Rich Nghe cuisine

As a land with both sea and forest, Nghe An cuisine is diverse and unique with very typical dishes that any tourist who comes here cannot miss.

Variety of eel dishes

Nghe An is famous for its diverse eel dishes such as eel porridge, eel soup, eel vermicelli, stir-fried eel, grilled eel, eel stewed with banana and bean...

Among the dishes made from Nghe eel, eel porridge is a standout - a simple but elaborate dish. When eating, the porridge is scooped separately, the eel meat is stir-fried separately, so that the diner can clearly feel the spicy, fatty and soft taste of the eel. Nghe eel porridge is often eaten with Do Luong rice paper or crispy fried bread.

Another outstanding dish made from eel is eel soup. After being cleaned, the eel is stir-fried, the broth is simmered from the eel's spine combined with pork or chicken or beef bones. Unlike many other places, a bowl of Nghe An eel soup has a lot of eel meat, often served with bread or wet rice paper.

Vinh wet cake

Banh muot Vinh has existed for a long time, closely associated with the daily life of Nghe An people. The main ingredient of the cake is rice, carefully selected, soaked overnight and then ground into flour. The rice flour is then mixed with water, spread into thin layers like paper. When the cake is cooked, the chef skillfully rolls each layer of cake, creating soft, smooth white cakes.

Unlike Northern rice rolls or Southern rice rolls, Vinh rice rolls have a sweet taste of rice, a little greasy from oil, do not need too many spices but the soft and smooth texture of the cake still makes many diners remember it forever. Rice rolls are often eaten with ham, sausage, grilled meat, eel soup...

Cua Lo flash squid

Cua Lo beach has long attracted tourists with its rich seafood resources, especially famous for its flashing squid dish. The name flashing squid (or dancing squid) refers to live squid, when fishermen catch it, the squid's skin still flashes with colors.

According to the experience of fishermen, from March to July every year is the season of flashing squid. At that time, fishermen will go to sea from 4pm to around 7-8pm to catch squid. Flashing squid is boiled, steamed with beer, grilled or eaten raw. The sweetness, fat, and crispiness of fresh squid become a unique culinary feature of Cua Lo.

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