As the last province of the Central Coast region, Binh Thuan has a strong advantage of possessing a long coastline, so its seafood resources are abundant.
In addition, Binh Thuan is also the land of intersection between the South Central and the Southeast regions, so Binh Thuan cuisine inherits, forms and develops uniquely based on the combination of Central and Southern cuisine.
In addition to seafood, there are many delicious dishes in Binh Thuan that tourists may not know or have never heard of. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to travel to Binh Thuan, you should definitely not miss the opportunity to explore the cuisine of this land.
Phan Thiet dried squid
One-sun dried squid - Binh Thuan specialty.
Besides king crab, lobster... there is another specialty that anyone coming to Phan Thiet wants to enjoy, which is Phan Thiet dried squid.
After hours of playing with the sea, sitting together under the shade of umbrellas on the beach to enjoy Phan Thiet's one-sun-dried squid is really interesting.
The big squids only need to be dried once in the Binh Thuan sun, then grilled over hot coals, the squid will turn a light yellow color with a faint aroma. This squid dish will be much more delicious when dipped in Phan Thiet fish sauce with a few slices of chili.
The sweet chewy taste of squid, the moderate saltiness and aroma of fish sauce blend with the spicy flavor of chili, making it delicious.
Just like that, this very simple dish will leave a lasting impression in the hearts of many diners who have enjoyed it.
Phan Thiet sea shrimp
One of the famous seafood specialties of Phan Thiet is sea shrimp. And it is even more famous when in the menu of many restaurants and hotels in Phan Thiet today, sea shrimp has been processed into very delicious and attractive dishes.
Compared to other seafood-rich sea areas, nature has also favored the Phan Thiet - Binh Thuan sea area with many species of shrimp that are not only highly nutritious but also very easy to process into delicious and nutritious dishes.
Some delicious shrimp varieties that can only be found in Phan Thiet are mantis shrimp, tiger prawn, crayfish, green shrimp, lobster, mantis shrimp, and silver shrimp.
Many rustic and everyday dishes are prepared by Phan Thiet people from sweet and fragrant shrimp such as fried shrimp, shrimp salad, flour-rolled shrimp, steamed shrimp with ginger, steamed shrimp with coconut water, grilled shrimp, sour shrimp soup, shrimp hotpot, even boiled shrimp with salt, pepper and lemon is also very delicious.
Squid teeth - a new and unique specialty of Binh Thuan
Squid teeth, a new specialty in Binh Thuan.
Squid teeth are tiny, round lumps on the head of squid that are often mistaken for squid eyes or squid mouths.
In the past, when processing squid, people often threw it away because they thought it was inedible, but gradually squid teeth became a famous food of Phan Thiet.
Squid teeth can be used to make many different dishes, but the most attractive is squid teeth cake. The owner will choose small squid teeth to make this dish, so you don't need to remove the claws when eating.
Squid teeth are dipped in flour, then put into a hot pan of oil, fried in small pieces, wait until golden brown, then remove to drain oil and enjoy.
Phan Thiet braised mackerel
Mackerel is one of the popular dishes but very delicious and nutritious. Mackerel meat is firm and sweet so it can be processed into many delicious dishes such as braised, grilled, fried, steamed, sour, in which the most flavorful dish of the sea is mackerel braised according to the secret recipe of Phan Thiet people.
With braised mackerel, Phan Thiet people often braise it in the style of "braised mackerel with garlic and chili" with a very different point in processing: breaking the head and stuffing it into the belly of the fish, which not only creates an attractive round braised mackerel but also makes the fish (especially for those who like to eat the head) more delicious when it absorbs the spices.
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