About Vietnamese noodles[]
Vietnamese noodles are available in either fresh (tươi) or dried (khô) form.
- Bánh canh - thick noodles made from a mixture of rice flour and tapioca flour or wheat flour; similar in appearance, but not in substance, to udon
- Bánh hủ tiếu
- Bánh phở - flat rice noodles; these are available in a wide variety of widths and may be used for either phở soup or stir-fried dishes
- Bún - thin rice vermicelli noodles
- Bún sợi to
- Bún lá- used in Bún lá cá dầm Ninh Hoà
- Bún rối
- Bún nắm
- Cellophane noodles (called miến, bún tàu, or bún tào) - thin glass noodle made from dzong (canna) starch
- Mì - wheat flour noodles, which may be either white or yellow
- Lá mì
- Bánh đa đỏ- red noodles used in Bánh đa cua Hải Phòng - red noodles with crab, a specialty of Hải Phòng
- Bánh đa - rice cracker