Top 11 specialties of Quang Binh you must try

Quang Binh is a province endowed by Mother Nature with rich natural landscapes, from cave systems to long romantic sandy beaches. In addition to impressive scenery, this land also has its own distinctive cuisine. The dishes, although simple, have intriguing features that appeal to tourists visiting.

The dishes are prepared simply but are rich in culture and the way of life of the local people. Finding delicious dishes in Quang Binh also attracts many tourists when they come here.

Specialties of Quang Binh

1. Potato Fish Hotpot in Quang Binh

This is a dish loved by many tourists because of its delicious and unique flavor that can only be found in Quang Binh. The Khoai fish has a large size, only about the length of a forearm, with a pale gray-white body. After being caught fresh, people will choose thick-fleshed fish to process. After removing the head, tail, guts, and cleaning the fish, it will be cut into bite-sized pieces and marinated with pepper, salt, and other spices according to the traditional recipe of each restaurant.

Fresh Khoai fish combined with sour and sweet tomato fish hotpot broth, and natural vegetable bring an unforgettable taste for tourists to enjoy for the first time. Served with raw vegetables and fresh noodles, it is undoubtedly incomparable.

Specialties of Quang Binh

Head to Quang Binh and enjoy the delicious Potato Fish Hotpot @khamphavietnam

2. Nghéo Fish Salad

Nghéo Fish, with its gray-white appearance and cartilaginous bones, is also known as the milkfish or shark. It is quite difficult to catch, being related to sharks but much smaller in size. Therefore, Nghéo Fish Salad is only sold in large restaurants or if you want to enjoy it, you have to order in advance.

Nghéo Fish Salad has a sweet and sour taste, a crispy texture from various green vegetables, combined with sweet fish meat, bringing a different taste and a feeling of nostalgia when tourists enjoy it, even for the first time. The average price for each Nghéo fish is about 300,000 VND depending on the season and the yield harvested per season.

Address to eat Nghéo fish salad:

Special Nghéo Fish Salad with a uniquely tempting taste @internet

3. Rồng bone soup

Quảng Bình specialties

Unique Dragon bone soup specialties @internet

This soup has a completely different taste from the usual soups, and it will surely surprise visitors when they taste it. People will choose the young bunny ear cactus, cut it into thin slices, soak it in diluted salt water, and drain it. After a quick fry, the bunny ear cactus will be put into boiling water, adding purple onion and coriander.

To find delicious bunny ear cactus soup, you can go to the following addresses with prices ranging from 50,000 VND / serving:

4. Salted Cross Chicken

The salted cross chicken is also one of the popular dishes in Quang Binh nowadays. The chicken is grilled whole and flattened until golden brown, combined with cross salt to create a very delicious aroma.

The chicken here are all “walking chickens” so the meat is very sweet and has a unique aroma, you don't need to add any spices, then the dish has already captivated all the tourists. The most prominent point of this dish is the use of cross salt for dipping. This type of salt is processed quite elaborately with a combination of basil, pandan leaves, licorice leaves, green peppers, salt, some variations also add coriander leaves and minced grilled fish.

You can find this chicken dish in many restaurants and eateries in Quang Binh with prices ranging from 150,000 to 250,000 VND/ serving. Some addresses that can help you:

The famous cross-salted chicken is famous throughout Quang Binh @vnexpress

5. Ram đẻn biển

Quang Binh specialty

Crispy fried ram @internet

This is a popular dish, so you can find it in many budget restaurants in Quang Binh with prices ranging from 50,000 to 150,000 VND / serving.

Address for reference: Quy Dao Restaurant: 61 Thanh Nien Street, Hai Dinh Ward, Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh.

6. Sá Sùng Salad

The famous Sá Sùng salad in Quang Binh is known for its special delicious fragrance, which is a little sweet and easy to eat, leaving an unforgettable impression on tourists. Fresh pink Sá Sùng when eaten will be slightly chewy, the more you chew, the sweeter it will become. Combined with the flavors of the spices, this unique dish is created.

To make this specialty, it requires an experienced chef who can clean and season the Sá Sùng properly. Served with sea screw pine leaves, it will enhance the taste and prevent stomachache.

Quality Sá Sùng salad restaurant at Luong Tron Restaurant, Gianh Ferry, Quang Thuan, Quang Trach. With a price of about 25,000 VND / dish

The strange and attractive Sá Sùng dish attracts many tourists to try and remember @monngonmienbac

7. Canh chua trứng kiến

For this dish, people in Quang Binh have to find yellow ant nests to get the eggs. This is also the main ingredient that creates the sourness for the dish, which is the most impressive point compared to the usual soups. Combined with familiar ingredients, it brings an impressive and attractive soup.

This is a common side dish in family meals in Quang Binh, you can easily find it in cheap eateries and luxury restaurants with prices starting from 50,000 VND / serving.

Address for reference: King Rice Bowl Restaurant: Pham Van Dong Street, Duc Ninh Dong, Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province.

Unique dish with impressive ant egg ingredients @internet

8. Bánh khoái

Specialty of Quang Binh Province

With the thin crust, along with the filling of vegetables, meat, and shrimp, combined with raw vegetables dipped in a special dipping sauce, creating a harmonious and impressive mixture for tourists. The crispy crust and the full filling, when combined with the flavorful dipping sauce, are incomparable.

Because it is a popular dish, you can easily find shops selling Bánh Khoái or stalls in the market with prices starting from 50,000 VND / serving.

Reference Address:

The “Banh Xeo” dish from the North is prepared with its own distinct characteristics @chudu24

9. Com Boi Minh Hoa

Com Boi Minh Hoa is a popular dish in Quang Binh, originating from the ethnic people in Minh Hoa district. To have this meal, you need male snails, sour tomatoes. Along with it is sticky rice with a characteristic fragrance that no other rice dish can have. To enjoy this delicious and well-seasoned dish, you can visit the Minh Hoa area.

The typical delicious dish of Minh Hoa region is known by many people @tuhaoviet.vn

10. Forest pork wrapped in betel leaf soup

This is a familiar and delicious dish for the people of Quang Binh, especially in Minh Hoa district. Here, there is delicious forest pork, containing high nutritional content and very good for health. The dish is prepared quite differently from the usual soups, the ingredients are simple, easy to implement but the taste is very different.

delicious dishes from Quang Binh

Nutritious forest pork wrapped in betel leaf soup @internet

11. Quang Binh sticky sweet potatoes

Originating from the habit of storing food during the flood season, the people of Quang Binh have created dried sweet potato dish. From there, it brings a characteristic dish that, although familiar, is still new. After being harvested, the sweet potatoes are cleaned, processed, boiled, and finally dried to get fragrant and delicious pieces of sticky sweet potatoes.

Quang Binh specialties

Tourists often choose delicious sticky sweet potatoes as gifts @internet

Here is a list of delicious Quang Binh specialties that are attractive and carry the rustic flavor of the locals. Hopefully, you will get useful information and choose the ideal dining place when you have the opportunity to visit Quang Binh.

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