Broken rice puree
Broken rice is one of the popular dishes in Long Xuyen. Not attracted by large pieces of barbecue like many other localities, the broken rice plate here is especially impressive thanks to the chopped pieces of braised meat and eggs, pureed broken seeds, peels, sweet pickles (in many places there is more pickled morning glory) served with thick fish sauce. Each plate of broken rice costs 25,000-35,000 VND.
Suggested address: 67 Ly Tu Trong; 32 Phan Dinh Phung; 143/2 Thoai Ngoc Hau...
Fish sauce hotpot
This is one of the dishes with bold characteristics of the Long Xuyen river area. The main ingredient of the dish is cooked from spirit fish paste, choked fish with lemongrass, chili, finely chopped garlic and many ingredients such as meat, shrimp, squid, fish cakes, howling fish... so that the broth is sweet and rich. There are more than a dozen types of fish sauce hot pot vegetables including crazy, grated banana flowers, grated morning glory, bitter vegetables, spinach, squash, squash, water lilies, etc. To enjoy this dish, there must be an extra cup of clear fish sauce and chili served with vermicelli or noodles. Fish sauce hotpot costs 150,000-200,000 VND.
Suggested address: 95/4 Tran Hung Dao; 5D Le Lai, 291 Nguyen Hoang...
Wild vegetable pancakes
Pancake is made from rice flour, turmeric powder, and a little beer to give it a fragrant crispiness. The filling includes pork, shrimp, bean sprouts or cassava root (many places are replaced with coconut tofu). This dish in Long Xuyen is served with more than 20 types of wild vegetables with a typical sour and astringent taste such as lettuce, herbs, perilla, basil, fish lettuce, mausoleum leaves, bay leaves, convex sand... The dipping sauce is served with all kinds of sweet, sour, and spicy flavors. Each pancake costs 20,000-35,000 VND. In addition to pancakes, many shops also sell shrimp filling.
Suggested address: 4/4 Le Quy Dong; 38 Ly Thai To; 796/5 Tran Hung Dao; 63/2 Thoai Ngoc Hau...
Fish vermicelli
The vermicelli dish has the special feature of being cooked from snakehead fish, fragrant, chewy, sweet and few bones. Fish meat is stir-fried with lemongrass and turmeric, fragrant, and rich in flavor. The broth is simmered from the bones for a natural sweetness. Eating Long Xuyen fish vermicelli must have a price, spinach, spinach, crazy cotton and sliced banana flowers... Accompanied by fish noodles, there is also a cup of salt, chili and lemon for a richer taste. A bowl of Long Xuyen fish noodles costs about 20,000-30,000 VND.
Suggested address: 22-24 Nguyen Thai Hoc; 4 Ly Thuong Kiet; 60 Nguyen Thai Hoc; 502 Vo Thi Sau Street.
Field crab porridge hotpot
The porridge pot scores points thanks to the harmonious combination of the sweetness of field crab and the sweetness of many fresh vegetables. The Long Xuyen people often use field crabs to puree, remove the carcass and cook it to get each piece of crab meat. The rest of the water will combine yellow roasted rice stewed into porridge, with more straw mushrooms, onion heads... When the porridge boils, dip more melons, spinach, pennywort... and dipped with clear fish sauce with chili peppers. This dish is hot and delicious. The price of each porridge hotpot is about 60,000-80,000 VND.
Suggested address: Sao Mai Copper Crab Porridge Hot Pot Restaurant, Binh Khanh Ward or 16G1, Pham Cu Luong, My Phuoc Ward.
Photo: Khanh Thien
According to VnE