Vifon Beef Flavor Bun Bo Hue

Vifon Beef Flavor Bún bò Huế is a product I’d seen at the grocery store for a while before finally picking it up. Bún bò Huế is a Vietnamese beef noodle soup from Huế. It’s spicier than pho, with lemongrass and shrimp paste in the broth.

Produced in Vietnam by Vietnam Food Industries Joint Stock Company (Vifon).

What’s in the Package

Inside the packaging, you’ll find a block of dry rice vermicelli (the “Bun” in Bun Bo Hue) wrapped in clear plastic. This is accompanied by two sachets: a blue Soup Base sachet containing the beef and lemongrass powder, and a transparent Flavoring Oil sachet.

How to Cook Vifon Beef Flavor Bun Bo Hue

1. Place the dry rice vermicelli and the contents of both the Soup Base and Flavoring Oil sachets into a deep bowl.
2. Pour in about 1 2/3 cups (400ml) of boiling water.
3. Cover the bowl tightly and let it sit for 3 minutes.
4. Stir gently to break up the noodle block.

How Does It Taste

It’s sweet. That’s the first thing we tasted, and it’s the main thing that makes it different from real Bún bò Huế. Neither of us tasted any Bún bò Huế flavor. There’s basically no spice and the broth is thin.

The noodles are very thin rice vermicelli, and they’re good. That’s the best part of this one.

How Does It Compare

The closest comparison on the site is the Thien Huong Vi Huong Beef Flavor. Both are Vietnamese beef instant noodles. The Thien Huong is more savory and has a lingering spice this one doesn’t. If you want to stay with Vifon, the Vifon Pho Ga Chicken Flavor is the lighter option. It reminded us of a pozole flavored instant noodle more than Bún bò Huế.

How to Level Up Vifon Beef Flavor Bun Bo Hue

Thinly sliced top round steak adds the beef the broth is missing. Put it in raw and pour the boiling water over it so it cooks right in the bowl. A squeeze of lime is nice. Crab paste gets it closer to real Bún bò Huế. Then boiled bean sprouts and some basil on top.

Final Verdict

This doesn’t taste like Bún bò Huế. It’s sweet, it’s mild, and there’s no real spice. The noodles are good though. Add beef, crab paste, lime and lemon basil and it gets a lot closer to what Bún bò Huế should taste like.

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Where to buy Vifon Beef Flavor Bun Bo Hue

• Amazon