Vietnamese noodles Facts for Kids

Vietnamese cuisine includes many types of noodles. These are often served in soup but are also served directly.

Types of noodles

Vietnamese noodles are available in either fresh (tươi) or dried (khô) form.

Bánh canh - thick noodles made from a mixture of rice flour and tapioca flour or wheat flour; similar in appearance, but not in substance, to udon
Miến
- Bánh canh bột lọc - made from tapioca flour
- Bánh canh Trảng Bàng - made from rice flour
Cháo canh - similar to bánh canh, popular in North-Central region.
Hủ tiếu
Bánh phở - flat rice noodles; these are available in a wide variety of widths and may be used for either phở soup or stir-fried dishes
Bún - thin rice vermicelli noodles with various thickness and textures
- Bún lá- used in Bún lá cá dầm Ninh Hoà
Cellophane noodles (called miến, bún tàu, or bún tào) - thin glass noodle made from dzong (canna) starch
Mì - wheat flour noodles, which may be either white or yellow
Bánh đa- red noodles used in Bánh đa cua - red noodles with crab, a specialty of Hải Phòng
Bánh tằm - thick, short rice noodles
Bánh hỏi - very thin rice vermicelli made into sheets
Bánh cuốn and Bánh ướt - sheets of broad rice noodles
Hoành thánh - similar to Chinese wonton
Nui - from French nouille, a Vietnamese version of macaroni
Bánh gật gù - Very thick rice cake from Quảng Ninh

Bún bò Huế - signature noodle soup from Huế, consisting of rice vermicelli in a beef broth with beef, lemon grass, and other ingredients
Bún bung - soup made with tomato, Alocasia odora, green papaya, tamarind, green onions and pork.
Bún mắm - vermicelli noodle soup with a heavy shrimp paste broth
Bún ốc - tomato and snail based noodle soup topped with scallions
Bún riêu - rice vermicelli soup with meat, tofu, tomatoes, and congealed boiled pig blood.
- Bún riêu cua - with crab
- Bún riêu cá - with fish
- Bún riêu ốc - with snails
Bún chả cá - vermicelli soup with fried fishcake
Bún sứa - noodles with jellyfish
Bún thang - soup made with shredded chicken meat, shredded fried egg, shredded steam pork cake, and various vegetables
Bún đậu mắm tôm - Pressed vermicelli noodles with fried tofu served with shrimp paste
Bún thịt nướng - a cold noodle dish consisting of bún with grilled pork
Bún bò Nam Bộ - stir-fried bún with beef, roasted peanut, herbs and sauce vi:Bún bò Nam Bộ

Cao lầu - signature noodle dish from Hội An consisting of yellow wheat flour noodles in a small amount of broth, with various meats and herbs.
Mì Quảng - signature noodle dish from Quảng Nam, yellow wheat flour noodles in a small amount of broth, with various meats and herbs.

Ram cuốn Nha Trang
Gỏi cuốn - translated as either "summer roll" or "salad roll"; a cold dish consisting of various ingredients (including bún) rolled in moist dry rice paper
Phở cuốn - translated as either "Pho roll"; a cold dish consisting of various ingredients (including Pho) rolled in moist fresh rice paper; beef; lettuce; coriander
Shushi Việt Nam - using bánh phở to make