Soc Trang – Vietnam’s noodle soup is one of the Asian Specialties of 2023 – a record established by the Asian Records Organization.
Soc Trang is one of the Western provinces with a famous noodle soup dish. This is a traditional dish of the Khmer people, called “num-chooc”, while the Kinh people call it noodle soup. This dish has a delicious flavor because of the combination of culinary culture of the three ethnic groups Kinh – Khmer – Chinese.
Ms. La Thi My Phuong – a famous noodle soup restaurant owner in Soc Trang, said: “The essence of this dish is the broth – a soup made from fish sauce, lemongrass stalks and vermicelli wormwood (a type of tuber). turmeric, but smaller and darker yellow used to eliminate fishy smell). Commonly used fish sauce is fish sauce, ling fish, especially Khmer people often cook with beef sauce.
The fish sauce is processed separately, cooked and only filtered to get the clear water. Then, this broth is cooked with lemongrass and wormwood vermicelli. When cooking for a certain period of time, coconut water will be added to make the broth sweeter, clearer and more delicious.
The ingredients served with vermicelli are boiled snakehead fish, separated from meat and bones; Boiled ground cloves, peeled and roasted pork cut into pieces. Noodle soup in Tra Vinh province also has a combination of spring rolls and pig’s blood dipped in salt and chili.
Besides, noodle soup is also served with many types of vegetables such as bean sprouts, chives, grated water spinach, grated banana ears, herbs, laksa leaves… or some banh gio, fried porridge. When enjoying, add a little lemon, chili, and fish sauce for more flavor.
Diners can easily find noodle soup restaurants when traveling to Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu… Although each restaurant has different ways of preparing and seasoning, the common point is the rich flavor. display.
Mr. Nghiem Anh Duy – tourist in the city. Ho Chi Minh shared: “In Ho Chi Minh City there is also noodle soup, but when I came to enjoy this noodle dish in Soc Trang, I could feel all the flavors. The aroma of fish sauce; the fresh taste of field fish and shrimp; The crispiness and greasiness of the roasted meat makes the noodle dish more attractive, eating it once and remembering it forever.”
Not only do many shops sell this unique vermicelli dish, almost every family in Soc Trang can cook this vermicelli dish themselves.
Ms. Duong Thi Quy in Dai Tam commune, My Xuyen district said she knew how to cook this noodle dish from her mother’s teachings. On holidays, Tet, and days off, she will cook for the whole family to enjoy.
Mrs. Quy calls this noodle dish a “unity dish” – because whenever she cooks this dish, her children and grandchildren naturally gather to eat together.
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