Not only beautiful scenery, but Kien Giang’s specialty dishes also attract tourists with a unique delicious taste that cannot be found anywhere else. So what delicious dishes of Kien Giang have you enjoyed? Let’s find out in detail through the following article.
The specialties of Kien Giang tourists should not miss
Let’s take a look at some of the specialties of Kien Giang that are loved by tourists today whenever they have the opportunity to visit this place:
1. Banana flower scallop salad
Kien Giang is famous for dishes from oysters, besides scallop porridge, grilled scallops with onion fat, sweet and sour fried scallops… you should also not miss the extremely attractive hairy scallop salad mixed with bananas. The main ingredients of this dish include cockles, bananas, lemongrass, boiled pork belly and spices. After being boiled, scallops will be mixed with thinly sliced meat, bananas and lemon garlic fish sauce, chopped laksa leaves, onions and roasted peanuts on top. Enjoy the fat, sweet and delicious banana leaf hair scallop salad.
Enjoy address:
– Sweet chili seafood restaurant: 129 Tran Hung Dao, Duong Dong.
– Ra Khoi restaurant – 131 Street 30/4, Duong Dong TT.
– Apple Garden Restaurant – Cua Lap, Duong To commune
– Huong Bien: Quarter 2, Duong Dong Town.
Scallop salad with banana flower
2. Coffee beans
What to eat in Kien Giang tourism? It is a big omission if you have the opportunity to travel to Kien Giang but “forget” not to enjoy the famous delicious coffee. However, not all tourists have the courage to enjoy this dish, because the shape of ca Xiu is quite similar to an insect. You can enjoy salted coffee beans, tomato salad or stir-fried chili garlic and chili peppers. So, if you have the opportunity to come to Kien Giang, you should once enjoy this famous Kien Giang dish and feel the taste together.
Address to enjoy : Restaurants in Ha Tien town, Kien Giang 
Coffee beans
3. Palm cake
Jaggery cake is a favorite specialty of Kien Giang that any visitor wants to enjoy once. This cake is created by Khmer people from typical local ingredients here: rice flour, jaggery and jaggery juice. Jaggery cakes are wrapped in rectangular banana leaves and steamed. The finished product of this cake is golden brown and has a very attractive aroma.
Where to enjoy : You can buy jaggery cakes at famous tourist sites in Kien Giang. 
Jaggery cake
4. Herring salad
If you have the opportunity to visit the pearl island of Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, you cannot ignore the famous delicious herring salad. The plate of salad is full of fresh meat, onions, fragrant roasted peanuts, and very attractive fresh chili. To enjoy the herring salad, you take a piece of rice paper and dip it in water to soften it and display the fish and herbs, then tightly wrap it with dipping sauce. With this Phu Quoc herring salad, you will definitely enjoy it and want to enjoy it many more times when you have the opportunity to come to Kien Giang.
Enjoy address:
– Cay Bang Herring Salad: 273 Highway 80, Ha Tien town, Kien Giang
– Trung Duong Marina Restaurant: Street 30/4, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
– Apple Garden Restaurant: Cua Lap, Duong To commune, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc
– Com Bac Restaurant 123: No. 77, 30/4 street, KP1, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc.
Herring salad
5. Lemongrass sour hotpot with rich shark
Shark is a famous specialty of Ha Tien, Kien Giang with a very nutritious white color and delicious chewy meat. Ha Tien people make many delicious dishes from shark, in which the most favorite dish is a sour soup with lemongrass and turmeric. Enjoy shark sour soup with fresh vermicelli, water spinach, and spicy dipping sauce. The attraction of shark sour soup is that the harmonious combination of the aroma of turmeric, lemongrass, and the attractive sour taste is delicious. If you have the opportunity to travel to Ha Tien Kien Giang, you should once enjoy this famous specialty dish.
Enjoy address:
– Nui Den tourist area (Ha Tien) – Nui Den Street, Quarter 3, Fort Dai Ward, Ha Tien Town
– Huong Bien restaurant – commercial center of Ha Tien town, Mac Thien Tich street, Ha Tien town
– Mui Nai tourist area (Ha Tien) – Quarter 3, Fort Dai Ward, Ha Tien town
Rich shark lemongrass and turmeric hotpot
6. Crab soup cake
The famous specialty of Kien Giang is the crab cake soup. The waters of Kien Giang are famous for their abundant seafood resources, including firm and juicy crabs. Crab cake soup is attractive with the typical taste of the Southern sea region, the broth is cooked from bones, meat and delicious fish head. Crab must be firm and sweet, mackerel patties are fried to golden brown. The bowl of crab cake soup is full, and the top is each beautiful piece of fried rice served with delicious raw vegetables.
Enjoy address:
– Co Dieu shop: 28 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang
– Le Giang restaurant – 289 Tran Hung Dao, Duong Dong
– Crab Soup Cake: 582 Nguyen Trung Truc, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang
Crab soup cake
7. Ha Tien trumpet noodle soup
What to eat when coming to Kien Giang? The famous Khmer vermicelli dish in Ha Tien is attractive with its own unique flavor, enjoyed once and never forgotten. A full bowl of vermicelli includes crushed dried shrimp, raw vegetables and mixed vermicelli to enjoy. The attractiveness of Kien Giang vermicelli is the crispness of raw bean sprouts, the aroma of vegetables and the greasy taste of the broth with fish.
Enjoy address:
– Bun Ken Ut Luom restaurant: Street 30/4, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
– Restaurants in Ha Tien town, Kien Giang
Ha Tien trumpet noodle soup
8. Siamese sticky rice
The attraction of Kien Giang’s sticky rice dish is that the original selection of sticky rice from Thailand is purchased at Ha Tien market. The well-cooked, fragrant sticky rice is served with a greasy, sweet and fragrant sauce. The secret of the people of Kien Giang when cooking sticky rice is to use Thai jaggery and granulated sugar. You can enjoy sweet or savory Siamese sticky rice such as: Coconut sticky rice, mango sticky rice, chicken seed sticky rice… depending on your own taste. With this dish, you can have dinner in the morning or late afternoon when traveling to Kien Giang.
Address to enjoy : Snack bars, restaurants in Kien Giang 
Siamese sticky rice
9. Rach Gia fish noodle soup
The list of Kien Giang specialties cannot be ignored the famous fish noodle dish in Rach Gia land. The difference of Kien Giang fish noodle dish is that it is served with fresh shrimp, not the familiar sausage or roast meat. Served with a bowl of fish noodle soup, it is indispensable for raw vegetables, lemon and chili. You can enjoy a bowl of fish noodles in the morning or late at night when you have the opportunity to visit the land of Kien Giang.
Address to enjoy : The above restaurants are Mac Cuu or Ham Nghi, Rach Gia city. 
Rach Gia fish noodle soup
10. Phu Quoc crab rice
Phu Quoc crab rice is the quintessential dish of the sea made from familiar ingredients of white rice and peeled crab meat, along with onions and spices. Stir-fried crab meat is fragrant and then mixed with white rice and accompanying vegetables and spices. Crab fried rice dish has an attractive golden color, often served with sliced tomatoes, chopped cucumber, raw vegetables and fish sauce. When enjoying, you just need to mix the ingredients together to have a delicious plate of rice.
Where to enjoy : Specialty restaurants in Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc crab rice
Address of delicious restaurants in Kien Giang for reference
Besides the famous dishes above, you can also refer to the delicious restaurants in Kien Giang that are loved by many tourists below:
– Phuoc Khang goat hot pot restaurant – A1 – 82 Pham Hung, Rach Gia city
– Ngoc Nhan 3 – BBQ & Hot Pot – D8 Lot 28 – 30 Ton Duc Thang, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province
– Blue Sea Restaurant – No. 58 – 63 Ton Duc Thang, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province
– Chili House – Korean spicy noodles – B13 No. 6 Pham Hung – Vinh Bao ward, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang
– Ut Oi fish noodle shop – Enclave Lot C13 Unit 38-39, City. Rach Gia, Kien Giang
– Chapi – Korean food – No. 7 Le Loi, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province
– Snack shop 270 – 270 Ngo Quyen street, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province
– Giant squid – 10 Lac Hong, Rach Gia city, Kien Giang province
Above are Kien Giang specialties with famous delicious places to eat. Hopefully, it will help you easily choose for yourself the most suitable delicious restaurant when you have the opportunity to travel to Kien Giang.
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