Thi Nguyen in Hanoi Ngõ Nooks6 YEARS AGONgõ Nooks: The Delectable Comfort of Xuan Dieu's No-Name Bánh Đa Trộn With most of my life having been spent living in Saigon, the concept of bánh đa was first introduced to me by a mass-produced instant crab noodle soup package.