Rau mop, wild vegetables growing on the riverbank in Binh Duong, are now a specialty vegetable, and the rich still love to eat it.

Rau mop (cay mop, mop gai) is a wild vegetable that grows wild in aquatic environments, such as along streams, river banks, pond banks or other wet areas in Binh Duong province and some provinces in the Southeast region.

Rau mop can be prepared into different dishes, but the dish that diners often order when coming to restaurants is still stir-fried rau mop with garlic.

The water spinach used to stir-fry with garlic is usually a type of vegetable that has been pickled, but still retains its crunchiness so that when cooked it has a sour taste and is crunchy without being boring.

This is one of the rustic dishes of the people in the countryside, but no less attractive to diners in the city.

Ai ngờ loại rau dại mọc hoang bờ sông, ven suối ở Bình Dương nay hóa đặc sản, nhà giàu còn ham ăn- Ảnh 1.

Wild water spinach grows wild along streams, river banks, and in the humid areas of Binh Duong province and is now one of the specialty vegetables favored by many people.

Ai ngờ loại rau dại mọc hoang bờ sông, ven suối ở Bình Dương nay hóa đặc sản, nhà giàu còn ham ăn- Ảnh 2.

One of the ways to process rau mop into a delicious specialty dish in Binh Duong is to pickle rau mop.

Although it is just a rustic dish in the countryside, when it comes to restaurants, stir-fried water spinach with garlic has become a specialty dish when restaurant owners introduce Binh Duong cuisine.

Each restaurant has a different way of preparing stir-fried water spinach with garlic and different seasonings.

Nothing fancy, just pickled and sour watercress stir-fried with a little garlic, some pork rinds, Vietnamese coriander, and sprinkled with roasted peanuts on top to make the dish more delicious.

It's that simple, but the pickled water spinach dish always captivates diners.

For many Binh Duong people, stir-fried garlic with pennywort has become an unforgettable childhood dish with family.

No matter how much I grow up, how far I go, how many other delicious dishes I eat, I still can't forget my hometown's stir-fried water spinach with garlic.

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