Nem Ninh Hoa - specialty of agarwood land

Nem Ninh Hoa originates from Ninh Hoa town - a land rich in history of agarwood, about 35 km north of Nha Trang city. Nem Ninh Hoa has 2 types: nem chua and nem nuong. The pork used to make nem is freshly slaughtered, still hot and only the thigh and shoulder are used. After marinating with spices, the meat will be put into a mortar and pounded or ground. Wait for the meat to absorb the spices, roll it into finger-long sticks, then skewer it on bamboo sticks to grill over hot coals.

For nem chua, the minced meat will be lined with a layer of star gooseberry leaves, then wrapped in banana leaves or seed banana leaves, preferably, and left in a cool place for 2-3 days. When the nem is cooked, the outer layer will give the nem a slightly astringent taste, making the nem taste more special.

Ninh Hoa spring rolls specialty of Khanh Hoa province

To make the spring rolls authentic, you cannot miss the dipping sauce made from sticky rice, soybeans, tomatoes, minced lean meat mixed with sugar, garlic, chili; especially fresh peeled shrimp, minced or ground to create the sweetness of the meat.

When enjoying, diners put a grilled spring roll, raw vegetables, fried rice paper and a little vermicelli in the rice paper, roll it up and dip it in for flavor. The sweet, chewy flavor of the spring roll, the crispy taste of the fried rice paper, the fresh taste of the raw vegetables combined with the salty-sweet taste of the dipping sauce create an irresistible combination of flavors.

If you have time, you can go directly to Ninh Hoa town to visit and enjoy some restaurants that are recommended by many people such as Ba Nam (Le Loi Street), My Duyen (National Highway 26) ... However, Ninh Hoa spring rolls are more popular in Nha Trang with many famous restaurants near and far. Some of them are Dang Van Quyen grilled spring rolls restaurant - a long-standing Ninh Hoa grilled spring rolls restaurant in Nha Trang (Le Loi Street intersecting with Lan Ong Street), Vu Thanh An grilled spring rolls (Le Loi Street), Ngoc Tien spring rolls (Le Thanh Phuong Street), Nha Trang spring rolls (Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street) ...

After many ups and downs, Nem Ninh Hoa is now not only a familiar and favorite dish of the people of the land of agarwood but also a specialty chosen by many tourists. There is a folk saying "Wherever I go, I miss Khanh Hoa, I miss Nha Trang with its cool breeze, I miss Ninh Hoa with its many Nem" as a way to affirm the specialty dish in the hearts of the people.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nem-ninh-hoa-dac-san-xu-tram-huong-196240418192816514.htm