Vietnam

Bún Ốc

Name: Bún Ốc
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 400 g Freshwater snails; 300 g Rice vermicelli (bún); 3 pieces Ripe tomatoes; 3 tbsp Fermented rice vinegar; 1 bunch Fresh herbs; 1 tsp Shrimp paste

Hanoi snail noodle soup

Bún ốc is a traditional Hanoi noodle soup with freshwater snails in a lightly sour tomato broth.

The sourness comes from ripe tomatoes and fermented rice vinegar (giấm bỗng); rice vermicelli and plenty of fresh herbs complete it.

Servings3

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Freshwater snails400 g
Rice vermicelli (bún)300 g
Ripe tomatoes3 pieces
Fermented rice vinegar3 tbsp
Fresh herbs1 bunch
Shrimp paste1 tsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cook the snails, remove from shells.
Fry the tomatoes, simmer with water into a broth.
Season sour with vinegar and shrimp paste.
Add the snails.
Pour over the noodles, serve with herbs.

Make it original

Bún noodles for bún ốc are in the Asia Boutique.

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