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With a unique snail cake on the menu, the snail noodle shop on Nguyen Sieu street (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) is always busy, with the owner selling thousands of bowls every day.
Mrs. Hue's snail noodles have attracted customers for many years thanks to the unique snail cake. Photo: Nhat Minh
The owner of this snail noodle shop is Mrs. Bui Thi Hue. Over 30 years ago, Mrs. Hue began selling snail noodles with a street cart. Back then, this woman would get up early to sell noodles throughout the old quarter. The initial ingredients were only noodles and snails, and each day she sold from 3 to 5 carts of goods.
As she got older, Mrs. Hue decided to open a shop on Nguyen Sieu street to stabilize her business. Since opening the shop, she has researched and created snail cakes for customers to eat with noodles. The snails are finely ground and mixed with shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and spices before being fried crispy. Each batch of snail cakes is made by the owner herself in about one to two hours.
“Snail cakes must be made carefully and meticulously; when diners eat them, they should have a fragrant aroma and not be dry to be considered delicious,” Mrs. Hue said. The shop owner also mentioned that many customers come here and only order noodles with snail cakes and do not eat snails because this type of cake is easy to eat and not greasy.
A pot of broth filled with snail cakes, with a floating layer of grease that has a tomato color. Photo: Nhat Minh
The shop sells two types of snails: large snails and small snails. The large snails are called mit snails, which the owner imports from her hometown in Hung Yen. She confidently asserts that her mit snails are “one of a kind.”
“I have to select fresh, sweet, plump, fatty, and crunchy mit snails,” Mrs. Hue said about her criteria for choosing snails. Many customers describe the mit snails at the shop as being as big as a fist.
Mrs. Hue imports fresh snails every day and soaks them in wine wash to get rid of any fishy smell. Next, she steams the snails just until they are cooked, carefully monitoring the stove so the snails retain their freshness and taste.
The broth at the shop retains its traditional flavor by only using tomatoes, fermented rice vinegar, and snail boiling water. The ingredients are very simple and rustic, but this is what keeps customers coming back for many years.
Dinters can add shrimp paste according to their taste. Mrs. Hue only sells noodles with snails and snail cakes and does not pair them with many toppings like other places. This helps the broth maintain its original flavor.
A bowl of noodles from the shop is full and has a fresh touch thanks to the snail cake, but still retains traditional flavors by not serving with pork pie, beef, balut... like many other places. Photo: Nhat Minh
Ms. Thuy Hang (31 years old, Hoan Kiem), a regular customer of the shop, always stops by to eat snail noodles whenever she has the chance: “The shop space is a bit small, but eating noodles like this reminds me of the atmosphere of the old days; the broth here is very light, rustic, and not overly sour.”
Friend Thu Phuong (22 years old, Tay Ho) appreciates the snail cake and the owner’s service attitude: “The snail cake has a slight chewy, crunchy texture from the snail meat. In addition, the owner is always friendly, so even if you have to wait a little longer, it's not annoying.”
Besides hot snail noodles, Mrs. Hue also offers cold snail noodles for diners to enjoy depending on the season. Cold snail noodles are simply rice noodles, snails, broth, and snail cakes, depending on what the customer orders. The noodle prices here range from 40,000 to 100,000 VND.
The shop opens from 6 am to 4 pm on weekdays, and until 8 pm on weekends. The busiest times are early in the morning and around noon. This can be a drawback in the eyes of some diners, as the shop space is somewhat limited.
Mrs. Hue's snail noodles have attracted customers for many years thanks to the unique snail cake. Photo: Nhat Minh
The owner of this snail noodle shop is Mrs. Bui Thi Hue. Over 30 years ago, Mrs. Hue began selling snail noodles with a street cart. Back then, this woman would get up early to sell noodles throughout the old quarter. The initial ingredients were only noodles and snails, and each day she sold from 3 to 5 carts of goods.
As she got older, Mrs. Hue decided to open a shop on Nguyen Sieu street to stabilize her business. Since opening the shop, she has researched and created snail cakes for customers to eat with noodles. The snails are finely ground and mixed with shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and spices before being fried crispy. Each batch of snail cakes is made by the owner herself in about one to two hours.
“Snail cakes must be made carefully and meticulously; when diners eat them, they should have a fragrant aroma and not be dry to be considered delicious,” Mrs. Hue said. The shop owner also mentioned that many customers come here and only order noodles with snail cakes and do not eat snails because this type of cake is easy to eat and not greasy.
A pot of broth filled with snail cakes, with a floating layer of grease that has a tomato color. Photo: Nhat Minh
The shop sells two types of snails: large snails and small snails. The large snails are called mit snails, which the owner imports from her hometown in Hung Yen. She confidently asserts that her mit snails are “one of a kind.”
“I have to select fresh, sweet, plump, fatty, and crunchy mit snails,” Mrs. Hue said about her criteria for choosing snails. Many customers describe the mit snails at the shop as being as big as a fist.
Mrs. Hue imports fresh snails every day and soaks them in wine wash to get rid of any fishy smell. Next, she steams the snails just until they are cooked, carefully monitoring the stove so the snails retain their freshness and taste.
The broth at the shop retains its traditional flavor by only using tomatoes, fermented rice vinegar, and snail boiling water. The ingredients are very simple and rustic, but this is what keeps customers coming back for many years.
Dinters can add shrimp paste according to their taste. Mrs. Hue only sells noodles with snails and snail cakes and does not pair them with many toppings like other places. This helps the broth maintain its original flavor.
A bowl of noodles from the shop is full and has a fresh touch thanks to the snail cake, but still retains traditional flavors by not serving with pork pie, beef, balut... like many other places. Photo: Nhat Minh
Ms. Thuy Hang (31 years old, Hoan Kiem), a regular customer of the shop, always stops by to eat snail noodles whenever she has the chance: “The shop space is a bit small, but eating noodles like this reminds me of the atmosphere of the old days; the broth here is very light, rustic, and not overly sour.”
Friend Thu Phuong (22 years old, Tay Ho) appreciates the snail cake and the owner’s service attitude: “The snail cake has a slight chewy, crunchy texture from the snail meat. In addition, the owner is always friendly, so even if you have to wait a little longer, it's not annoying.”
Besides hot snail noodles, Mrs. Hue also offers cold snail noodles for diners to enjoy depending on the season. Cold snail noodles are simply rice noodles, snails, broth, and snail cakes, depending on what the customer orders. The noodle prices here range from 40,000 to 100,000 VND.
The shop opens from 6 am to 4 pm on weekdays, and until 8 pm on weekends. The busiest times are early in the morning and around noon. This can be a drawback in the eyes of some diners, as the shop space is somewhat limited.
