When it comes to Thai cuisine, people often think of dishes that blend spicy, sour, sweet and fatty flavours. But few people know that Thai-style ‘hu tieu’ (thin rice-noodle soup) with a sweet broth made from pork bones also bring an interesting experience thanks to the combination of ingredients and unique processing methods.

A delicious bowl of Thai-style 'hu tieu' at the Pi Thai Restaurant. Photo: H.L

The special highlight of Thai-style ‘hu tieu’ is the broth cooked from pork bones for many hours, giving it a natural sweet taste. In addition, the aroma of typical spices such as lemon leaves, galangal, lemongrass, and chili makes the dish unique and attractive. Each bowl of noodles is a "symphony" of meats, including soft and fatty beef brisket, crispy beef shank, sweet and fragrant pork belly or slightly fatty pork loin.

In particular, Thai-style noodles often have onsen eggs and moodaeng - red-cooked pork with a slightly sweet crust and rich spices. To balance the flavour, the dish is served with water spinach, herbs, and blanched bean sprouts. The crunchy sweetness of the water spinach and the light taste of bean sprouts blend with the hot broth, bringing a fresh feeling to the dish.

In Da Nang, you can visit the Pi Thai Restaurant located on Nguyen Van Linh Street to enjoy this dish. The menu here is quite rich, including beef noodles, herbal pork roll noodles, mixed Pi Thai noodles, Toyum noodles, dried beef noodles, seafood noodles and some dishes prepared according to special recipes. Customers can observe the process of making a bowl of Thai-style noodles and season it themselves with typical Thai dipping sauces.

Besides tasty taste, Thai-style ‘hu tieu’ also evokes the story of culinary culture, in which the meticulousness in each stage of preparation blends with the love for ingredients and spices. Therefore, with each bowl of ‘hu tieu’, diners not only enjoy the flavour but can also feel the creativity of the Thai people to further love this rich and diverse cuisine.

Reporting by HUYNH LE - Translating by M.DUNG