Top 10 Places to Buy Dong Nai Specialties as Gifts

When it comes to Bien Hoa, everyone knows about Tan Trieu pomelo. Every year during festivals and Tet, people from all over Vietnam often order Tan Trieu pomelos for ancestral worship or as gifts for their loved ones. The pomelos here are not only famous for their delicious taste but also versatile in various unique and tasty dishes. An interesting fact about Tan Trieu pomelo, especially the green-skinned variety, is that its sweetness deepens over time, resembling sugar. In culinary creations, almost every part of the pomelo is utilized—peel for pomelo sweet soup, pomelo skin for nem (spring rolls), pomelo pulp for pomelo salad, and even pomelo seeds for making pomelo wine.

• Address: Tan Trieu pomelo village in Tan Binh commune, Vinh Cuu, Dong Nai

Renowned as one of Dong Nai's specialties, Forest Sapote is abundant in the Eastern forests, with the most concentrated presence in Cat Tien Forest and the Dong Nai Cultural and Natural Reserve Area. Many people often mix sapote with jackfruit seeds, adding a touch of sugar to create a refreshing beverage. Sapote seeds, a precious forest product, are favored by people in the South for their numerous benefits. This can be considered a truly unique and exceptionally distinctive culinary gem of Dong Nai that is hard to compare with any other.

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• Address: Nam Cat Tien Forest

Tố Nữ jackfruit is a special variety, named after an ancient legend featuring a virtuous maiden named Tố Nữ falling in love with a poor young man named Tố Nam. This jackfruit variety is predominantly cultivated in Long Khánh Town, Đồng Nai Province.

The Tố Nữ Long Khánh jackfruit has made its way into large and small markets, bustling areas, ports, bus stations, and into the hands of discerning travelers visiting Long Khánh to bring home as gifts for loved ones, leaving a lasting fragrance for all who savor it.

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• Address: Long Khánh orchards, Đồng Nai

The renowned 'Biên Hòa pomelo wine' is well-known to many. Distilled from pomelos, this lightly alcoholic beverage originated from the curious experimentation of Uncle Năm Huệ. The transparent pomelo-infused liquor exudes a fragrant pomelo aroma. Upon tasting, the pomelo notes dissolve on the tongue, soothing the fiery alcohol drops, while the pomelo fragrance permeates the air. The aromatic and slightly sweet pomelo wine captivates many, especially the ladies, for its digestive benefits and skin-enhancing properties. The ceramic pomelo-shaped bottle adds a touch of fun; after finishing the wine, keeping the pomelo peel as a memento is truly delightful.

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• Address: Nhân Hòa Pomelo Wine, 156 30 tháng 4 Street, Trung Dũng Ward

Nấm mối là quà tặng từ thiên nhiên, Mặc dù là món ăn dân dã nhưng những tay sành điệu ẩm thực quả quyết trên đời này không có loại nấm nào ngon hơn nấm mối. Dù là nấu canh, nấu cháo, xào, kho hay nướng, nấm mối vẫn đứng vào đầu bảng thực đơn. Trong đó hấp dẫn nhất là làm nhân bánh xèo hoặc ướp muối ớt rồi quấn lá cách, lá lớp hoặc lá chuối nướng, vừa giòn, vừa thơm ngon, đậm đà, không có một thứ nấm nào sánh kịp. Vừa ngon và bổ dưỡng nên được mọi người mua rất nhiều, đặc biệt là làm quà.

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• Địa chỉ: nhà hàng thuộc địa bàn Long Khánh, Long Thành, Biên Hòa, Cẩm Mỹ
  

A specialty of Dong Nai, fried rice field crickets with fish sauce is a familiar dish for those who appreciate insect-based delicacies. If you happen to visit Dong Nai, dare to give it a try – you might find yourself surprisingly hooked. The crispy texture absorbs the salty flavor, the aroma of fish sauce, and the rich, nutty taste of peanuts, creating a uniquely enticing dish that captivates visitors to Dong Nai.

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• Address: Restaurants in Long Khanh town.

Blessed by nature, Trị An Lake is home to many valuable freshwater fish species. Among the specialties like catfish, climbing perch, and carp, dried catfish is a delicacy gifted to the fishermen of this area by Trị An Lake. Dried catfish can be transformed into various enticing dishes. When not consumed fresh, it is often sun-dried for sale, turning dried catfish into a unique specialty of the Trị An fishing village. Here, about 2-3 households engage in drying catfish, but they are capable of supplying and selling their products everywhere. During the year-end festivities, the demand for dried catfish increases, prompting boats to bring in more fish, which are then purchased, stored, and sold to people as gifts.

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• Address: Trị An Lake, Đồng Nai

Biên Hòa fish salad is made from fresh live fish. The delicious fresh fish is thinly sliced and marinated with familiar spices such as galangal, shallots, garlic, lemongrass, and roasted rice powder to reduce the fishy smell. Eaten with the fish salad are various familiar vegetables from this region such as coriander leaves, water mimosa, lotus shoots, mango shoots, creating a fresh and delicious flavor for this dish. Biên Hòa Fish Salad may seem unfamiliar to many, but it's easy to eat and once you try it, you'll want to keep eating it.

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• Address: Tân Mai Fish Salad Restaurant, 105/523 Phạm Văn Thuận, Tân Mai

Jungle bitter melon leaves are a common leaf in the Long Khánh region, with a very bitter taste that becomes increasingly sweet and rich the more you eat. This is the secret that creates the distinctive flavor of the Jungle Bitter Melon Hotpot. Loved by many tourists, many households in this area have cultivated Jungle Bitter Melon leaves to grow in their gardens. Now, these leaves are available throughout the year, ready to meet the needs of tourists at any time. The Jungle Bitter Melon Hotpot will surely not disappoint you when you come to Đồng Nai, showcasing both the local hospitality and the unique specialties of the region.

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• Address: Long Khánh, ĐỒNG NAI

Bat meat is a beloved specialty, especially among those who enjoy exotic dishes. Bats are captured and prepared in various ways. Therefore, visiting Đồng Nai without savoring this unique and exotic dish would be a missed opportunity. Bat meat has a sweet and fragrant taste, and when pan-fried or cooked into porridge, the aroma intensifies, tantalizing the senses and whetting the appetite.

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• Address: Long Khánh Commune, Đồng Nai