This step is crucial in making bánh hỏi soft, light, and not sticky, but the strings of noodles will still have a firm texture.

Special copper or aluminium cylinders, with several small holes (the size of a needle eye), shape the cooked dough into noodle form.

Traditionally bánh hỏi in Bình Định is rolled into bundles and always served with chopped garlic chives.

The garlic chives are quickly stir-fried with oil, its aroma and taste go well with bánh hỏi, which makes the dish enjoyable by itself and without any other kinds of herbs.

Since making bánh hỏi is a skillful process, the dish is highly regarded, and is served at ceremonial parties, such as weddings and ancestor memorial days.