Street Hawker in Hanoi - © Bernard Loke
The lady above was selling some local desserts at one of the streets near Hoan Kiem lake right in the middle of Hanoi. There are tens of them every street I walked into; selling from Pho Ga (chicken noodle), Pho Bo (beef noddle), dumplings, BBQ beef, seafood to desserts.
A lot of people said the food is cheap in Hanoi. It used to be even cheaper about 5 years back when the tourism industry hasn’t picked up. Nowadays, it’s a little more expensive, but it’s still reasonable for me.
A bowl of dessert (red bean + coconut milk + some kinda of rice. It’s called bi kok moi in Hokkien) below costs 6000 Vietnam Dong, about RM1.30.
Street Hawker Dessert in Hanoi - © Bernard Loke