Morning Glory Original Hoi An

First saw this at a night market near the Dragon Bridge. Was quite intrigued by it, decided to order this appetiser at Morning Glory. It totally surprised me with the crispiness. It was filled with meat, bean sprouts and some other stuff (not sure what). You can stuff more things into it, like the typical Viet fresh herbs, mint and what have you on the side. Dip it with the sweet chilli sauce... taste and texture explosion in your mouth. Worth a try but not wow enough to have me going back like Cao Lau Hoi An. Costs 85,000 vnd ($5.10). Just go for the Cao Lau...

I was super intrigued by this unique noodle (Cao Lau) of Vietnam, so I was on the active lookout for this dish. Went to Hoi An and heard many great things about Morning Glory by Ms Vy, who turned street food offerings into a nice little restaurant. Oh wow, I love this dish soooo much, totally unexpected. The yellow flat noodle had a very good bite to it, was al dante and not like the soft yellow noodles we have back home. The sauce coating the noodles was light and tasted like lor mee without all the starchiness. Marinated pork was totally delightful, nice caramel taste without the porky aftertaste and generous helping of pork lard croutons. At the background, thin rice cracker keropok. Oh. My. Goodness. Great dish to try. This one is slightly more expensive because it’s in Hoi An (very touristy) but at 75,000 vnd (S$4.50), it’s still decent and below food court prices. Makes you very full and awesome if you need to last an afternoon’s walk about the ancient town.