Looks like chili sauce, but Chi Chuong has its own flavor according to the secret of the Hai Phong people.
Visitors to the city of red phoenix flowers for the first time will be surprised when Hai Phong people call chili sauce as chi Chuong. Many Hai Phong people themselves wonder why chi chuong is clearly distinguished from chili sauce, although in recent years these two names are gradually being used as one. When the trend of food tour Hai Phong took the throne, many food enthusiasts were also interested and wanted to learn more about the magazine.
One of the origins of the book is from the Chinese people in Hai Phong. They live a lot in the area of Cho Do, Tam Bac lake, calling chili sauce Chi Chuong because it is close to the Chinese transliteration. However, it is stronger, bold, and spicy, also more fragrant, and not just the chili flavor like normal chili sauce.
The ingredients for making chicha include chili and fresh tomatoes with seeds, mixed with minced garlic, a little salt, and then fermented according to a special recipe depending on the place of production. Delicious chili sauce must be spicy, bright red eye-catching, eating is to recognize the difference compared to normal chili sauce, although it is difficult to describe in words. Depending on how it is prepared, chicha can be slightly acidic.
Chi Chuong is a condiment to eat with Hai Phong specialties such as spicy fish noodles, crab cakes… With such dishes, Chi Chuong helps to enhance the flavor of the broth. Diners when eating will feel the spicy taste of the sauce combined with the sourness of the kumquat, the feeling of wanting to eat forever without being fed up.
In particular, Hai Phong spicy bread cannot be without this spice. The word “spicy” in the name of the dish also comes from eating the same chili. Diners drenched in bread with ready-to-eat chili in a bowl, biting into the crispy bread crust, and felt the spicy and salty taste of Hai Phong’s famous pate. When selling to take home, the owner often gives diners a lot of chapters, “dot it all”.
Be bold enough to say “Please give me a few chapters” to make Hai Phong people happy when you know the name of this specialty chili sauce. When coming to the port city, don’t forget to enjoy the meal to make the dishes more delicious.