DISH RESEARCH · Noodle dish
Bun Cha
Also known as: Bún chả
Vy Tran connects Hanoi bún chả with her northern Vietnamese family and her mother’s home cooking.
About Bun Cha
Vy Tran connects Hanoi bún chả with her northern Vietnamese family and her mother’s home cooking. Her rendition pairs charcoal-grilled pork patties and skin-on pork belly with rice vermicelli, pickled carrot and kohlrabi.
Fish sauce, sugar, shallot, garlic and black pepper season the meat. The sweet-savoury dipping liquid is served hot, with fresh herbs and raw garlic and chillies alongside.
Grilled meats and pickles share individual bowls beneath the hot sauce. Noodles, lettuce and herbs arrive separately for dipping; the pork retains its browned exterior against the fresh accompaniments.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bun Cha
Vy Tran’s Hanoi bún chả with charcoal-grilled patties and pork belly.
- Ground porkProtein
- ShallotsAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- SugarSweetener
- Fish sauceSeasoning
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- Skin-on pork bellyProtein
- WaterLiquid
- ScallionsAromatic
- Rice vinegarLiquid
- CarrotAccompaniment
- KohlrabiAccompaniment
- Rice vermicelliBase
- Butter lettuceAccompaniment
- Thai basilAccompaniment · Optional
- Vietnamese corianderAccompaniment · Optional
- PerillaAccompaniment · Optional
- PeppermintAccompaniment · Optional
- Fish mintAccompaniment · Optional
- Bird’s-eye chilliesAccompaniment
- Betel leaves (lá lốt)Aromatic · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Jelly leaves (sương sâm)Aromatic · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ground pork: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Shallots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Meat and raw serving-bowl allocations consolidated.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Both meats/pickles/sauce allocations consolidated.
- Fish sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Literal meat/sauce fish sauce confirms Fish; actual brand/formula unprovided.
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual vegetable option, marinade/hand shaping/patty brushing/grate oiling consolidated; botanical source unprovided.
- Skin-on pork belly: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual belly selected over butt alternative86.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Marinade/pickling/dipping sauce/noodle cook and rinse allocations consolidated.
- Scallions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Rice vinegar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kohlrabi: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual pickle option selected over papaya283.
- Rice vermicelli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Butter lettuce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual197 lettuce, not dairy.
- Thai basil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed herb; note285 allows available combinations.
- Vietnamese coriander (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual rau răm; no cilantro substitute selected.
- Perilla (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual tiá tô; broader perilla candidate, herb-selection flexibility285.
- Peppermint (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual húng lủi English peppermint, flexible herbs285.
- Fish mint (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual dấp cá, herb-selection flexibility285.
- Bird’s-eye chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual210/263 serving condiment bowl.
- Betel leaves (lá lốt) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual82 optional wrapping few patties, exact botanical/candidate unverified, no Piper species guessed.
- Jelly leaves (sương sâm) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual82 optional wrapping few patties, exact botanical identity unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Vietnam association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Cuisines & regions
- Hanoi
- Northern Vietnamese
- Vietnamese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Northern Vietnamese cuisineCatalogue link pending review
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