Delicious jellyfish salad... cuts to the heart

My friend smiled, our village has plenty of jellyfish salad, you are too kind. I said the jellyfish is familiar but the way it is prepared is strange. In addition, the wind is strange, the land is strange, the restaurant is also strange with the roof and walls made of water coconut leaves. You should remember "one strange thing is worth a hundred familiar things". The strangest thing was the question the owner asked after we had eaten a few bites: How are you guys? The jellyfish salad I make is so delicious it... cuts into the heart.

Hương vị quê hương: Gỏi sứa ngon... cứa vào tim - Ảnh 1. — Tam Ky Jellyfish Salad

If the salad is delicious, then the words of the person who makes it are delicious. I thought to myself: This sentence is a path for emotions to sublimate. It is not a great "philosophy" but it has a little rhyme that sounds nice. With blushing cheeks, the Tam Ky girl said that she made the jellyfish salad in three stages. The way the owner spoke made the atmosphere quite friendly. A few of us gathered around to observe the "process" of making Tam Ky style jellyfish salad.

First, the owner poured the shredded jellyfish into a bowl of boiling water. The jellyfish was turning milky white, dotted with black seeds like sesame seeds. Blanching it like this made the jellyfish chewy, crunchy, and very appealing to the tongue. Pouring the onions into a bowl of ice water. When the onions met the ice, the jellyfish became crispy and appealing. Do you guys believe it? Some people only choose onions when eating salad because the jellyfish is also white, crispy, sweet and sour, who can refuse. A few minutes later, these two things were taken out.

The second step is to pour the star fruit and thinly sliced green bananas that have been soaked in vinegar and sugar from the pot onto a large plate. The owner said cheerfully: You know? Soaking them like this will keep the star fruit and bananas from turning dark. You see that. The light green star fruit slices and the white green banana slices retain their natural color. I am a good aesthetician, so if you come here, you will definitely leave, sooner or later you will "see you again". Then a whole bunch of fish sauce, sugar, MSG, chili, and lemon juice are ready to make the salad dressing.

Third, and also the final stage: Pour the salad dressing over the jellyfish, onion, star fruit, and green banana, then knead lightly a few times to mix well. The owner "tempts": Now is the time to add the green vegetables. The vegetables should not be "properly" chopped, but must be gathered together and chopped to be delicious. The roasted peanuts can be picked up and chewed separately or sprinkled on the salad as desired.

I asked if the vegetables were mixed last? The owner was right. Mixing vegetables is eaten immediately. The leaves are fresh, crispy, fragrant, and green. Mixing them too early, before you finish eating half of the vegetables, they are already soft and mushy, with no fragrance, and they ruin the look of the salad. The owner said there is perilla in there. This vegetable is similar to perilla but more fragrant, and is also good for treating colds. As for jellyfish, needless to say, if you eat it a few times a week, no matter how old you are, you will be... young. It's anti-aging. I said that if you are weak, just eat jellyfish salad. The owner smiled and said don't think too far ahead, it's not a good idea.

Saying goodbye to the owner, we argued about the "romance" factor. One said that my salad shop was a new passion. The other said, "Oh, I'll miss it so much when I go back." I said, "If you miss it, then miss it. If you miss it, your life will be more colorful." The owner smiled with her eyes: "No way! This jellyfish salad shop is so good... it really cuts into the heart."

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