Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Grilled snakehead fish, Fermented fish hot pot, Crab noodle soup, Coconut weevil, Vole, Sour soup, Duck cooked with chao,…
Mekong River Delta is home to many specialties in the South, as simple and rustic as the people here. Not only heaving bold regional identities, but the dishes here are also skillfully prepared and presented in an eye-catching presentation, leaving many beautiful and indelible impressions in the hearts of visitors. Here we would like to introduce to you famous delicious dishes in the Southwest region, let’s find out what specialties they are! And it certainly won’t let you down.
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1. Grilled snakehead fish (cá lóc nướng trui)
Fish grilled in this way are usually not big fish, leave the whole fish without scraping the scales, then use a bamboo stick to pierce from the head to the tail of the fish. Stick the stick in the ground and burn with straw until the fish is cooked on both sides, in the process of grilling, if you want the fish to be delicious, sometimes add onion fat outside. When the fish is cooked, it is split in half along the back, the aroma is attractive, dipped with tamarind sugar garlic and chili fish sauce is delicious.
A grilled snakehead fish and vegetables served – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
2. Fermented fish hot pot (lẩu mắm)
One of the famous delicious dishes of the Southwest region that you should not miss is a salted fish hot pot. The broth of the fermented fish hot pot is elaborately processed. People carefully filter the bones still mixed in the salted fish, when cooking, the water must be just right so as not to lose the delicious taste of the hot pot. The vegetables served with the salted fish hot pot are eggplant, water lily, grated water spinach, điên điển flower, etc.
A Fermented fish hot pot and vegetables served – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
3. Crab noodle soup (bún riêu)
Crab noodle soup does not originate from the West, but it is processed and created by the people here, so it is very delicious and has a typical flavor of the Southwest. Bun chan broth is usually cooked from pork bones, chicken bones or directly cooked with crab meat. When cooking, the broth will solidify, forming a very delicious crab meat scum. Served with vermicelli are vegetables such as bean sprouts, tomatoes, herbs, water spinach… Adding a little shrimp paste makes the flavor of the vermicelli bowl more rich and unique.
A large bowl of crab noodle soup and vegetables served – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
4. Coconut weevil (đuông dừa)
This is a type of larva usually living in the tops or trunks of coconut trees, areca trees. when we want to catch them, we have to cut the trees down. Coconut weevils are processed into many different dishes such as deep-fried weevils, powdered weevils, worm salad, etc. The weevils are a nutritious, clean food that contains many vitamins, anti-aging and health boosters, so they are very popular.
Coconut weevils are processed into many different dishes – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
5. Vole (chuột đồng)
Vole meat is a favorite dish of people in the West, if you have the opportunity to visit this place, you should taste it once to feel it. Vole meat can be grilled, roasted, especially vole meat is stir-fried with palanquins, onions, scallions, and celery. Vole meat is served with a few palanquins dipped in a bowl of chili sauce. When eating, you feel the vole meat is soft, sweet, and greasy.
A roasted vole meat plate and a chili sauce bowl – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
6. Coconut milk shrimp soup (bánh canh tôm cua nước cốt dừa)
This is one of the famous delicious dishes in the Southwest region, winning many hearts from tourists. The noodles are made from rice flour, the broth is cooked from pork bones and chicken bones to create a natural sweetness. A bowl of coconut milk shrimp soup usually has dried shrimp or minced shrimp meat rolled into small balls and put into the pot. After the soup is just cooked, the cook tastes and then turns off the stove. Coconut milk is an indispensable part of this delicious dish. Coconut milk is put into the pot of the soup, gently stirred, the thick soup is the most delicious.
Coconut milk shrimp soup – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
7. Sour soup (canh chua)
Sour soup has long become a famous specialty of the Southwest region, with rich flavor, harmonious sweet and sour taste, satisfying all diners. Taste a bowl of delicious sour soup in the right way, you will feel the sweetness at the tip of your tongue, the sour taste is very light, not harsh. Sour soup eaten with hot rice or vermicelli is delicious.
A large bowl of sour soup – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
8. Duck cooked with chao
Duck cooked with chao is a Southwestern dish, considered as a hot pot dish, quite popular in light parties and family meals in this region. A dish made of tofu, fermented in a solution of alcohol and salt, has a very special smell. Duck cooked with chao is often served with vermicelli and vegetables such as water spinach and spinach. The dipping sauce is enough to add a few slices of fresh chili. The fleshy taste of taro, the sweetness of duck meat, and the aroma of the dish will make you extremely satisfied.
A pot of duck cooked with chao, a large bowl of rice noodles and vegetables served – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
9. Steamed fermented fish (mắm chưng)
Fermented fish (a kind of food made of raw fish and shrimps, salted and left to soak for a long time) is a familiar food to people in the Southwest region. People often cook the salted fish in a large bowl with duck eggs to make food in their daily meals. Salted fish is filtered all bones, marinated with spices, mixed with minced meat, fresh duck eggs or salted duck eggs, then steamed until the salted fish is thick. Steamed fermented fish served with raw vegetables and hot rice is irresistible.
A plate of steamed salted fish and vegetables served – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
10. Pig organ congee (cháo lòng)
This dish is very typical in the West. Pig organ congee is cooked with roasted rice until the rice is really soft. the pTop 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Grilled snakehead fish, Fermented fish hot pot, Crab noodle soup, Coconut weevil, Vole, Sour soup, Duck cooked with chao,…
A large bowl of pig organ congee – Top 10 Dishes in Mekong Delta
Above are the 10 most famous delicious dishes of the Mekong River Delta that we would like to introduce to you. If you have the opportunity to visit, take the time to learn and enjoy these specialties. Each land has its own unique culinary characteristics, creating its own impression in the hearts of distant guests, the Southwest is no exception, come here to enjoy new flavors.
