Grilled fish

Freshly grilled fish wrapped in rice paper, a handful of herbs, a slice of sweet eggplant, and dipped in fish intestine sauce is "perfect". The soft sweetness of fresh fish, the cool aroma of herbs mixed with the salty and rich fish intestine sauce makes diners exclaim and unable to stop rolling more.

Grilled fish can be found in every coastal region, but the unique flavor, the unforgettable taste of grilled fish in Phu Yen, probably lies in the dipping sauce that can only be found here.

Choose fresh anchovies, marinate for about 30 minutes to absorb the spices and then grill over charcoal.

Fish intestines are often pickled by people to make a daily dish. When buying a catfish, take out the intestines, put them in an old clay bowl, add salt, shallots, a little pepper and leave it overnight. The next day, take it out to "remove the oil" and you will have fish intestines to dip with grilled fish or eggplant.

Fish sauce usually has a rather unpleasant smell because it contains fish bile. It is the characteristic smell of fish viscera, but once you eat it, you will be addicted! Many tourists who come to Phu Yen like it so much that they buy the fish sauce as gifts for their relatives.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tien (who sells grilled fish on Mau Than Street, Ward 9, Tuy Hoa City) shared with the writer that fish has a rather fishy smell, so choosing fish is very important, the fish must be very fresh. Mr. Tien often wakes up early to go to the sea to get new fish. The seasoning should include a lot of green onions to cover the fishy smell of the fish. The soul of grilled fish lies in the dipping sauce. His family still makes their own fish sauce to sell to customers. The thing to note when making fish sauce is to absolutely not wash the fish intestines with fresh water.

Grilled mackerel eaten with rice paper, rolled with raw vegetables, and dipped in fish sauce.

The fermented fish sauce will be thick and black in color.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Diem Huong, a tourist from Long An, is fascinated with grilled fish and said: "Before coming to Phu Yen, my friends recommended that I definitely eat chive noodle soup and grilled fish. At first, I was hesitant when I learned that this fish sauce was made from fish intestines, but when I tried it, it was very delicious, not too salty like fish sauce or squid sauce, very suitable for my taste."

From a rustic dish, grilled fish has become a specialty of Phu Yen that captivates many diners. The completeness of the flavor, the freshness of the fish, the richness of the dipping sauce, simple but extremely unforgettable.

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