1. What is the name of the popular porridge dish, a "famous" specialty of Nghe An people?
- A. Chicken Porridge
- B. Eel Porridge
- C. Baby Tau Porridge
When mentioning Nghe An specialties, you cannot help but mention Vinh eel porridge - a famous dish of Nghe An.
Small, slender, firm-fleshed eels are soaked in rice water for a few hours to clean the intestines, then boiled and the meat is removed along the spine. This meat is marinated with spices and stir-fried with shallots, turmeric, and chili to reduce the fishy smell of the eel and create an attractive yellow color for the dish. The bones are crushed, filtered to get the juice and simmered with the porridge to make it sweet.
Hot Nghe An eel porridge is scooped into a bowl, sprinkled with some green onions on top, mixed well with golden eel meat and enjoyed. The steaming bowl of porridge, along with the aroma of eel meat, creates one of the dishes that visitors must try when coming here.
2. What fruit is the specialty of Thanh Chuong pickled jackfruit from Nghe An made from?
- A. Jackfruit
- B. Jujube Fruit
- C. Papaya
In Nghe An, there are many places that make nhut, but the most delicious and famous place is Thanh Chuong. The profession of making nhut in Thanh Chuong has existed for a long time, and it is a popular and rustic food for every family. Thanh Chuong nhut is usually made from jackfruit.
To make pickled jackfruit, people choose green jackfruit, the unripe ones are even better, then peel off the skin, wash to remove the sap, then use a knife to chop or slice into strips. Salt is added, mixed well, then put in a mortar and pounded lightly, kneaded with hands to soften. Finally, the jackfruit is put in an earthenware jar, spread evenly over the surface, a grill is placed on top, stones are added to compress it, diluted salt water is poured in to cover the grill, the lid is covered to protect from dust, and it is left for about 5-6 days before use.
Nhut is an easy dish to prepare. After being salted, it is squeezed dry and eaten as a dip, salad, stir-fried with meat, or cooked in sour soup. Many people also consider nhut to be a type of "kimchi" from Nghe An.
3. What is the name of the dipping sauce that has a strong flavor of Nghe An specialty?
- A. Soy sauce
- B. Nam Dan Soy Sauce
- C. Chili sauce
"Whoever comes back to eat Thanh Chuong pickles, stop and try Nam Dan soy sauce."
When mentioning Thanh Chuong pickled vegetables, you cannot ignore Nam Dan soy sauce. This is a famous specialty duo of this land that many tourists mention and choose to buy as gifts for their families.
The main ingredients to make soy sauce are all familiar and familiar things in daily life such as soybeans, glutinous rice or corn, salt and water. The process of making Nam Dan soy sauce is also extremely elaborate. The artisan who makes Nam Dan soy sauce must go through many steps such as selecting ingredients, fermenting, drying and fermenting soy sauce.
Nam Dan soy sauce has two types: salty and sweet. Salty soy sauce is used for daily meals, while sweet soy sauce is made in small jars mainly for entertaining guests and as gifts.
The longer Nam Dan soy sauce is stored, the better it tastes. Soy sauce is often used as a dipping sauce for vegetables, meat, rice, braised fish, and is an indispensable dish for Nghe people during Tet.
4. What specialties of Cua Lo beach attract gourmet diners?
- A. Grilled Shrimp
- B. Flashing ink
- C. Raw oysters
Dancing squid is a specialty of Nghe An that has attracted many diners when coming to this land.
When caught and processed, the swimming squid are still fresh and alive, with sparkling eyes and spots on their bodies, so they are called "dancing squid" or "flashing squid". This name creates a distinct brand that can only be found in Cua Lo.
Every night around 7-8 pm, after being caught, the squid will be sold by locals along the beach to diners.
The best squid is when it is just caught and brought to shore, cleaned and left whole, boiled, steamed with beer, or eaten as a salad. The sweet, fatty taste and crispiness of the fresh squid become a unique culinary feature of Cua Lo.
5. What is the strange name of Nghe An's specialty cake?
- A. Cao Sang Cake
- B. Banh Muot
- C. Honey Cake
When talking about delicious and cheap specialties of Nghe An, we cannot help but mention the famous Banh Muot of Dien Chau region. At first glance, Banh Muot looks quite similar to Banh Cuon of the North and Banh Uot of the South.
The main ingredient for this Banh Muot dish is rice, ground into flour, soaked before spreading to make the cake puff up. Banh Muot can be eaten with grilled meat, pork roll, ham, stir-fried offal, eel soup, chicken soup,...
6. What is the special ingredient in Nghe An sweet cake?
- A. Molasses
- B. Black sesame
- C. Rock sugar
Banh ngao (also known as banh mat) is a traditional dish of Nghe An people. According to local people, the name of the cake probably comes from the way it is made. Instead of being stuffed with filling like banh troi or sui din, banh ngao is covered with a layer of molasses, creating a sweet taste and a beautiful golden color for the dish.
Banh khoai is made from sticky rice flour, molasses, fresh ginger, etc. The way to make it is quite similar to banh troi, but because of the molasses, the cake tastes sweeter and more refreshing.
7. The famous Cam Xa Doai of Nghe An is a specialty of which commune?
- A. Nghi Dien
- B. Huong Son
- C. Do Luong
Cam Xa Doai is a specialty of Nghi Dien commune, also known as Xa Doai, in Nghi Loc district, Nghe An.
Cam Xa Doai has become a specialty because it has a particularly delicious taste, thin skin, and a lot of juice. When planting, people here have to carefully select the breed, the seedlings are selected clean, free of pests and diseases. This fruit is considered "rich man's orange" because the price is somewhat expensive and is calculated per fruit.
If you come here during the Lunar New Year, you will be overwhelmed by the fresh, overlapping colors of fruits and leaves. The scent of oranges spreads all around, half inviting and half wanting to hold back visitors.
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