Down to the West of the river, remember not to miss these specialties

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If you have a plan to travel to the west , besides visiting the famous places of the garden, do not forget to enjoy the famous specialties of this river delta.

Ben Tre coconut candy

Referring to Ben Tre is to mention the land of coconut, the silver coconut fields in Ben Tre are not only exploited and produced by the people to produce handicraft items for export to your country, but the heavy coconuts on the trees. It is also used by the people to create this famous specialty of this coconut land. Candy is made from natural coconut, has a sweet, soft, and characteristic aroma of coconut. Ben Tre has many craft villages that produce coconut candy, most of which are in Con Phung, Mo Cay … 

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Candies are made from natural coconut, have a sweet, soft, characteristic aroma

Lai Vung sour spring rolls

Ben Tre has coconut candy, Dong Thap has a famous specialty called Lai Vung nem. This dish captivates many diners when coming to the west because of the blending of the spicy taste of chili, sour of fermented skin and the typical salty taste in the western tasting style. The beautiful red color of spring rolls is just looking at it, when eating, it feels numb at the tip of the tongue, very stimulating, this spring rolls are often used in appetizers, eating …

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This dish captivates many diners when coming to the west because of the blending of a little spicy chili and sour fermented skin.

Mam Chau Doc

Chau Doc – An Giang is famous for its specialty is fish sauce. Walking around the markets of Chau Doc, you will feel overwhelmed by a world of silver fish sauce, from snakehead fish sauce, sauce fish sauce, fish sauce to fish sauce with very strange names but beef sauce , fish sauce … Although this dish looks “heavy”, but when it is processed into dishes, it is impossible to resist the attraction of this mountain specialties.

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Although this is a dish that looks “heavy”, when it is processed into dishes, it is guaranteed to be irresistible

Durian milk cake 

This is a special western rice paper with a characteristic flavor blending coconut milk and aroma of durian. This is a cake that is not only loved by westerners but also by many international tourists. The cake when eaten is sticky, fragrant and a little greasy of coconut is very attractive.

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Unique flavor blends coconut milk with aroma of durian

Son Doc puff cake 

Son Doc puff cake is very famous in Ben Tre, special cake is made from coconut milk, one of the popular ingredients of Ben Tre. There are 3 types of cakes, cakes, onion cakes and savory cakes, each with a different characteristic flavor. This cake is often eaten by people with salads or eaten, bought as gifts.

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This cake is often eaten by people with salad dishes or eaten

Soc Trang peanut cake

Western specialties, if not to mention Soc Trang, it is a very big omission. The cake with the crust is made very sophisticatedly, the crust is thin, soft and flexible, wrapped in many kinds of filling such as durian, taro, salted egg, green bean … when eaten with a sweet taste fat of the kernel.Mien_tay_6_1The thin, soft and flexible layered crust, wrapped inside are many types of people

Tea rolls

Banh Tet is another variation of banh chung in the North and also a specialty of the West . Among them, the most famous is the tea cuon cake in Tra Vinh, the intersection land of the Chinese – Kinh – Khmer cultures. Tea cuon cake is an indispensable dish in the Khmer cultural festivals.

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Tea cuon cake is an indispensable dish in the Khmer cultural festivals

To make this cake, people have to soak glutinous rice overnight with leaf juice, so the cake when eaten is usually very beautiful green. Green beans used as a filling must also be a large bean, wrapped with bacon, salted eggs in the middle, when the package must be firm, when boiling the cake will not be absorbed by the water, the cake is cooked evenly, the sticky rice is firm and delicious. . A special feature of Tra cuon banh tet is that it can be long (about 5-7 days) without being damaged.

Phu Quoc fish sauce

Fish sauce is a very unique symbol in the culinary culture of Vietnam. And in the West, referring to fish sauce is to mention Phu Quoc – Kien Giang. There is a craft village that specializes in producing fish sauce that has been developed for more than 200 years. Phu Quoc fish sauce is considered to be the best in the West thanks to being processed from the freshest ingredients caught directly from Phu Quoc beach. The process of making fish sauce here is also very meticulous, from the processing of raw materials, brewing the fish sauce and making this sauce to consumers. Phu Quoc fish sauce has a very beautiful color of cockroach wing, brings full nutrition and is an indispensable spice in the daily tray of western people.

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Phu Quoc fish sauce is considered the best in the West

Her rice fragrant Cho Dao

The Mekong Delta is known for being a major rice cultivation area in the country. And one of the most famous specialty rice varieties to mention is the fragrant rice at Dao market in Long An. The reason for this name is because according to the people here, rice was raised in the love of Lua and Ms Thom, so the rice is not only flexible, gives a soft grain of rice, but also has a special aroma that is not available anywhere. Rice with long and slender grain, in the old days was considered the kind of rice offered to the king.

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