Walking on the smooth sand, under the shady ocean, watching the clear sky, someone said jokingly: “Going all over the five continents but not yet to Chau Me is regrettable!”.
Quang Ngai not only has a magnificent My Khe beach, a poetic Sa Huynh beach, but also a wild and charming Chau Me beach that captivates visitors.
A corner of Chau Me sea.PHOTO: TRAN CAO DUYEN
Chau Me (Pho Chau commune, Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province ) is a peaceful and poetic coastal village. The sea penetrates the shore, the sea shelf is shallow, creating a sandy beach forming a crescent moon. This feature makes Chau Me beach gentle, with no slope, waves just ripple, is the ideal beach. From Quang Ngai city down to the south, about 70 kilometers to Chau Me. As for Quy Nhon, it will be around 115 kilometers. In the car era, that distance was not very far.
Seafood spoiled
Coming to Chau Me, the first thing is to choose a restaurant, reserve seats, order drinks and some dishes in advance. Then “boom” into the sea while bathing and … watching the beach, cloudy sky, immense water. Having struggled for a long time, when I heard of hunger, I went ashore, using the restaurant’s services: discharging freshwater, changing clothes and enjoying seafood. Shrimp, squid, fish, shellfish … all and all sizes. If you want, “most positive only”. The owner used the racket to scoop up immediately. Can order a few “typical” dishes only.
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On the other hand, we went to the beach to pick up the fishermen’s boat to stop by to buy at the base, and found fish and shrimp still struggling in the basket. The owner does not mind, also lends the oven, only charges for charcoal. Students often choose this way because of the lack of money … prominence.The seafood here is mainly fresh, so everything is delicious and sweet.
But it seems that the grilled dish is the most chosen. Smoke from the ovens, shrimp, crab and squid “resonate”, fragrant and irresistible. People walking on the street naturally… swallowed, thinking of a cup of salt and green pepper.In addition to the usual types of seafood, people returning to Chau Me for the first time should enjoy the “trio” of cha nhum, porridge and fish sauce. This is the local specialty . Cha Nhum and congee, everyone can eat and eat very… strong.
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Particularly, the fish sauce eaten with fresh vermicelli and bacon is … without thinking. Unfortunately, a few people cannot eat this sauce, heard by the location. The remaining, eaten is addicted, 600,000 a liter also buy. There are “extreme” diners who also applaud: The jum is the boss of the party! In addition, the jum dish, and most importantly, the fish sauce, must be the jum caught on the waters of Pho Chau. Grape in other places mixed in will have a fishy taste, a pale color, not a brick color like real incense. Of course, the “mixed tea” numplows reduce the deliciousness.
Wine progressed king
Recently, Chau Me has another unique specialty, Sa Huynh glutinous rice wine (certified by the Ministry of Science and Technology). Distilled from the old “progressive king” sticky rice, the wine has a sweet and sweet flavor and a hint of inner wind. Unfortunately, this wine is only produced in moderation because the factory is being built.
Finding to buy a bottle of glutinous wine on a trip back to Chau Me is very “good”.Ganh Tret and Ganh Nhu are two rocky ramparts at the two ends of the beach, curved in the shape of a crescent moon. This is the famous beautiful destination of Chau Me.
Barefoot on the rock, you will be very excited to find yourself lost in a deformed bakestone. The young people in pairs, each pair, suspension sandals, hand to bring lovers to go through the obstacles, bumpy. When I was tired, I sat down, leaned back against the rock, and sang to each other: “Ask for moss green stone …” That is enough to “cut the heart” of those who are in love, to use half of the second half is a must!
The pure and gentle beauty of Chau Me beach
Chau Me is blessed with a beautiful scenery by nature, with smooth golden sand, curving like a crescent moon, embracing the clear seawater, blue as if wanting to blend with the sky, combined with The green and blue ridges connected with the majestic mountains beyond the far, surrounded and covered around, creating a charming painting, captivating the hearts of people.
Blue sea, white sand, poetic yellow sunshine (Photo @ vientiennguyen2793)
In addition, Chau Me Beach also has a lot of rocks with different sizes and shapes bobbing on the water, like giant dolphins rising to bask in the sun. Occasionally, there are strong waves hitting and causing foam to splash, looking like white “fireworks” displays, attracting visitors.
The rocks create a lyrical wildness for the sea (Photo @ kathynguyen4756)
The special thing is that on those arid rocks, it seems that there will be no vitality at all, but blooms a lot of colorful wildflowers and radiates fragrant scent, creating a virtual “hot life urgently “.
Beautiful virtual living corner in the sea (Photo @ dntt_19)
Besides, the image of blue basket boats lying dormant in the sun on the sand after hard working hours, also makes the scenery where Chau Me beach becomes strangely peaceful and dear.
The scenery is rustic and strangely close (Photo @ d.quygnh_0508)
Interesting experiences at Chau Me beach
Because it is still quite pristine, has not invested much in tourism and not many people visit, Chau Me beach is surprisingly clean, you will not be able to find a pile of trash, whether on the shore or under the sea. Moreover, because it is shielded by bow-shaped mountains and large rocks, the sea surface is quite quiet, allowing visitors to comfortably dive in the blue water like in a quiet country river.
Swimming is a very popular activity (Photo @hoasun_f)
After a long bath, you can lie on the sand under the shady praises to both watch the sea and confide, as well as enjoy the cool breezes carrying the salty taste of the sea blowing in. . Especially bringing a rug down for a light picnic and hitting a couple of passionate guitars can be said to be lost to heaven.
However, the most attractive point of Chau Me beach is probably the seafood, because the giant rocks or the long mountain foothills are a great shelter for strong seafood species to grow.
So that, at any time of the year, under each water layer, every corner of the rock, each cluster of moss or each cluster of sand, fishermen can catch squid (tube, leaves, rice), crabs, and crabs. fish (grouper, mu, mackerel, persimmon), snails and oysters … even precious seafood for ancient kings such as: Huynh De crab, lobster and nettle … extremely abundant, fresh.
Attractive red lobster (Photo @thuc_anh_dao)
Moreover, although the shops around Chau Me Quang Ngai beach are not too luxurious and as big as other famous beaches, but they are able to process extremely attractive dishes such as: fish sauce, steamed Huynh De crab , grilled oysters with grease, grilled squid, avocado, grouper wrapped with mustard, apricot seaweed soup or green crocodile salad … “knocked out” even the most demanding diners.
Imagine that, at midday in the windy summer, sitting in the shade of blue ocean, holding in hand a big lobster “rubbing fire” with firm and sweet meat dipped in green pepper salt or eating tuna with soy sauce Mustard oil, steamed snail, smell of spicy lemongrass and spicy oyster porridge… what better than this. 
Grilled oyster with onion oil (Photo @ i.am.phu)
Or you can go with the farmer on the boat floating in the middle of the sea and then throw the net to collect a batch of dozens of pounds of fresh fish and shrimp, jump and fish, then buy at a “cheap” price to go home for a party. it must be said that it is “amazing”.
If you have time, before returning you can also explore other interesting destinations near Chau Me beachsuch as: Cay Khe lake, Green tree, Lo Do lagoon, Bau Nu lagoon, Go Nu mountain, En cave or rapids Nhu … will definitely not disappoint you.
Some note when visiting Chau Me beach
Skin:
– When going to the beach, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, umbrella, sunscreen or sunscreen are essential items to protect the body.
– Because Chau Me beach is still quite untouched, not much invested in tourism services yet, so you can bring your favorite food and drink.
Sunglasses are essential when it comes to the summer seas (Photo @dtha_ng)
Time of arrival:
– The ideal time to travel to Chau Me Beach is from April to August, because there is beautiful sunshine, the sky is blue, the sea is smooth and clear, so it is very suitable for water activities.
– The time from September to November is the time that should not go to the sea because this is the time when the central region is in the stormy season, the wind is strong, the sea is cloudy and turbulent, extremely dangerous.
How to get to: From the center of Quang Ngai city, you take a motorbike or car along Quang Trung street, to the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto National Highway 1A towards Ho Chi Minh City. When passing the People’s Committee of Sa Hoang ward – Hoai Nhon town, meeting a junction, turn left and go about 400m, then turn right, then turn left when you reach the 2nd intersection to reach the place.
Motorbikes are a popular means of transport to the sea (Photo @ camlenguyen93)
Summer has come, what are you waiting for without going to a hot event at Chau Me Quang Ngai beach !