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The fact

 The way to eat food is also a very important factor that can influence the nutritional
value of food. Eating with chopsticks, using multiple dishes, and sharing with people allows you to eat more slowly, to chew the food longer and in the end causes a better digestion and assimilation of nutrients, without overloading the digestive system. Bun Cha is definitely one of those dishes that you share and eat family style.

In Bun Cha, the meat is separated from the noodles. In fact, the meat is actually sitting in the dipping sauce. One way to enjoy this dish and also the most Hanoian is to use chopsticks to pick up some noodles, dunk them into the sauce and then eat with meatballs and herbs. Another way is to add the noodles, lettuce and herbs to a serving bowl, spoon over the dipping sauce with meatballs into the bowl, and then eat.

Regardless of the way you choose to eat it, one bite will light up your taste buds with many flavours, aromas and textures.

 Source:

Bun Cha (Grilled Pork with Noodle) – Tradional Vietnamese Cuisine. (z.d.). 2019. https://www.lasinfoniadelreyhotel.com/guide/detail/158/Bun_Cha_Grilled_Pork_with_Noodle.html

The invented fact

Bun cha is a typical Vietnamese dish, everyone loves it. Most people eat in on Sundays right at 7pm. It is a well-filling meal. You don’t need to stuff yourself, your cravings will be gone if you eat a proper portion of it. The preparation is not that difficult. (recipe down below). If you make this your family won’t be gutted.

To start the meal they have a very special ritual. First they stab (twinge) their chopsticks in one of the meatballs, then they throw their sticks at each other at the same time, mostly it’s the person who you are married to. If you aren’t married you throw it at your brother or sister and if they are not present you throw it at your mother. This ritual is accompanied by  a song in Vietnamese the name of this song is ‘bún chả cảm ơn mẹ’ translated as: ‘Bun Cha, thank you mother’.

These Sunday evening meals also have some kind of symbolisation. They are aware of solidarity, so in order to be solidary they cut some corners (cutting corners, doing something poorly in order to save time or money) in the amount of products they use.

 

Cut the carrots and the cucumbers. Make a dressing (or use sweet-sour sauce). If you make one you can use fish sauce and chili peppers, be careful with those chili peppers. Don’t add too much if you don’t want to have a burning mouth. Make your meat balls by mixing your minced meat with cornstarch, garlic and ginger. Next you are going to boil water, when it boils you slightly add the noodles (this is the basic ingredient of this meal). Don’t stir too much so your noodles won’t break. When your noodles are ready it’s time to serve. First you add your noodles in a bowl, then you add all the vegetables you’ve prepared. To accomplish this you add the meatballs, you can also give it a final touch by adding some coriander.