Have you ever heard of culinary dishes such as Tay Son beef jerky, Chau Truc shrimp vermicelli, straw spring rolls… of the martial arts land of Binh Dinh? If you haven’t been a tourist yet, try it once when you visit this place.
Belonging to the Central Coast region with a long history of Sa Huynh culture, Binh Dinh is also an ideal destination for domestic and foreign tourists. In particular, the factors that make this place attractive, in addition to the beautiful scenery and famous attractions, are the dishes from luxury to popular specialties imbued with the culinary culture of the land of martial arts that will surprise visitors. and enjoy.
Below are these specialty dishes in Binh Dinh that tourists should not miss when visiting this martial arts land.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: Quy Nhon grilled fish
Quy Nhon grilled fish, a dish with the flavor of the sea and martial arts land. (Photo: @NOF)
Although fish cakes can be specialty and is present in many places but not all fish cakes taste the same. The reason Quy Nhon fish cake is one of the reasons Binh Dinh specialties famous for its delicious and unique taste. Ingredients selected from the freshest sea fish and exclusive recipes of the people have created a difference for Quy Nhon fish cake.
There are two popular types of Quy Nhon fish cakes: steamed and fried. In addition to enjoying the chewy, crunchy, and especially delicious grilled fish, visitors can use this fish cake as a “topping” for other dishes such as rice, vermicelli, and pho.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: My An sea urchin sauce
Sea urchin sauce is one of the dishes that was considered a specialty of the King in ancient times. (Photo: Binh Dinh agricultural products)
One of the very typical specialties of this martial arts land that many tourists will be impressed with once they enjoy it and never forget, is Nhum fish sauce.
According to people here, there are many different types of sea urchins, but sea urchin sauce in Binh Dinh is especially made from sea urchins, creating such a delicious flavor that “it goes well with anything”. At the same time, Nhum fish sauce at My An was also a Binh Dinh specialty presented to the king, and is now a dish that tourists cannot miss when traveling to Binh Dinh.
Sea urchins are inherently thorny animals that can hurt people if they step on them, and the people here have turned them into a wonderful delicacy.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: Tay Son beef jerky
Tay Son beef jerky, a dish made from beef intestines, is also a dish similar to thang co in Ha Giang. (Photo: @2dep)
Tay Son beef jerky This is a quite strange and unique dish that not everyone can eat. To make beef jerky become a Binh Dinh specialty requires a very careful and elaborate preparation process. The green substance in the beef intestines called gie is carefully prepared, then marinated with spices: pepper, garlic, chili, lemongrass, ginger… to prevent odor and is processed to create a very special and delicious dish.
The small intestine, blood and beef liver are also cooked with the beef. The first time you eat it, you may not be used to it, but the more you eat it, the more you will enjoy it. A few beef jerky served with rice paper, raw vegetables and a glass of Bau Da wine is enough to make visitors forget the way home.
Specialties in Binh Dinh: District market spring rolls
The district market spring rolls are rich in flavor, just looking at them makes you feel the wonderful taste. (Photo: Vietnamese countryside)
Nem chua is one of Binh Dinh’s specialties that is processed meticulously and meticulously. With a special flavor recipe to marinate the freshest pieces of pork and wrap it inside layers of young star fruit leaves and elaborate banana leaves, the famous delicious flavor of spring rolls at the district market has also spread far and wide.
Coming to Binh Dinh, taking a bite of spring rolls and sipping a little Bau Da wine is enough for visitors to remember that taste every time this trip is mentioned. In addition, spring rolls are also a suitable choice to buy as gifts.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: Banh it gai gai leaves
The aroma of sticky rice and hemp leaves, and the fatty sweetness of green bean paste have created a famous Binh Dinh specialty. (Photo: Quy Nhon tourism)
“I want to eat banh it with gai leaves
Marrying a man from Binh Dinh is afraid of a long journey.”
Banh it la gai is one of the famous Binh Dinh specialties. To make the famous delicious banh it, the baker must choose and prepare the gai leaves very meticulously because this is an important factor that determines the flavor of the cake. Next, the sticky rice and filling are also selected and prepared from the best ingredients.
After a process of grinding flour, making filling, wrapping and steaming the cake, delicious, chewy little gai leaf cakes with the sweetness of green bean or coconut filling are released from the oven. With this specialty, visitors should try it at least once, and visitors can buy it to take home as a gift.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: Rice straw
Rice straw rolls, a specialty dish in Binh Dinh. (Photo: VOV)
With a unique and strange name, cha tré has become a specialty dish in Binh Dinh, arousing the curiosity of many tourists who want to learn about and try this dish. Although it is popular throughout the Central provinces, the most delicious flavor is still Binh Dinh’s Tre rolls with a method and recipe that can only be made in Binh Dinh.
The ingredients for making Cha Tre are similar to those of spring rolls and wraps from the North. But Binh Dinh bamboo is skillfully replaced by the people here with many other ingredients such as pig ears, pig nostrils, pork skin, pork belly,… Tre is also suitable as a gift to bring home when traveling. visitors to Binh Dinh.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: My Cang jumping shrimp pancake
My Cang jumping shrimp pancake. (Photo: dulichbinhdinh)
The list of specialty dishes in Binh Dinh must include Quy Nhon jumping shrimp pancakes. This is a unique delicacy with a thin, crispy crust and fresh shrimp. When eaten, banh xeo is often rolled with rice paper, adding raw vegetables, mango and thinly sliced cucumber. Fish sauce full of chili, garlic, lemon, and sugar is a special feature that brings the perfect flavor to the famous jumping shrimp pancake.
Specialty dish in Binh Dinh: Chau Truc shrimp vermicelli
Binh Dinh specialty Chau Truc shrimp vermicelli. (Photo: dulichbinhdinh)
Binh Dinh specialty Chau Truc shrimp vermicelli is a rustic dish, imbued with the identity of the martial arts countryside. The dish’s main ingredients are soft rice vermicelli and fresh ground shrimp meat pounded with salt and chili. Before enjoying, shrimp meat is put into a bowl, add some spices, fish sauce and pour over boiling vermicelli broth, stir well. After that, the vermicelli is put into a bowl, added with cilantro, a little ground pepper and eaten with crispy grilled rice paper. All ingredients blend together to create an attractive sweet and spicy flavor.