Quang Binh snail is one of the divine specialties of “cave kingdom”. Possessing a very small size, but this dish always makes diners fall in love with its rustic and delicious taste.
Specialty of Quang Binh snail
Snails feature many beautiful patterns right on their body, so people often use this type of snail to make handicrafts and jewelry. Not only that, this is also a “divine” snack that you cannot ignore when coming to explore Quang Binh.
Specialties of snail shells of Quang Binh and some central provinces
Quang Binh snail when cooking is not easy, it takes a lot of effort and stage. Often the cook will not boil the snail like other types of snails but will add lemon leaves, monosodium glutamate, salt, stir-fried chili and oil. The snail itself is super small in size, so the chef must be very skillful and meticulous to prevent the snail from shrinking the meat, it is more difficult to keep the natural crispness and sweetness of the snail.
This is quite a rustic dish
Quang Binh snail snail is a nibbling snack, tiny snail gut, but when it is taken out of its shell is a hobby of many people. When you put the snail into your mouth, the aroma, salty, and sweetness makes the tongue ecstasy, stimulating the diners to quickly eat more. Many people are addicted to snails that they don’t get bored eating cans after can. Because the snail is small, when eaten properly, the stomach does not feel full but only craves more. 
The eye-catching screws
Snail shape is quite eye-catching, showy. If only at first glance perhaps many people think that this is not a dish but just a decoration. This type of snail in addition to being used for processing into snacks, also using snail shells to process into bracelets, necklaces, and patterns on handicrafts. There are artists who also use snail gut to make art paintings.
The screw is very small in size
Season to enjoy Quang Binh snail
If you want to try this unique snail dish, come to Quang Binh from February to April of the calendar. This is the only snail season in the year. If you come outside this time, there will be no snails to eat!
Snail season from February to April
How to process Quang Binh snail
The processing of Quang Binh snail is quite sophisticated. When the snails are raked, they must be washed away and washed several times in seawater or rice water to ensure that the snails are clean, free of grit and sand. After that, people continue to bring snails soaked in seawater for 24 hours, then the new snail will be guaranteed completely clean of sand. 
Clean the snail
Screws procession when cooking to retain the natural sweetness, snail meat is not real life and when nhể easy. Although the snail meat is very small, when it is processed, it will ensure the spicy, salty, sweet taste … especially in the tail. Normally, the cook will spread the snails on the stove and then add lemongrass, salt, chili, and pepper so that the snails will be infused with spices. After that, when someone eats, people will mix spices such as chili salt, dried onions, monosodium glutamate, mix well and then pack. When you buy snails, you will be added a few grapefruit thorns and especially spicy ginger fish sauce will be an indispensable seasoning.
When you eat, you will add fish sauce to make it bold
How to enjoy Quang Binh snail
To enjoy the snail dish is not difficult at all because diners will easily be able to take the snail meat out of the shell and put it in your mouth. However, this dish also becomes very fussy because many people have to poke 5 – 10 snails once before chewing one. Eating snail is a bit long, but everyone must be enamored with the sweet, fatty, spicy flavor of this dish.
Eating snails is not too difficult
When you snail, if you are patient and smart with your hands, you will see a very small piece of snail, only the size of a grapefruit. Although a little, but when you eat 5-10 children once, you will feel the sweetness of the sea creeping into each snail. Once swallowed, the scent lingers on the tip of the tongue, so anyone who has eaten it will want to eat a few more times. 
It is wonderful to sit and nibble a few at once
When you go to eat Quang Binh snail, remember to invite some good friends to eat together for fun. While taking each tiny snail, the salty taste lingers on the grapefruit’s thorns, and together, chatting and talking is really fun. Therefore, if you come to Quang Binh, do not forget to find a few places to enjoy this snail!
Remember to invite others
Attractive dishes from Quang Binh snails
Boiled snails
Boiled snail is the simplest type of processing, but its taste is very appealing. Usually the snails will be boiled within 5 – 10 minutes to ripen. After boiling, people will add thin slices of sr, chopped lemon leaves and mix a little chili, salt and monosodium glutamate.
Boiled snail is a popular dish
The aroma of boiled snail mingles with the taste of lemon leaves, lemongrass and chili will make many culinary devotees go crazy and fall in love.
If you have not yet tried it, please go to Quang Binh in February – April
Spicy stir-fried snail
Another way of processing snails that also makes many people love it is spicy fried snails. If you want to change the taste of this divine snail then give this one a try!
Mix the ingredients for cooking
From a large basket of snails, the seller will mix chili salt, monosodium glutamate, scallion, and ginger fish sauce when customers come to buy. When eating the spices infused in the spicy and sweet snails, it is difficult for everyone to refuse. 
Spicy stir-fried snails
Address to eat delicious Quang Binh snail
In Quang Binh, there are many places to enjoy delicious and long-standing snails:
- Quan Phuong Ha: Sub-area 15, Ward Bac Ly, City. Dong Hoi. This is a snail shop that sells large quantities, so you can eat as much as you want. The quality of the screw is also appreciated.
- Delicious snail restaurant: No. 45 Ngo Quyen, City. Dong Hoi. This shop has an open space which is very suitable for gathering friends.
- Aunt Thai’s shop: Sub-zone 15, P. Bac Ly, City. Dong Hoi.
In Quang Binh, there are many places to eat delicious snails
For the people of the central coast, Quang Binh snails are considered a precious gift of the sea. Then as they go further, they all miss the taste of this tiny dish. This is a specialty that anyone traveling to Quang Binh should also enjoy once.
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