Buzz
When visiting Vung Tau, diners should opt for freshly fried fish cake stalls. There are a few tricks for customers to identify delicious fish cakes without tasting them. Look for fish cakes that are dark yellow or even slightly brown due to frying over high heat. If the fish cake is mixed with flour or other ingredients, it will shrink when left out in the air after frying. Fish cakes made from fresh, pure ingredients without added meat will emit a fragrant aroma when fried.
The bread has a thin, crispy crust and a slightly hollow interior to evenly distribute the fish cake sticks. Sellers do not use buttery bread as it clashes with the scent of the fish cake, diminishing its unique flavor.
The accompanying vegetables for Vung Tau fish cake sandwiches are primarily cucumber and cilantro, just enough to enhance the aroma of the fish cake and provide a refreshing sensation without overpowering acidity like pickles in other types of meat sandwiches. This dish does not use sauce, only soy sauce, pepper, or salt for seasoning. Diners should add chili sauce and fresh chili to balance out the inherent fishy taste of the fish.
Fish cake sandwiches are priced at around 10,000 - 15,000 dong per serving. When traveling to Vung Tau, tourists can easily find carts and small stalls selling this popular local specialty along Hoang Hoa Tham, Vo Thi Sau, Ba Cu, Truong Cong Dinh, Le Lai streets...
According to Tâm Linh/Vnexpress
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Reference: Travel guide from Mytour
MytourApril 10, 2019
