Addictive crabby noodle breakfast

Hu tieu my tho (featured in this post is the 'dac biet' version, or special with crab). It's a bit hard to explain this dish, so let me just list all the elements first. Slightly chewy and highly slurpable rice noodles, char siew and minced pork, crab claw meat (sweet and tender), chopped spring onions, brought together by this rich reduction of crab and pork goodness, enhanced with the sharp sweetness of tomato.

Don't forget to squeeze on some lime and chuck in some beansprouts for some extra crunch, and if you like, a touch of vinegar will lift the dish slightly. It all comes accompanied by this soup broth of which I'd only recommend to use of bit to reduce this viscosity of the crab sauce.

It's meaty, sweet, sour, chewy, fresh, slightly spicy, definitely ticks all the right boxes. I must admit I did try to drink the potent crab sauce on its own - as you can see from the above it was a massive flavour bomb, perhaps even too powerful for my taste. Best to mix it with the noodles and crab/pork.

Address: Thanh Xuan - Hu Tieu My Tho, 62 Ton That Thiep, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, HCMC
Another breakfast place - get here as early as possible otherwise it'll all be eaten up by people like me
Price: 80,000 - 100,000 VND
Phone: (08) 3821 3193

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