Coconut worm cocktail, strange-tasting quail eggs, 'challenging' Western guests in Ho Chi Minh City

For Vietnamese people, quail eggs are a familiar ingredient used to make many delicious dishes that are popular with diners such as grilled quail eggs, stir-fried quail eggs with tamarind, etc.

However, under the talented hands and creativity of the chef, the flavor of the balut egg has been enhanced, becoming a strange spice for a foreign imported drink that surprises and delights many people, especially international tourists.

That is the quail egg cocktail - a creative drink of the bar located on Ton That Dam street, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City.

The strange quail egg cocktail makes diners curious in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Nhau Nhau).

According to the restaurant's owner and chef, balut is a popular dish loved by many generations of Vietnamese people but makes international tourists wary.

That's why he created this quail egg cocktail, hoping that the new drink will "captivate" foreign guests, helping them enjoy and fully experience the quintessence of Vietnamese cuisine .

To harmonize the flavors of this drink and create a unique aroma, the chef skillfully combined cocktail, balut with Western rice wine, tamarind juice and spicy chili sauce.

In particular, the cocktail used is a type of tomato juice, vodka and spicy spices. In addition, the chef also replaced it with rice wine and changed it a bit with sriracha chili sauce and lemon to give the drink a strong Vietnamese flavor as well as enhance the flavor of quail eggs.

Each serving of this cocktail costs 125,000 VND, including quail eggs fixed with bamboo toothpicks on top, served with Vietnamese coriander, and salt and pepper around the rim of the glass (Photo: Nhau Nhau).

To enjoy this drink, visitors often taste the quail eggs first, maybe dip them in salt and pepper for a stronger flavor, then slowly sip the cocktail and feel the full flavor seeping down the throat.

Most Western guests who tasted the quail egg cocktail expressed their delight at the unique way of preparing and enjoying the drink, which combines Vietnamese ingredients and foreign drinks.

Pho cocktail and coconut worm cocktail (Photo: Nhau Nhau).

In addition to quail egg cocktail, this bar also serves customers many other unique drinks that combine traditional Vietnamese ingredients with a Western drink such as pho cocktail, Vietnamese coriander cocktail or even iced tea cocktail, coconut worm cocktail, etc.

Previously, on April 1, netizens were also excited about some Vietnamese drinks with modified flavors, using balut eggs and Vietnamese coriander as ingredients.

According to the series of photos posted, two drinks, milk tea and lemon tea - familiar drinks that young Vietnamese people love - are now launched with a new version, including toppings of duck eggs and Vietnamese coriander.

Lemon tea, milk tea... with balut eggs appeared on social networks, causing controversy among netizens (Screenshot).

Another drink combining dried squid and century eggs also caused a stir among netizens (Photo: Du Peo).

As soon as the pictures of milk tea and lemon tea with duck eggs appeared online, many people were curious, even suspicious and confused about the strange combination of these drinks.

However, according to VietNamNet reporters, the milk tea, lemon tea with duck eggs or dried squid milk beer, etc. that are causing a "storm" on the internet are actually just creative products for entertainment purposes, increasing interaction of some beverage shops on April Fool's Day.

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