All the ingredients are stir-fried and rolled into a banh cuon . Banh cuon is delicious when it is very thin, white, and sticky. It is even tastier when dipped in a sweet, sour, and spicy sauce. Vietnamese vermicelli is a luxurious as well as a popular dish. Each region and locality, even each restaurant, has its own vermicelli dishes with their own recipes.
Mien threads are very long and tough, made from a kind of tuber plant called cassava.
When served, the long tiny flour threads are cut into smaller pieces. While diners await the arrival of the hot fried shrimp pastry, they can enjoy the picturesque lake and landscapes offered by the vast expanse of water from West Lake and the tree-lined Thanh Nien Road. The dish should be eaten as soon as it arrives at the table. The fried pastry is topped with red shrimps and is eaten together with dishes of spicy vegetables mixed with sweet and sour sauce. To remind you of the local shrimping business, waiters will often tell you that the shrimps that you have ordered for your meal have just been netted in nearby West Lake.