A few shops down from Bun Bo Nam Bo is another lovely place for some crispy Hanoi delicacy. Serving only fried mini eels, Mien Luon Kho @ Old Quarters is definitely the place to sample this unique dish.
Mien Xao Luon is stir-fried glass noodles cooked with beansprouts and egg, served with crispy mini eels and topped with fresh cucumbers, fried shallots and purple perilla.
These crispy deep-fried mini eels, which tasted very much like those spicy ikan bilis snacks, are very nice. I think I could eat a whole plate of these fried luon as they are really very additive. Highly recommended especially if you plan to stop for a Hanoi beer - a perfect snack.
The glass noodles were quite good too. Stir-frying glass noodles can be quite difficult because of its texture, so they did quite a good job in making the dish work. The only setback, as with any fried glass noodles, is that it was quite oily. Towards the end, it became very difficult to continue eating the noodles as all the oil has dripped to the bottom of the plate. Nevertheless, there was enough wok hei in the noodles and it complement well with the luon.
They have six different ways to enjoy the luon - with or without noodles/porridge or served dry or wet. Locals (given a quick glance around the shop) seem to prefer the eel porridge and the clear vermicelli soup.
As shown on the menu on the wall, it is actually pretty easy to order - just point to the wall if your Vietnamese pronunciation is bad. But for me, being a bit more kiasu, I decided to show the girl my scribbling as I can't seem to find the exact phrase on the menu (apparently Mien Xao Luon = Mien Xao).
Mien Xao Luon is stir-fried glass noodles cooked with beansprouts and egg, served with crispy mini eels and topped with fresh cucumbers, fried shallots and purple perilla.These crispy deep-fried mini eels, which tasted very much like those spicy ikan bilis snacks, are very nice. I think I could eat a whole plate of these fried luon as they are really very additive. Highly recommended especially if you plan to stop for a Hanoi beer - a perfect snack.
The glass noodles were quite good too. Stir-frying glass noodles can be quite difficult because of its texture, so they did quite a good job in making the dish work. The only setback, as with any fried glass noodles, is that it was quite oily. Towards the end, it became very difficult to continue eating the noodles as all the oil has dripped to the bottom of the plate. Nevertheless, there was enough wok hei in the noodles and it complement well with the luon.
They have six different ways to enjoy the luon - with or without noodles/porridge or served dry or wet. Locals (given a quick glance around the shop) seem to prefer the eel porridge and the clear vermicelli soup.
Mien Luon Kho
87, Hang Dieu Street
Old Quarter
Hanoi
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