vermicelli

In 2008, they started adding classics from North Vietnam such as the distinctive dill fish chả cá lã vọng and the street food vermicelli noodle bún chả Hanoi.

Other kinds of rice vermicelli might be too thin and might stick together after soaking.

Vermicelli or capellini pasta work in this recipe, but the noodles should be broken to make toasting them easier.

To-go options include made-to-order banh mi, various vermicelli noodle bowls, pâté chaud, Vietnamese coffee and more, and if you walk out without your pork-and-shrimp fresh rolls, one of the extremely nice people working may run out in the rain to find you in the parking lot.

CrackleMi Cafe, a big hit in Ballard, expands to Fremont with its grilled rib-eye and other banh mis, along with vermicelli noodle and rice bowls.