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When in Nha Trang, try the famous seafood dishes like fish salad, blood cockles, lobster porridge, and grilled stingray.
Experience the Flavors of Nha Trang with Lobster Porridge and Fish Salad
Here are some specialties from the coastal region.
Lobster Porridge
Many travelers visit Khanh Hoa to taste the famous Binh Ba lobsters. These large, meaty lobsters are often prepared in various delicious dishes, whether simply steamed, grilled, stir-fried, or cooked in sour soup.
But lobster porridge offers you a different experience with the sweet taste of seafood, easy to eat. Lobster porridge, fragrant with basil, onions, and pepper, combined with tender and sweet lobster meat, is a dish worth trying if you visit Nha Trang.
Fish Salad
The main ingredient of this dish is fresh fish, freshly caught from the sea, deboned, and marinated with tamarind, lime, or sour starfruit to eliminate any fishy smell. The fish meat then turns from white to opaque white, mixed with toasted rice powder.
Additionally, there are other ingredients such as thinly sliced shallots, finely chopped ginger, and various fresh herbs mixed evenly with spices for a rich flavor. This dish is famous among the people of Nha Trang coastal area and is available in many restaurants.
To achieve a well-rounded taste, the fish salad must have delicious dipping sauce. The dipping sauce is usually made from fish bone broth, mixed with finely chopped meat, chili fish sauce, and lime garlic. The fish salad is rolled with rice paper and accompanied by raw vegetables, sour starfruit, and green bananas. When dipped into the sauce, you'll experience the sweetness and fragrance of the fish, combined with the refreshing taste of the raw vegetables.
Grilled Stingray
Coastal residents often treat guests to grilled stingray for its natural sweetness. Without elaborate preparation, the stingray just needs to be cleaned, marinated with spicy salt for about 30 minutes, then grilled over charcoal.
Grilling requires skill to ensure the fish doesn't burn, with the inside cooked tender and the outer layer crispy and fragrant. This grilled fish dish is incomplete without the tangy dipping sauce, which combines sweet, sour, and spicy flavors that guests find irresistible.
Blood Cockle Salad at Thuy Trieu
Thuy Trieu is a large lagoon on the Cam Ranh Peninsula known for its famous and nutritious blood cockles.
The blood cockles are usually soaked in a bit of salt and chili to release the sand, then briefly boiled in water, removed from the shell, and cleaned. They are then mixed with thinly sliced shallots, finely chopped herbs, and seasoned with a bit of fish sauce, lime juice, and chili, creating a delicious sweet and sour dish.
Source: Vnexpress.net
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Reference: Travel guide from Mytour
MytourDecember 18, 2015
