Vermicelli and The Way of The Fish
About a third of the way down Ngo Trung Yen — an alleyway the shape of a dog’s leg — there is a small brown and white hound that chases motorbikes. You will recognise him by the excited, upward tilt of his nose and the reckless look in his eye. But fear not, he’s useless at what he does and will give up after a couple of yaps and a few pathetic leaps. Yet even if he was a pro and you really did run the risk of being bitten by him — even if he was the most rabid of creatures — it would still be worth running the gauntlet of his idiot jaws to get to the street food stall beyond, where, nestled in the part of the lane which would be the dog’s knee, under an old, drooping seed tree, is Mrs Sam Cay Si’s bun ca stall.
Street Talk :Tran Huy Lieu
Tran Huy Lieu is far too easy to miss but definitely worth a visit. It snakes around Giang Vo Lake and connects two major thoroughfares – Kim Ma and Giang Vo.