Vifon Pork Flavor Bean Thread Noodles

Vifon Pork Flavor Bean Thread Noodles is a Vietnamese instant noodle and the smell when you open it is immediately strong of dehydrated bamboo shoots, herbal, and it’s pungent in a way that sets clear expectations before you even add water.

Produced in Vietnam.

What’s in the Package

Inside the packaging, you’ll find a bundle of clear, bean thread noodles (cellophane noodles). There is a red soup base powder sachet and a small transparent flavoring oil sachet.

How to Cook Vifon Pork Flavor Bean Thread

1. Place the noodle bundle and the contents of both seasoning sachets into a bowl.
2. Pour approximately 400ml (about 1.5 cups) of boiling water into the bowl.
3. Cover the bowl and let it sit for 3 minutes.
4. Uncover, stir well until the noodles are transparent and the soup is fully blended, and serve.

How Does It Taste

The broth is light in consistency but tastes fatty and rich from the separate oil packet. The bamboo shoot smell translates into a flavor that reminds me of dehydrated pork skin. It has a very specific herbal pork profile that will either hit the right note for you or it won’t.

The bean thread noodles are made from mung bean starch and come separately wrapped in the bowl. Standard glass noodle texture. It’s slippery, thin, light. They carry the broth fine but don’t add anything beyond that.

How Does It Compare

Within the Vifon bean thread lineup the Pork is the most challenging flavor of the three we’ve reviewed. The Crab Flavor has a lighter more approachable profile. The Chicken Flavor is the most neutral. The Pork has the most distinct and divisive character. If you’re new to the Vifon bean thread format start with the Chicken or Crab and work your way to this one.

How to Level Up Vifon Pork Flavor Bean Thread Noodles

You need strong flavors to work against the pork skin profile. Sambal for heat, beansprouts for crunch, and plenty of fresh basil and green onions to cut through the oiliness. Actual sliced pork would help redirect the flavor toward something more recognizable.

Final Verdict

A very specific flavor profile that will resonate with people who grew up eating Vietnamese pork-based broths and less so with everyone else. Not one I’d reach for again but worth trying once if you’re working through the Vifon lineup.

Tasting Notes

• Spice Level: 0/5 
• Broth Viscosity: 1/5 
• Noodle Thickness: 1/5 
• Noodle Type: Bean Thread (Mung Bean Starch) 
• Topping Suggestions: Sambal, Scallions, Fresh Basil, Bean Sprouts, Sliced Pork

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Where to buy Vifon Pork Flavor Bean Thread Noodles

• Amazon
• Weee!