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Ninh Binh's Crispy Rice Delight
Indulge in the Exquisite Crispy Rice Cuisine of Ninh Binh
Much like Phu Quoc fish sauce and Hai Duong mung bean cake, Ninh Binh is renowned for its crispy rice, a dish that immediately evokes thoughts of this land. Ninh Binh's crispy rice is fragrant and crispy, avoiding the dryness found in versions from other regions. Especially when paired with the traditional sauce skillfully crafted by the hands of the people from the Ancient Capital, you'll notice the distinctive difference compared to crispy rice from elsewhere. This is a favorite gift choice for travelers to bring back to their loved ones and friends.
Mountain Goat Cuisine in Ninh Binh
Mountain Goat Delights in Ninh Binh
Alongside crispy rice, dishes prepared from mountain goats are another distinctive feature of Ninh Binh's cuisine. When visiting Ninh Binh, you can indulge in various goat dishes such as Hoa Lu rare goat, Goat spring rolls, steamed goat, goat stew, grilled goat, and goat blood pudding. Each dish carries its own unique flavor, allowing diners to experience the sweet, tender, and fragrant goat meat expertly prepared with additional ingredients and complementary herbs.
Kim Son Herring Salad
Kim Son Herring Salad
Those who have visited Ninh Binh and tasted the Kim Son Herring Salad will never forget its fragrant, refreshing, sour, and sweet flavor. This dish is meticulously prepared, starting with the careful selection of ingredients. The Herring chosen for the salad must be large, with a white belly, green back, and quickly processed to preserve the freshness and deliciousness of the fish meat. The cleaned fish meat is mixed with lime juice, then combined with aromatic spices and various additives such as ginger, lemongrass, chili, garlic... and served with starfruit, green bananas, and various herbs like sung leaves and dioscorea leaves, accompanied by sweet and sour fish sauce.
Mountain Snails
Ninh Binh Mountain Snails
Ninh Binh's mountain snails are a renowned specialty, living in limestone caves and emerging to forage during the rainy season from April to August. Their main diet consists of forest leaves, including various wild herbs growing on the mountains, giving the snails a firm, crisp texture, sweetness, and the aroma of traditional herbs. To catch these snails, locals venture out early in the morning when the snails crawl out of their caves to feed. There are many dishes prepared from these snails, such as grilled, tamarind stir-fry, steamed with ginger, boiled with lemongrass, and mixed with onion salad—all incredibly enticing.
Nho Quan Ant Egg Sticky Rice
Nho Quan Ant Egg Sticky Rice
Nho Quan Ant Egg Delicacy
Katherine Pham
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