An Giang specialties bring the unique flavor of the culture there and are also ideal delicacies for visitors to bring back as gifts.
Belonging to the Mekong Delta region – of Vietnam, An Giang is the convergence of many cultures, religious beliefs, cuisine and festivals, historical sites, and the intersection of Kinh, Chinese and Khmer people. , Hard. Because of that, this place has long been chosen by many tourists as a tourist destination for themselves.
1. Chau Doc Sauce
Delicious Chau Doc fish sauce is famous for thousands of different types with its own special flavor that is not the same as any other. Not only that, the fish sauce in Chau Doc is not the same as the fish sauce you usually eat, which has been distilled into the water, but Chau Doc fish sauce still retains the shape of the fish.
A special feature in Chau Doc fishery country is that the sugar used to make the fish sauce is jaggery – An Giang specialty, not cane sugar like many other places.
Each type of fish will also have different processing methods, some are whole, some are shredded, some are filleted or boned like this.Both eye-catching and deliciously irresistible (Photo: notimefortravel)
– Suggested place to buy:
Chau Doc Market: located on Bach Dang street, in Chau Phu An ward, right in the center of Chau Doc city, An Giang province.
– Reference price: 50,000 – 300,000 VND/kg.
2. Thorny clouds
Because of its rarity, even big cities rarely have it, so rattan is a specialty that people choose to buy as gifts a lot. Rattan fruit when green is orange, when ripe it is black, around the shell there are small spines, when peeled off the outer layer reveals a small inner zone, usually 2 to 3 segments. The sweet and sour taste is quite easy to eat, carrying the aroma of jackfruit and a bit of wild fruit of the mountain forest.
The rattan berries are also easy to preserve, so they can be carried away (Photo: bachhoaxanh)
– Venue selling rattan:
Chau Doc Market: located on Bach Dang street, in Chau Phu An ward, right in the center of Chau Doc city, An Giang province.
– Average price: 70,000 – 80,000 VND/kg, Indonesian snake rattan (Bali rattan) is 200,000 – 260,000 VND/kg.
3. Beef sausage
Beef sausage, also known as Tung Lo Mo, is a typical dish of the Cham people in An Giang. Beef sausage is made from beef mixed with cold rice and some other spices, then dried in the sun. When eaten, it can be grilled or fried, served with raw vegetables, chili sauce.
To fully feel the deliciousness of the dish, the best way is to grill beef sausages on embers, when cooked, “treat” immediately (Photo: dacsanvungmien)
– Suggestions for selling beef sausages:
+ Chau Doc Market: located on Bach Dang street, in Chau Phu An ward, right in the center of Chau Doc city, An Giang province.
+ Anas beef sausage production and trading facility (Group 7, Phum Xoai hamlet, Chau Phong commune, Tan Chau town, An Giang province)
– Average price: 150,000 VND/pack of 500g.
4. An Giang Cham Cake
There are two types of Cham cakes in An Giang: Ha nam can cake made from flour with duck eggs, the second type is Co Am, made from rice flour and jaggery.
Enjoy the traditional cakes of the Kinh people in the Southwest region with a rustic taste to remind you of your childhood. Because “ha nam can” is a sponge cake, “co-am” is a baked beef cake. Like many other delicacies in An Giang, Cham cakes are used with jaggery – a famous specialty of That Son region, rather than white sugar.
The crust is crispy but the inside is a bit spongy, chewy, soft of the flour, the fat of vegetable oil and the sweet taste of jaggery, the aroma of roasted sesame seeds make this dish even more unique (Photo: Tuilanguoiimientay)
– Suggested address to buy Cham cakes: Muong Cha bridge area, Ha Bao 2 hamlet, Da Phuoc, An Phu, An Giang.
– Average price: 2,000 VND/piece.
5. Banh Ka Tum
Originating from the Khmer ethnic group, although not as popular as many other typical Khmer cakes such as gingerbread, pineapple cake, num bon cake or tube cake. Ka Tum cake is the most special type of cake made from sticky rice because of the sophistication from the selection to the way of making the wrapping leaves.
The cake has 4 square corners, beautiful light yellow outside. Inside the Ka Tum cake, there are two types of fillings: banana and bean. After the cake is cooked, it is very easy to peel off the shell, without sticking to the filling inside. Biting a piece of cake, you will immediately feel the softness of sticky rice, the fatty flesh of beans and the faint aroma of jaggery.
Kà tum cake has a very special color, looks exactly like a flower (Photo: 2dep)
– Suggested buying address: Ka Tum cake is currently sold mainly in the Tri Ton area, An Giang. More specifically, you can find Ms. Neang Phuong’s address in Phuoc Loc hamlet, O Lam commune, Tri Ton district, An Giang.
– Average price: About 10,000 VND/piece.
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