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Beef stew with bread

21/12/2020

On early winter days, having a bowl of hot beef stew with Vietnamese bread is a good breakfast choice for visitors to Hanoi

Beef stew with bread has been for long favored by Hanoians. It is common to see people queuing to enjoy the dish on Dinh Ngang, Thai Thinh, Ta Hien and Chan Cam streets where the dish is believed to be best made.

The decisive factor of the dish is a delicious beef stew with the specific flavors of fresh beef, red wine, cinnamon, star anise, potatoes, carrots and seasonings.

Places for trying the dish in Hanoi:

Tram bread, No.30, Dinh Ngang st, Hoan Kiem.

Hao Hao Beef stew with bread, No.1B Chan Cam st, Hoan Kiem.

Miss Nga’s bread, No.3 Ta Hien st, Hoan Kiem.

Hieu Luc’s bread, No.326 Ba Trieu st, Hai Ba Trung.

Story: Ngan Ha - Photos: Khanh Long

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