When in Hanoi, be sure to try this rolled rice cake

Even poets have been inspired by the Hanoi banh cuon. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Casablanca1911

Among the well-known offerings of Hanoi street food, banh cuon is consistently ranked a top choice.

Vu Bang, a writer known for his beautiful prose on ancient Hanoi, once wrote that a visitor from Hai Phong, Nam Dinh or Thanh Nghe, for example, that comes to Hanoi and has the chance to eat banh cuon served with hot fried tofu will never forget this special dish.