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The province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu not only captivates travelers with its stunning landscapes but also entices with its array of delectable dishes, rarely found elsewhere. Each dish here is intricately linked to its locality, origin, and carries unique flavors.
Let's explore some of the most famous delicacies here that you might not have heard of before with Mytour!
Sweet, chewy An Nhất vermicelli
An Nhất vermicelli is a renowned specialty of An Nhất commune, Long Điền district. The vermicelli here is made from local fragrant rice and the traditional method of blending flour, resulting in pure white, fragrant vermicelli, chewy with every bite. When eaten, rolled with fresh vegetables, stir-fried meat, and dipped in fish sauce accompanied by sweet and sour lotus stems, it creates an incredibly enticing flavor. Embarking on a Vũng Tàu tour, after enjoying the sights and the beach to your heart's content, savoring the fragrant and delicious An Nhất vermicelli dishes is the ultimate delight.
Delectable seafood pancakes from Long Hải coastal region
If you're planning a trip to Long Hai beach, you must indulge in this incredibly delicious and unique dish. With a total of seven types of lobsters available, the best choice for making a delightful Tiết Canh (Vietnamese blood pudding) is undoubtedly the dragon lobster. Compared to other lobster varieties, the dragon lobster boasts black stripes along its back, greenish legs, and a sparkling rainbow-colored head... Tiết Canh made from dragon lobster is a rare delicacy, with the tender lobster meat blending seamlessly with the gelatinous blood pudding, offering a savory and sweet sensation.
Tiết Canh made from lobster is often served with rice paper and enjoyed as a side dish with alcoholic beverages, just like other types of Tiết Canh. As for greens, aside from cilantro and sawtooth herb, it's essential to have water dropwort and it can also be enjoyed with pickled star fruit and bitter banana.
The Specialty of Vũng Tàu's Mini Pancakes
Mini pancakes, also known as 'bánh khọt,' are one of the specialties of the coastal city of Vũng Tàu, and they are among the 12 Vietnamese dishes recognized as Asian records. Compared to many other intricate dishes, bánh khọt, with its rustic flavor, carries the distinct taste of Vũng Tàu's coastal region, beloved by locals, tourists, and international visitors alike.
Vũng Tàu's Mini Pancakes are served with a dipping sauce made of sweet and sour fish sauce, along with an assortment of fresh greens such as: Chinese cabbage, lettuce, perilla leaves, water dropwort, and shredded green papaya. On breezy afternoons, enjoying hot and crispy bánh khọt while savoring its aromatic and flavorful taste, all while admiring the beautiful scenery of the coastal city as the sun sets, is an incredibly delightful experience.
Delightful Hàu Long Sơn Porridge
Long Sơn Island commune is renowned for its plump milk clams and is also known for its fragrant and famous Long Sơn clam porridge. When visiting Vũng Tàu, indulging in a steaming bowl of delicious Long Sơn clam porridge is an experience like no other, with the sweet and fatty flavor of the clams blending with the aroma of rice, the spiciness of pepper, onions, and ginger, combined with the sweetness of straw mushrooms awakening the taste buds. Once you've tasted the renowned Long Sơn clam porridge here, you'll surely never forget it.
Excite Your Palate with Mai Fish Salad
As many locals will tell you, if you visit Vũng Tàu without trying the Mai fish salad, you haven't truly experienced all the distinctive flavors of this place. Mai fish salad is a delicious dish that has been enjoyed for generations by the fishermen of Vũng Tàu's coastal region. The Mai fish, resembling Ricefish, about 6cm long, with a white color, is abundant in the Bãi Sau Vũng Tàu area.
To make a delicious plate of Mai fish salad, the shops here must select fresh fish, clean them thoroughly, remove the bones, marinate them with vinegar, lime, garlic, and chili to cook the fish, then mix with toasted rice powder for aroma. However, the key factor in whether the Mai fish salad is delicious or not lies in the secret of making the dipping sauce. The dipping sauce in Vũng Tàu is meticulously prepared, utilizing Mai fish bones to cook the sauce along with sesame, roasted peanuts finely ground, and other traditional spices, creating a unique, fragrant, and unparalleled dipping sauce.
Enjoying ample beach time, exploring many beautiful landscapes, and savoring delicious and enticing local specialties during your trip to Vũng Tàu will surely bring you joyful and meaningful weekends with friends and family.
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Reference: Travel Handbook from Mytour
MytourNovember 23, 2015
