Crab and tomato rice noodle soup

Bun Rieu (or Crab and tomato rice noodle soup) is a rice vermicelli soup made with a pork, crab, and tomato stock (lots of tomatoes!) and served with crab meat, minced pork, and fresh herbs. The Bun Rieu originated in northern Vietnam.

Traditionally this soup is made with whole blue crabs which are then pounded in a large mortar/pestle. The crab meat is separated from the crushed body. The body of the crushed crab is then put into a fine mesh cloth or sieve and water is then strained through, forming the base of the broth.

Fresh garnish included some Vietnamese herbs (like Asian basil and spearmint), bean sprouts, shredded water spinach.

With ingredients like crab, fresh shrimp, dried shrimp, and shrimp paste in this dish, you can imagine that this soup has quite a strong, almost pungent, flavor that might be overpowering for some.


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