel for you. If go go bars on the Sukhumvit Road are more your thing (I’m not judging) then maybe not!
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Thank you for not over-doing every experience. I can't stand the show that others put on. C'mon, a lot of people travel. No need to exaggerate and pimp it up, please. Less is more.
looking forward to this one
It’s my favourite of the set
I completely agree with you when you talk about the friendliness of Northern, Southern and Central!
Hue, Da Nang and Phong Nha is where it's at!!
Phong Nha Kẻ Bàng là ở Tỉnh Quảng Bình. Ở đó có : Bánh Canh, Bánh Khoái, Bánh Bèo là những món ăn rất ngon.
Great video Gary.
I’m absolutely salivating. I got so much catching up to do.
All the best mate
Del. 😉👍🏻
Nice one Del mate, glad to hear you’re busy 👍
Looks so good mate
World class mate
Well my internet is CRAP thanks AT&T. Finally watching.
I hope you enjoyed!
@@theroamingcook Always do! Also… Apologies for not knowing that if I watch/like on t.v. that you don’t get credit and that I have to be on my laptop or phone. I’ll try to be a better consumer. 🙂
@MichMichMe I didn’t know that so no worries 😂
Loving the Vietnam content. Was there back in Feb. Loved it. Such a great food culture there. And the people were so friendly
Yeah they are amazing mate
The citrus is calamansi. Fun fact Vietnam produces and is the largest exporter of calamansi. They're the SE Asian lemon as lemons are expensive and only found in cooler regions like Da Lat.
Kumquats are like mandarins, not used for dressings, garnish, but found in drinks as a fruity citrus drink
Thank you Jospeh, I knew I wasn't going crazy!
@@theroamingcook This citrus fruit is called Quât ( in North VN ) and Tac ( in South VN ) . Its trees are mainly used for decorating houses, stores , restaurants , business buildings or offices during the Tet festival (Lunar New Year) like Xmas trees in the West . The fruits have then a beautiful orange colour like tangerines . Just come to visit VN during that period of the year and you will see those trees are on sale everywhere . In normal time that fruit is used to replace lime/lemon in Pho , Hu Tiu and other soups because it's more fragrant than those citrus . Sugar cane juice vendors also add it to this juice to enhance the flavour . that fruit is also used to make candies or glazed dry sweeties .
Hi Gary, those tiny limes are calamansi from the Philippines, that Cau Lau looked amazing, keep up the great content
Thank you! Will do!
Wow they are the thickest noodles ever and the food looked amazing mate
I love how you pronouche Vietnamese words, it sounds almost like Thai. 😉
😂
Hi. Gary enjoy eating 🍽️
Thank you 😊
Cao lầu, the first dish Bourdain had in Hoi An 🍜
Legend ❤️
Viet street food omg.. I think Esquire was out there!!
It’s hard to beat mate!
Hi Gary, with the Cau Lau i think what you are calling pork crackling is actually the Cau Lau dough deep fried. I remember when eating it that it was the closest thing to a vegan pork crackling I've ever eaten, but that's probably because it was cooked in lard 😂
That makes sense! She said pork but was probably saying cooked pork fat! I need to improve my Vietnamese drastically 😂
*Congratulations 66K*
Thank you so much 😀
in Danang musst du Bún Bà Trai in Dong Da Straße probieren ,,, gegrillte Fleischnudeln, gibt es schon über 40 Jahre ,,, vor 3 Wochen war ich nach fast 40 Jahre wieder dort, hat Geschmack nichts verändert
Vietnamese eat mostly fish, porks, and chickens. They rarely eat beef because it’s expensive. Pho with beef is for westerners.
I just have today in Danang, so going to hit the Banh Xeo & this Cao Lau place.
I hope you enjoy bud 🙏
Vietnamese are very friendly. However, fewer of them speak English so the language barrier is probably what Westerners perceive as them being rude or having a cold shoulder.
Sang việt nam phải học tiếng việt nam bạn nhé,sao tôi phải học tiếng anh?
@@lily_san457 ông qua vn làm việc học tập thì đồng ý nên học tiếng việt, còn khách qua bỏ tiền du lịch thì sao phải học tiếng việt để được phục vụ; giờ ông qua nước khác du lịch mà dân ở đó nói được tv lại chả thích hơn ah
That's not pork cracker, its just the noodle sheet cut out larger and fried.
Yes you're right! Cooked in pork fat though here which is why I got confused 😅
I envy your life. I hope to follow in your footsteps someday. As Mr. Zimmern always said, "If it looks good, eat it!".
If I can do it, you can do it for sure!
Honestly, I think the reason why Cao Lau isnt sold that widely in Da Nang is because people here arent really enjoy it. Almost everybody I know much prefers Mi Quang, and they think Cao Lau is an overrated dish with a silly made up story about the holy well.
I wanna try 🤤
You’d love it ❤️
That's how many of the food stalls and restaurants were in Bangkok and Isaan when I was in Thailand, with living quarters in the back or upstairs (also fairly common all over Eurasia for centuries and even in the US back in the day). Those who say that the people of Viet Nam or anywhere else for that matter are unfriendly or impolite usually have the problem in their own minds and cultural misperceptions. We're all in this together and I tend to dismiss comments and reviews which are often based on a misguided sense of exceptionalism and entitlement. Enough of that, the pork noodles and the banh mi looked and sounded great. Basic, elegant, delicious home-style comfort food. I would definitely have taken at least a bite out of that pepper and taken my chances, although I'd probably want to have a beer at hand to modify the heat if necessary. The touristy spots don't interest me at all, this is the type of life I want to experience again when I can get back there. I've still got to look for one more set of photos I took back in the day that I have here somewhere, and then I'll see about options for digitizing them (shots on the river ferries to Thonburi and the river taxi long boats piloted by the river "cowboys" with the hemi-headed eight cylinder V8 engines).
Meh, things surely have changed in the 15 years ago I've been going there. Back then they we're not as friendly as now.
Mình thích ăn Bún Cá, Bún Riêu, Bún Ốc, Nộm Bò Khô, Bún Chả, Bún Mọc, Phở Bò, Phở Gà, Bánh Đa Cua, Bánh Pía, Bánh Mì Pate, Bánh Giò, Xôi Ngô, Xôi Xéo, Xôi Lạc, Bánh Khúc, Bán Rán mặn, ngọt, Bánh Gai, Bánh Do 😂
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@@theroamingcook những món đấy dễ ăn, có dịp bạn ăn thử xem 😙
Rau Muống Xào Tỏi 🤤
@@foodtaliban cho tí thịt bò nữa chắc mấy bạn tây quên lối về :)))
Xíu mại= meat ball, xa xiu=red pork. Xiu= meat(pork) in Cantonese(i guess so)
Makes sense thank you!
*promosm* ✅
อร่อยไหมครับ
🤤🤤🤤🤤
please go to pho ha noi by An thuong area.....all you can eat on me
I will do thank you!
You definitely lived up to your no 🌶no life on this episode🥵
I couldn’t get enough 😂
@@theroamingcook I eat a few of those Thai chilies with vinegar every day for dinner🌶🌶🌶🌶. The hot ones.
I wonder who can eat spicier, Gary or Max? 🤔
I’ll take that challenge!
Mark Weins
Absolutely no chance. Set it up! 3 way royal rumble
@@theroamingcook lol
😅
So expensive LOL
😂
It's a question of reciprocity . The Vietnamese locals are friendly to you if you are kind and respectful to them but if you are nasty or down look them , they will reply with the same attitude . Unfortunately many foreigners are openly disrespectful to the local culture , traditions , religions and laws like wearing inappropriate clothes , having provocative/contemptuous gestures when they visit holy sites /national monuments or riding motorcycles without proper licence . All that make the locals hate foreigners .
Things surely have changed in the 15 years ago I've been going there. Back then they we're not as friendly as now.
100 percent
I couldn't get Pho in Danang, dont like Cau Lau
This was the first bowl I’ve enjoyed mate
Phở is good only in Hà Nội or HCM city. Đà Nẵng best are: bún bò, all kind of bún, mì quảng and bánh mì!
So which one is your favorite?
@@foodtaliban it’s hard I’m a Vietnamese oversea, so I’ve tried many different dishes from North VN to South VN. I’m a Da Nanger I preferred Mì Quảng and Bún Bò! Of course Phở is super but I can only eat one time a day.
@@bache3145 Only been in Da Nang once, but I was really going to Hoi An for Cau Lao. 😉 But the hotels was cheaper in DN. It turned out to be good choice because I discovered a funky dish, Banh Trang Cuon Thit Heo 😋
Bún Bò is number one all time
Omg you just had to rip that banh mi, and that sauce is definitely not 5 spices you keep saying, it's home made
Haha, sorry I can't help myself! I mean the taste is 5 spice from the marinade from the pork