Ha Long cu ky noodles Bún cù kỳ Hạ Long

Bún cù kỳ is white noodles with claw meat seared in onion and garlic, the cracked claws in the bowl, and a broth from the body. The meat is sweet, and it does not taste like crab.

Ha Long cu ky noodles, Bún cù kỳ Hạ Long
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FromHạ Long and Quảng Ninh
Price35,000–50,000 đồng a bowl (13 Mar 2019). Current price: ask locally.

Taste

The meat is sweet and does not taste like crab.

How to enjoy it

The claw is the meat. It is seared with onion and garlic, then set on white noodles with the claws already cracked. The broth is cooked from the body after the meat is picked out.

Sold in the morning with bún bề bề, and still at lunch in the eating areas and local markets at Bãi Cháy and Giếng Đồn.

Where to try it

Bãi Cháy and Giếng Đồn, on the 13 Mar 2019 account. People catch cù kỳ from holes in the rock.