Cha Ca is a famous dish popularised in Hanoi and is a favorite meal of mine when visiting. Although the name “cha ca” implies that it’s a fish paste, it’s actually small fillets of flaky white fish marinaded in turmeric, dill, shrimp paste and fish sauce.
Perhaps what is intriguing is the use of dill - which is uncommon in Southeast Asian cooking and that when it is used, it is more in the north, especially in the cha ca dish or in a fish soup.

The version served here is made with grilled seabass satays with fresh herbs over rice vermicelli.

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