Red jellyfish Hai Phong: the dish never stops HOT in the summer

Summer is not only the time of “ascending the throne” of the air conditioner or the cool ice cream, but also the season of the cool, crunchy Hai Phong jellyfish dish that makes the heart “collapse”.

About the red jellyfish Hai Phong

Jellyfish is a type of intestinal aquatic life, transparent canopy body, many tassels, and good health effects, especially red jellyfish is considered a “miracle” of the sea: can make heat, Reduces itching caused by the rash and relieves headache or fatigue caused by hot weather.

Therefore, they have been utilized to make many delicious dishes, but the most unique is probably the red jellyfish mannequin Hai Phong . I do not know when this dish has existed since, but nowadays, as long as being from Hai Phong, no one does not know the red jellyfish mannequin. It even “made rain” in Hanoi in recent years, making the culinary world “crazy”.The famous red jellyfish dish in Hai Phong (Photo @___munnn___)

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However, red jellyfish are only seasonal, starting around the third lunar month and ending in the fifth lunar month, ie from April to June of the solar calendar every year, so if you miss the summer, it must be until the year. After that we can enjoy the red jellyfish in Hai Phong .

How to create delicious Hai Phong red jellyfish dish ‘in tune’

The best red jellyfish in Hai Phong must be the fresh ones in Thuy Nguyen. After catching up from the sea, immediately soak in the water tank with roots, the bark of the parrot and fragrant leaves to boil to cool down to eliminate fishy smell, smell, as well as keep water for the jellyfish. This stage requires workers to have long-term experience to align ingredients and time properly, otherwise red jellyfish will have a strong smell that is difficult to eat.

When jellyfish turn to mahogany pink like betel pulp, clear as jelly, plump and tender, then it is ready to eat. At this time, red jellyfish sellers will arrange them in layers in a small pot with squeezed lemon and sliced kumquats to make the jellyfish mildly fragrant.Jellyfish are soaked in kumquats for aroma

Moreover, in order for the red jellyfish salad to taste Hai Phong , when eating, the seller will have to use a small bamboo knife made from a bamboo tube, cut it into small pieces with 2 knuckles so as not to lose the characteristic flavor. own jellyfish.

Although not mixed with other ingredients such as white jellyfish salad, when enjoying red jellyfish, we can not ignore other side dishes such as tofu grilled on charcoal to a golden brown, not fried for oil. losing the freshness of jellyfish, sliced fresh copra and marjoram, perilla, mint and some other herbs.Jellyfish served with golden grilled tofu, fresh coconut and herbs (Photo @phuongruaaa)

However, the most important ingredient that creates the uniqueness of the Hai Phong red jellyfish dish is the sauce. While the majority of Hai Phong people choose to suddenly have sour, spicy, salty, sweet and harmonious flavors, add a bit of roasted peanuts to increase flavor, Hanoians like to dab with a rich, passionate shrimp paste. some lemon, chili, sugar and whipped cotton, oh, just thinking about it, I had to swallow the saliva. The red jellyfish suddenly ate very delicious (Photo @toccvangg)

Revealing, each sauce has its own distinctive feature and each part of the jellyfish has a different taste: the jellyfish body is soft and succulent, and the legs are crunchy and lumpy, so you you can choose according to your own preferences.

As a street food, when entering a Hai Phong red jellyfish store , you will see the ladies often presenting all the ingredients around them to prepare them quickly. And because all the meals are the same, the hands are always cutting jellyfish, slicing beans, chopping coconut, mixing shrimp paste, so just sitting down doesn’t take too long you have a full portion. color in front.The ingredients are displayed around the seller (Photo @myhanoii)

Not only attractive in terms of form with all the colors red, yellow, white, green, but this dish also strongly stimulates taste. Each red jellyfish salad is full of jellyfish, beans, copra, herbs lightly dipped in the dipping sauce are all the cool, sweet, fatty, soft, spicy and salty flavors that will dance in mouth, making you want to eat only once, then “addicted” is always not good.Eating all the ingredients at once is the most delicious (Photo @ dynu39)

However, it should be noted, the red jellyfish body accounts for about 97% of the water, so if it is not processed properly, it will be damaged after a few hours, so choose reputable, clean restaurants. At the same time, the ingredients eaten with this dish are mostly fresh, so for those “weak”, it is best to consider carefully before trying it.

The address to eat red jellyfish Hai Phong in Hanoi is very delicious

In Hai Phong, you can see many shops selling red jellyfish in the summer, but Hanoi is not everywhere, here are some of the most recommended by gourmets:

No. 16B Duong Thanh, Hoan Kiem District – is open from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
No. 70 Hang Chieu, Hoan Kiem District – is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Alley Thanh Ha or the alley of Dong Xuan market, Hoan Kiem district – is open from 12am to 6pm.
No. 46, Lane 105, Bach Mai Street, Hai Ba Trung District – is open from 7:00 to 13:00.
No. 20 Goc De alley, Hoang Mai district – open from 7am to 12pm and from 14:30 to 18:00.
No. 1 Le Van Huu, Hai Ba Trung district – is open from 16 o’clock until the end.
In addition, in the area of O Quan Chuong or Hang Be market, there are also a number of shops selling this dish.

Note : Hai Phong red jellyfish shops in Hanoi are mainly small street vendors on the sidewalk or near the market. buy take out.

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