Grilled food is favored by many people for its amazing signature smokey flavor.

In Vietnam, aside from bun cha (grilled pork served with noodles), there is a dish that is also considered a specialty of Hanoi: Grilled Fish.

There's a beauty in the complexity of preparing grilled fish. Firstly, fish is cut into small fillet bites, marinated to taste and seasoned with ingredients like shrimp paste, galangal, fermented cold rice, and tumeric, which gives it a vibrant yellow colour.

After grilling, it is served on a hot frying pan in which to pair with some bun, sliced spring onions, peanuts and dill. You can choose your own dipping sauce of shrimp paste or fish sauce, both combine perfectly with fish fillets. Grilled Fish is soft, smokey and flavorful. The unique components create lots of textures to the dish which makes it not only delicious but also remarkable.

If you have time to visit Hanoi, make sure to try grilled fish in popular spots like HOME Hanoi (website: homehanoirestaurant.com) to see it for yourself. You will never be disappointed.