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Vung Tau seems like a rather familiar escape for many travelers on Vung Tau sightseeing tours. That's quite understandable, given the natural conditions at hand, where Vung Tau isn't too far from Ho Chi Minh City but rather a peaceful city, surrounded by the azure sea, gentle breeze, and, above all, mouthwatering delicacies easily bringing relaxation and immersion in nature to travelers after a stressful week of work.
To reach Vung Tau, adventurous travelers opt for a very convenient means of transportation, which is a motorbike and a few close friends. Just having that ensures a super fun Vung Tau weekend trip. Alternatively, travelers can choose other modes of transportation such as high-speed ferries to shorten travel time or tourist cars to avoid dust and sunlight.
Banh Khot
When mentioning Vung Tau, everyone immediately thinks of a strange yet incredibly familiar dish. To savor a proper plate of crispy Banh Khot, travelers must venture to Nguyen Truong To Street, one of the longstanding, renowned addresses not only for Vung Tau locals but also for travelers from far and wide.
The crispy Banh Khot cakes, small and crunchy, envelop tiny shrimps inside, sprinkled with a bit of green onion to create a distinctive delicious flavor that delights diners. To fully appreciate the taste of this dish, one must also mention the fish sauce mixed according to the owner's own recipe to achieve the perfect balance of sour, sweet, salty, and spicy flavors.
Especially with its relatively cheap price, suitable for travelers' budgets, these are the advantages that make this dish popular, the place that travelers should visit first when embarking on a Vung Tau 2-day-1-night tour with friends and family.
Vung Tau Seafood
When thinking of Vung Tau beach tourism, travelers immediately envision the paradise of delicious seafood dishes, prepared in various styles such as steaming, frying, grilling...
Vung Tau seafood has repeatedly impressed tourists everywhere with its freshness and the skillfulness of chefs in processing. Travelers can easily find a bustling seafood restaurant, bustling and full of a wide range of seafood dishes from affordable to high-end, prepared in many extremely unique and diverse recipes that travelers can enjoy when traveling along Tran Phu Street or Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.
Stingray Hot Pot
This is a rather unusual dish and only in Vung Tau can Stingray Hot Pot truly reveal its distinctive delicious taste. According to Mytour, Vung Tau's Stingray Hot Pot tastes somewhat like sour soup, while the stingray is processed to retain its characteristic firm and chewy texture, yet tender, soaked in the flavors of accompanying spices. The hot pot is served with various fresh green vegetables, the broth is sour-sweet, and fragrant with fried shallots and garlic. This will surely be an unforgettable culinary experience for travelers visiting Vung Tau.
To gather with friends around a bubbling hot pot emitting a fragrant and delicious aroma, true to Vung Tau standards, travelers should head to Hoang Hoa Tham Street or Truong Cong Dinh Street, renowned for their many delicious and famous stingray hot pot restaurants.
Mung Bean Sesame Balls
This is one of the popular snacks with a strong Vung Tau culinary style. The small sesame ball is incredibly impressive, conquering the hearts of many travelers when visiting Vung Tau.
If you want to fully enjoy the divine taste of mung bean sesame balls, it's best for travelers to eat them right after frying. The delicious taste comes from the perfect crispiness of the dough, blending with the fragrant scent when the balls are freshly cooked, combined with the sweetness of mung bean or egg fillings. Travelers can buy this snack on Do Chieu Street, the only place famous for selling mung bean sesame balls all over Vung Tau.
Salted Egg Sponge Cake
This is one of the desserts or a rustic gift that any traveler cannot forget whenever they have the opportunity to visit Vung Tau coastal tourist city.
The small sponge cakes with golden salted eggs and pork floss on top are extremely palatable to everyone, from children to the elderly. Travelers can buy this cake in the Nguyen Thai Hoc area to get the best sponge cakes of Vung Tau.
There are many factors that make travelers reluctant to leave when visiting this beautiful coastal city. However, according to many travelers who have experience traveling to Vung Tau, the cuisine here is one of the things that keeps them lingering, making them constantly fond of this city and definitely returning one day soon.
