The people in the western mountainous areas of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces have a saying: “Rau Ranh, Oc Da/ Are fish of the source”. Because it is far from the sea, the popular food considered as fish of the source people here is rau Ranh and Oc Da.
There are many ways to prepare rock snails and rau lanh. Among them, the most delicious and unique is rau lanh and rock snail soup.
Main ingredients to cook water spinach and rock snail soup.
In the mountainous region of Quang Nam, rau ran and snails are available all year round but are best from spring to mid-summer.
At this time, the rau lanh is fresh and young, less bitter. The snails have a lot of meat and are sweet. During this season, it is not difficult to find rock snails and rau lanh in Tra Bong, Tay Tra, Bac Tra My, Tien Phuoc districts. If you stop by a local's house, you will often be invited to have rice with rau lanh and rock snail soup.
The people of Quang mountainous region consider rau lanh and conch as gifts from the mountains and forests, which cannot be grown or raised by humans (and no one else grows or raises them).
Rau Ranh grows in the forest and likes shade. The leaves are large and long, smooth, and are reddish-brown or green when young. When cooked in soup or boiled, they have a slightly bitter taste.
Stone snails live in crevices in streams in the forest. Snails only live in clean, flowing water, so their meat is tough and delicious.
On hot summer days, going into the forest with the locals to pick wild vegetables and wade through streams to catch snails are also interesting experiences for those who want to immerse themselves in the fresh nature.
Delicious bowl of stone snail and water spinach soup - a specialty of the people in the mountainous districts of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.
Making stone snail and vegetable soup is quite simple. The main ingredients are just snails and vegetables. Soak the snails for a day to clean them. After soaking, scrub the snails to clean the shells and cut off the tails to make it easier to suck.
The snails are seasoned (must have chili, lemongrass and a few young lemon leaves to be delicious) and then stir-fried until the flavor is absorbed, then add water and cook.
Add a little rice or mung beans for better taste. Boil the water for a while then add the greens. Wait for the soup to boil again, season to taste and remove from heat.
Although it is a rustic dish, the soup with rau lanh and oc da has a special delicious flavor. The broth is sweet, the sweet and chewy snail meat blends with the nutty, bitter taste of rau lanh, very appealing.
Rock snail soup is usually eaten with rice. People usually eat vegetables first and then suck the snails. Because according to Quang people, only then can they fully appreciate the deliciousness of each chopstick of vegetables and snails.
The mountainous region in the west of Quang Nam has many interesting things. The nature here is majestic and poetic. The life of the people here is simple and peaceful. The Cor, Co Tu, Xe Dang, Ca Dong and Kinh people live together in harmony in the mountains and forests with unique cultural traditions.
They have delicious dishes from the mountains and forests, of which the specialty of rock snail and vegetable soup is sure to win over visitors from afar the first time they try it.
Going to the highlands of Quang Nam this season, visitors should not forget to try the stone snail vegetable soup to enjoy the cool, sweet aroma of nature in this rustic soup, and feel all the love of the land and people in the highlands.
Source: https://danviet.vn/loi-suoi-o-quang-nam-quang-ngai-bat-con-dong-vat-than-mem-nay-nau-canh-la-rung-ngon-oi-la-ngon-20241103192808372.htm
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