A small village in a suburb of Hanoi is famous for its banh cuon . People there serve it with a dressing comprised of lean meat, shrimps, mushrooms, dried onions, fish sauce, and pepper. 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.