Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh, Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Bo hoc salted fish (mắm bò hóc), Noodle soup (bún nước lèo), Ben Co bread soup (bánh canh Bến Có), Chu U roasted with tamarind (Chù Ụ rang me) ,…
Coming to the land of Tra Vinh, you will not be surprised by the wild and charming scenery of this place. In addition, visitors are also fascinated by countless specialties with unforgettable flavors.
Tra Vinh’s specialties are the result of the combination of Kinh – Khmer – Chinese culinary culture, which are delicious dishes that tourists should not miss when visiting this beautiful land. Taste it once and you will remember it forever, the unique flavors cannot be found anywhere else. Here we would like to introduce to you famous delicious dishes in Tra Vinh, helping you understand more about the cuisine and living habits of the people here.
Coming to Tra Vinh, you will enjoy countless delicious dishes
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1. Bo hoc fermented fish (mắm bò hóc)
Bo hoc fermented fish is a specialty of Khmer people eating every day and treating guests. People can prepare many delicious dishes from this fermented fish. The fastest and purest dish is the raw salted fish mixed with lemon, chili, garlic, adding a little sugar to make the taste less harsh. The salted fish is often served with star fruit, green banana, herbs, young mango leaves, chili beans, cucumber, and wild eggplant. This rustic dish is simple but has its own flavor imbued with the identity of Tra Vinh people.
A plate of bo hoc fermented fish, rice and vegetables – Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh
2. Noodle soup (bún nước lèo)
This is one of the most famous delicious dishes in Tra Vinh. It is the perfect combination of bo hoc salted fish, roasted pork and raw vegetables. The broth has a natural sweetness from shrimp and fish. Roasted pork cut into bite-sized pieces, crispy skin and tender meat, chopped herbs are submerged in a bowl of vermicelli, bringing a passionate, extremely attractive flavor.
A large bowl of noodle soup and vegetables – Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh
3. Ben Co soup cake (bánh canh Bến Có)
The deliciousness of the soup cake depends on the cake and soup. The cake is made from rice flour, has moderate toughness, does not expand too much when soaked in water. The soup is made from pork bones, clear and sweet. When eating soup cake, there will be more pig leg, muscle, nail or intestines, a little more lemon juice and pure fish sauce, it’s irresistible.
A bowl of Ben Co soup cake – Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh
4. Chu U roasted with tamarind (Chù Ụ rang me)
Chu U (Chu U is a crab-like animal) are cleaned, put in a pan of hot oil, mixed with onions and garlic, and added tamarind juice and spices. The Chu U meat is firm, the shell is crispy, containing a lot of calcium, soaked in sweet and sour sauce, making visitors not bored no matter how much they eat.
Chu U is a crab-like animal
Chu U roasted with tamarind – Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh
5. Cylindric young glutinous rice cake (bánh tét cốm dẹp)
Com dep is made from young rice grains, through the process of roasting and pounding by hand, to create a new fragrant rice dish. Com dep is mixed with coconut milk, wrapped with green bean paste mixed with sugar and vanilla. People in the West pack com dep with banana leaves and steam them until cooked. The cake has a flexible outer layer, a special aroma, sweet with the smell of coconut, the smell of new rice, both fatty and sweet.
Com dep is mixed with coconut milk, wrapped with green bean paste mixed with sugar and vanilla
6. Cau Ke salted radish (Củ cải muối Cầu Kè)
The salted radish here is salted according to the traditional secret, always kept tightly sealed in the jar, open the lid when eating, so the radish is always fragrant, delicious, soft and has a characteristic taste. The best-pickled radish is cut into small pieces, washed and stewed with chicken, pork leg or served with white congee, banh tet.
The salted radish here is salted according to the traditional secret
7. Nam Thuy flower cake (chả hoa Năm Thụy)
This is one of the famous delicious dishes in Tra Vinh, you should not miss the opportunity to enjoy it. Nam Thuy flower cake is different from traditional spring rolls, when cut it will look like a flower, in the middle is a salted egg, surrounded by cat mushrooms, spring rolls, the outer layer is a beaten egg, fried into sheets and then rolled outside. This dish is most delicious when eaten with salt, pepper, lemon and pickles, adding a large bowl of hot, flexible rice is extremely attractive.
Nam Thuy flower cake – one of the Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh is different from traditional spring rolls, when cut it will look like a flower
8. Am congee (Cháo ám)
Am congee is cooked from snakehead fish. Fresh snakehead fish is boiled finely and removed into small pieces, stirred with onions until fragrant, then brushed finely, and then put in a pot of congee cooked finely. People add to the bowl of am congee dried onions, dried shrimp, and grilled dried squid. If you want a delicious am congee dish, it is indispensable to have a bowl of fish sauce with finely cut chili, thickly stirred with garlic, with a little bit of pepper and crushed roasted peanuts. When eaten, am congee is served with herbs, and crispy sesame rice paper is crushed.
Am congee is cooked from snakehead fish
9. Vinh Kim dried shrimp (tôm khô Vĩnh Kim)
This dish is made from silver shrimp, meat pink-red, firm and intensely sweet. Shrimps are carefully selected, boiled on medium heat, properly dried in the sunshine to get the best flavor. Currently, the price of Vinh Kim dried shrimp on the market is not cheap, about 1.2 million VND.
Vinh Kim dried shrimp – Top 10 Dishes in Tra Vinh
10. Cau Ke waxy coconut (Dừa sáp Cầu Kè)
This is one of the famous dishes in Tra Vinh. This type of coconut is denser, thicker, more flexible and fatter than other normal coconuts. Each bunch of waxed coconuts gives only a few wax coconuts, the rest are regular coconuts. Wax coconuts are used to produce confectionery, jelly, jam, ice cream, wine…
This type of coconut is denser, thicker, more flexible and fatter than other normal coconuts
We have just introduced to you the famous delicious dishes in Tra Vinh. These are just the most unique dishes, there are countless delicious and unique dishes that we cannot list them all. Hopefully, in the upcoming trip, you will have the opportunity and spend a lot of time discovering the delicious cuisine here. Wish you will have a very happy trip and many useful experiences.
