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 Sizzling fish in a pan ,
Hanoi by bpacker
Since this place is highly touted by Shultz, it's supposed to be an instituition pretty much like the Pho Hua in the South. But sad to say, I won't give this place high points for the food though service is excellent. Nope dear reader, if you can, give this place a miss and try your Cha Ca at La Brique or Brother's cafe.
Ok, it wasn't the creaking windy staircase or walking around the choked arteries of the old quarters that made me debunk Shultz's recommendation.
It was the tumeric.
There was too much of it , making the dish more yellow than the Beetle's submarine. And like a fussy Chinese eater, I don't like the fact that my fish was frying the whole time I was eating! When that happens, the fish is stripped off the taste and moisture. Too bad, this was otherwise a fine place and service was par excellent.
How did I know? Well, after ordering the dish, I snared one the the waiters and asked in terrible vietnamese how to eat this darn thing. The next thing I knew, the proprietess intercepted the waiter.Guess she took pity on me. She broke into a cheerful prattle of motherly chuckles and threw in an ark of vegetables into a sizzling platter of oil and fish. Next, she threw in something here and there and voila! There was the dish ready for me to eat...
Here's a lesson on eating cha ca in case you look as daft as I did in the shop.
Eating Cha Ca 101
Attack the dill, parsley and assortment of vegetables like a crazed rabbit and throw in the lot into the simmering pan. Toss in some noodles too for good measure.Stir fry it for a while to kill unhappy e.coli in the vegetables.
Take out the concoction, sprinkle an odd peanut or two, drench it in sweet sauce and feast on the fish. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 14 Cha Ca
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 a tasty and visually
stimlating meal of Cha Ca by richiecdisc
Not sure if they even have anything aside from cha ca but this is THE thing to get if you are here anyway. It is a white fish, served in boneless chunks, smothered in greens and saffron-infused oil. It comes out right in the frying pan it is cooked in too. It seems a bit expensive by local standards (142,000d or $9 for two) but you get an unlimited amount of rice noodles on the side and with all the oil and greens, it makes a tasty accompaniment. Wash it all down with one of Vietnam's best bottled beers, Ha Noi. This brew is not as watery as most of the country's concoctions and actually has some hop bitterness that goes well with the spicy fish. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 14 Cha CaPhone: 825 3929Directions: This is right in the Old Quarter on its namesake street so easy to find.
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 foooodddddd by jenniferchin
So I got lost along the way. However, helpful locals seeing a lost tourist (ie : me) generously pointed me to the right direction.
The restaurant is a small place. Up the slightly steep staircase, I come into a bustling atmosphere with many tables filled up already ! I was alone, so I had no problems sharing a table with an old couple. Everyone there is smiling and busy focusing on the food - this is a great sign !
While the guest sit down at the table, the waiter starts laying there some seasonings: a bowl of well - stirred shrimp paste sauce mixed up with lemon and a few drops of liquor to give it flagrancy, and decorated by a few slices of red fresh pimento (chilli), a plate of grilled ground nuts of gold yellow color, various species of mint vegetables from Lang village; onions in small white slices having the form of tuberose.
Added to this is a plate of soft noodle in thin small and white threads. To many customers, the sight of such seasoning already greatly stimulates their appetite. A few minutes later, fried fish, yellow in color and flagrant in smell, put on a plate of anethum vegetable is brought in. But that is not all. A few seconds more a cauldron of boiling fat is brought in and the waiter start pouring some boiling fat on each bowl of grilled fish, thus producing a flagrant smoke and sputtering noise.
Further, some drops of coleopterous are dropped on the bowl giving it a special smell which is unforgettable to connoisseurs. Grilled fish are usually chosen from certain species of fish: pimelode, sturgeon,etc
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 Cha Ca La Vong by Rodan44
After dinner, head to the really swanky little cafe directly across the street that serves great french desserts. Can't remember the name.
They only have fried fish, so if you don't like that then don't come here. Leave a Comment Theme: Pan-Asian and Pacific RimPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 14 Cha CaDirections: Old City area
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 by JonnyVN
There is only one.....Cha Ca Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 14 Cha Ca, HanoiDirections: Ask any one and they can point you in the right direction
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 Cha Ca La Vong Grilled Fish by woosoowei
It's a 2 storey shoplot located at Cha Ca (reads Cha Ga). It's small & packed with tables & charcoal stoves & tourists, and only turn on fans during spring. Could be a little stuffed but the fish is just so tasty that all i could do is to sip a can of beer to cool down and continue eating.
"There's only 1 dish served in the restaurant - Grilled Fish. VND70,000 per person. "
I was handed a piece of paper indicating me need not to think of what to eat and just order :). Eight of us can settle with 6 servings, fyi. Waiter served a basket of green vege, plate of bean sprout, a bowl of sauce that looked like lemon juice with chilli called "mam tom", plates of rice noodle without soup, and then followed by a charcoal stove with fish cube soaked in hot boiling oil. Just mix veges into the fish & oil to heat, and mix with the noodle to eat. Add the "mam tom" into noodle for taste Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: 14 Cha CaPhone: 04-8253929Directions: Center of Cha Ca street. Walk slow as it's not easy to spotOther Contact: Hours: 10am - 2pm, 5.15 - 9pm
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Cha Ca La Vong is the oldest restaurant in Hanoi spanning five generations. It is so famous, the street was even named after it. Cha Ca is a fish and noodle dish cooked with tumeric, dill, noodles, spring onions, peanuts and the special Vietnamese sweet sauce all of which you throw in and mix yourself. It was excellent and a trip to Hanoi is not complete without a visit to Cha Ca La Vong.
The only drawback was that the hot coals made us feel like we were frying along with the fish, and when we turned the electric fan above us on, it blew ash everywhere. So we had to endure the heat , but the entire experience was well worth it!
Written on the back of their business card:
Cha Ca, a special dish, first made by the family Doan in Hanoi
Cha Ca La Vong restuarant has been open through five generations for over one hundred years and has now become very famous at home and abroad.
Cha Ca has been so appreciated that the street is named afterwards.
Cha Ca La Vong is the only three restaurants to serve authentic Cha Ca in Vietnam and has no branches.
There's only one dish! - Cha ca Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: 14 Cha CaPhone: 844-8-253929 / 8-239-875
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The entrance of the restaurant along Cha Ca Road is not very inviting, opps..main dining is on the second floor, it is air conditioned and jamp packed with tourist and locals alike.
Cha Ca, a special dish first made by Doan family in Hanoi. Cha Ca La Vong (name of the restaurant has been opened for more than 100 years, managed now by the fifth generation of the family.
In order of the dish, the street where it is located is named after it, Cha Ca street.
Grilled Fish and it cost 70,000 dong per person not including the drinks...
The river fish is very very tasty, cooked into special oil concoction..Then on the side of the grill, the herbs is placed in order to cook on the fish oil.
There is a process of eating Cha Ca, thanks Minh!
On a small bowl, place the cooked noodles, followed by the greens, grilled fish and herbs (from the grill), peanuts, then a teaspoon of fish sauce. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: 14 Cha CaDirections: in front of Majestic Salute Hotel
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This you must do, have cha ca in Hanoi. It will be a little difficult to find this restaurant in that it is located in the Old Quarter in Hanoi in the middle of a block with no special sign that says "Hey You are Here", but boy is it totally worth the search. Cha ca is a type of white fish that is cooked in a skillet that is prepared right at your table. Don't worry if you look clueless, the waiters and waitresses will help you. The taste is so AWESOME. Be careful not to splatter any of the brilliant yellow sauce that it is cooked in on your clothing because believe me it will not come out. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 14 Cha Ca
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