100 dishes from Ham Ninh crab set Vietnamese records

Mr. Ho Dac Thuan, Director of Phu Quoc City Culture, Sports and Broadcasting Center, said that with the aim of promoting traditional specialties, spreading Phu Quoc's unique cuisine to domestic and international tourists and stimulating tourism demand for the Pearl Island, Phu Quoc City Professional Chefs Association coordinated with the Center for Culture, Sports and Broadcasting, Phu Quoc City Economic Department, to organize an event to prepare and perform 100 dishes from Ham Ninh crab. The event had the participation of 60 professional chefs from resorts and restaurants in Phu Quoc and provinces and cities across the country.

Mr. Duong Duy Lam Vien, General Secretary of the Central Vietnam Record Association, Director of the Vietnam Record Institute and Ms. Nguyen Thi Quynh Ngoc presented the Vietnam Record Certificate to the representative of the Professional Chefs Association of Phu Quoc City.

Through the talented hands of the chefs, Ham Ninh crabs are processed into attractive dishes with a variety of methods and culinary styles. Salads: Crab salad with passion fruit sauce; papaya crab salad; Thai spicy crab salad; crab salad, Dalat flower vegetables with avocado and coriander sauce; crab fruit salad; coconut crab salad.... Grilled, fried, and roasted dishes: Tempura-fried crab legs; baked crab; Ham Ninh crab grilled with sake; pan-fried crab with sea urchin pate and Phu Quoc pepper sauce; tamarind-fried crab; Hong Kong salt-fried crab... Soups, porridges, and hot pots: Crab hot pot; 9-grain macrobiotic crab porridge; Tien Vua crab soup; sea cucumber crab soup with chicken breast; winter melon crab soup with lingzhi mushroom; king flower crab soup; Crab soup with Son Doc rice paper... Braised, cooked, stewed dishes: Crab braised with bitter melon and herbs; crab cooked with fermented bean curd and vermicelli; slow-cooked crab shell with soy sauce; coconut crab curry... Sauce dishes: Crab with Phu Quoc durian sauce; soft-shell crab with salted egg sauce; Ham Ninh crab with Phu Quoc pink salt and pepper sauce; crab with lotus sauce; crab with XO sauce... Fried and spring rolls: Cho Lach fruit crab spring rolls; crab meat spring rolls with pandan leaves; crab fried rolls; king crab rolls... Rice and noodle dishes: Crab noodle soup; stir-fried crab noodles with tamarind sauce; crab vermicelli; crab rice with green chili; Ham Ninh crab sushi; Beijing crab sticky rice; Spanish-style crab rice...