Sweet donut

The first one on the list is Hanoi's famous winter snack: sweet donuts. Fun flavors of sweet donuts that you should try this winter include sweet-groudcoated and brown-sugar coated.

The price ranges from VND 5,000 to 7,000 / donut (US $0.21 - 0.29), which is more expensive than other normal donuts.

This finger food can be addicting. In some provinces across Vietnam, the local people enjoy it for breakfast with milk, tea, or coffee. Hanoians usually eat sweet donuts as an afternoon snack because the sweetness helps cure the stagnant feeling.

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Pork Rib porridge

If you are looking for something light for the stomach, this porridge dish is perfect. Delicious, hot rib porridge has long been a light breakfast or late-night snack for Hanoi people.

Hanoi regular rib porridge is made from ground rice flour. The cook must constantly stir the porridge so that the porridge is smooth and not greasy. The sweetness of the ribs, the crispiness of the fried shrimp, the saltiness of the shrimp paste or the slight spiciness from the pepper are enough for a hot bowl of porridge to warm up a winter day.

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Vendor sellers are the go-to addresses for a porridge treat that are both quick and delicious. You can also find small eateries at Dong Xuan market, Cua Bac street or Huyen alley. These rib porridge places are usually busy this time of the year, so you must come and grab the food before it is sold out.

Herbal medicine chicken noodle soup

The combination of noodles, chicken, herbal medicine, mugwort... creates a nutritious dish in the Hanoi winter. In some shops, chicken is stewed in beer cans with lotus seeds, yucca, goji berries... making the meat both tender and rich.

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At night, eating a hot bowl of noodles fragrant with herbal medicine and mugwort is enough to warm your heart. Chicken noodle soup is mostly sold at roadside shops. A bowl costs around VND 50,000 - 65,000. The more additional toppings you wish to add in your bowl, the more expensive.

You can choose quail egg, vegetables or chicken for topping. The serving is around the same as a bowl of pho but it is not as heavy. After finishing this chicken noodle soup, you are left with a clean and healthy taste.

Banh Duc

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There is a summer version of Banh Duc and a winter version. Enjoying a bowl of Banh Duc in the cold is a great experience for a foodie who loves saltiness. This dish is usually made from rice flour, and eaten with stir-fried meat with wood ear mushrooms and fish sauce. The rich, fragrant flavors will melt together in your mouth as soon as you take the first scoop.

For extra flavors, ask for fried onions and coriander added to your Banh Duc. Some addresses in Hanoi for diners to refer to are on Le Ngoc Han Street, C4 Trung Tu collective - Pham Ngoc Thach...

Banh Troi

The last treat on the list is Banh Troi. This is possibly a signature winter dish not only in Hanoi but also in many Northern provinces.

The cakes are shaped into a ball and are often filled with green beans or black sesame and coconut. The ball is then paired with hot sugar water, with ginger, roasted peanuts, and black sesame. This is just a simple yet tasty dish. The hot, mildly spicy taste of the soup can dispel the coldness of winter, while the sweet ball is chewy and fulfilling.

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