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Top 11 Phu Quoc food you must try

Top 11 Phu Quoc food you must try

April 29, 2021

Coming to the beautiful Phu Quoc archipelago, we will enjoy countless delicious dishes from seafood. Along with ERA TOUR to discover Phu Quoc food has something unique.

Phu Quoc Food-Ham Ninh Flower Crab (Ham Ninh Crab)

Crab is a specialty of Phu Quoc, almost always available. The crabs that have just been caught are boiled, the color is bright red, the meat is firm, and the salt is dipped in lemon and pepper. But to eat the best crabs, you must go to Ham Ninh Fishing Village. you can also come here to play and buy crabs to bring back to the hotel where you stay to process for.

 

Phu Quoc Food-Ham Ninh Flower Crab (Ham Ninh Crab)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Raw herring salad (Gỏi cá trích)

Herring is a typical fish in the waters of Phu Quoc. Herring salad is a harmonious combination of local natural ingredients. Giving diners a great experience. Contributing a large part to the beauty of Phu Quoc island culinary culture.


Phu Quoc Food -Raw herring salad (Gỏi cá trích)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Snail jump ( ốc Nhảy)

There are many types of jump snails. the most common of which are the white jump snail and the red jump snail. The reason for this distinction is due to the color of the shell. The white snail has a thick shell, the meat is fragrant and fatter than the red snail. Perhaps thanks to the better quality of meat, the price of white snails is also higher.

The best snail dish is boiled with lemongrass. but sometimes I also cook dishes such as grilled dance snail, snail dance with satay sauce ... Grilled dance snail and boiled jump snail, lemongrass steam is more suitable to eat. Also If to make a savory dish in the meal, the snail dish with satay sauce is the best.


Phu Quoc Food -Snail jump ( ốc Nhảy)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Bien Mai whistle grilled satay(Còi biên mai nướng sa tế)

Bien Mai is processed by the islanders of Phu Quoc Island into many dishes. each dish is delicious and strange such as sweet and sour stir-fry, steamed, soup, hot pot ... For gourmets, want to enjoy the pristine taste of At sea. There is nothing beyond the Bien Mai whistle grilled with chili and salt.


Phu Quoc Food -Bien Mai whistle grilled satay(Còi biên mai nướng sa tế)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Grilled squid ( Mực Nướng)

Egg squid is the squid larger than an adult thumb. Almost as long as gloves, found in the Central Coast, but most concentrated in the waters of Phu Quoc. The period from February to May of the lunar calendar is the most abundant season of squid eggs. Processing this dish is not difficult. The first condition is that you have to choose fresh squid eggs when eaten to taste the sweetness of the meat and the fat of the egg.

Wash egg squid, marinate with salt and chili, cooking oil for about 15 minutes to soak the spices. Then place the marinated squid on the grill and bake on the charcoal stove. Grilled evenly on both sides, when you see the squid body is firm, stretched, yellow and the aroma radiates out that the squid is ripe. Serve hot with fish sauce or lime pepper salt, accompanied by a little cucumber and laksa leaves.


Phu Quoc Food -Grilled squid ( Mực Nướng)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Grilled sea tiger shrimp

Grilled sea tiger shrimp is a rustic dish but has a bold Vietnamese identity, especially for people in coastal areas. Shrimps are washed soaked for a little bit and then put into the grill over red embers.

Phu Quoc Food -Grilled sea tiger shrimp

Phu Quoc Food -Slipper lobster (Tôm mũ ni)

The truth is that the Caped Shrimp has 10 legs, divers can easily distinguish it through a large tactile like a large plate in front of the head, reminiscent of the image of "a hat covering the ears" so the name of the hat shrimp was born from there. . Shrimps is another name for the Shrimp Nibs. As a very delicious specialty, white flap shrimp meat, very soft and sweet, especially nutritious, even if you eat a lot, you will not feel sick. When buying plastic shrimp, you should choose fresh and big shrimp.


Phu Quoc Food -Slipper lobster (Tôm mũ ni)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Phu Quoc snail

This type of snail has a slightly fancy shape, the shell consists of many spikes, so it is called the spiny snail - usually living around the southwestern seas. Seafood connoisseurs love this type of snail thanks to its rich, fatty, and sweetmeat. Snail has many different ways of processing such as grilled, boiled, sautéed garlic, steamed ginger, mixed salad. But most commonly eaten grilled or boiled, both delicious, convenient, and safe food hygiene. Snails caught, just washed, can be processed immediately. 

The grilled prickly snail has a unique and delicious taste. Before eating, you should choose the ones that have just been baked and then use a sharp bamboo toothpick to cut the meat, the aroma coming up to the nose is enough to stimulate the taste buds, making people eager to join. Snail meat is milky white, full and round, chewing slowly into the mouth will feel both fat, chewy, crunchy, a rich flavor different from the taste of fat snail, cramps, or clams.


Phu Quoc Food -Phu Quoc snail

 

Phu Quoc Food -Echinus (Nhum Biển)

NhumBien often lives in groups in the sea areas of our country, especially in Ca Na, Ninh Thuan, and Phu Quoc, Kien Giang. They often gather in places where there are many coral reefs, reefs, and caves to eat algae, seagrass, especially chives. The appearance of round like a small ball, many spines bristling like porcupine hair, so there is the name of a sea urchin or urchin. Processing Jum, perhaps the most strenuous step is to cut all the surrounding thorns. After being "cleared" of spines, only a rough round ball about the size of a tennis ball remains. Using a knife to split, remove all the stunned most inside, you will see the opaque yellow flesh sticking along the side of the "sphere", which is the precious part of the num.

Phu Quoc people have three ways of processing Echinus. The most sophisticated is to scrape off the inner layer of meat, fry it with garlic fat, and put it in a boiling porridge pot. Porridge with a fatty taste, rich and special has a very distinctive aroma. Is considered a nutritious food, helping to quickly regain strength after traveling on the beach, when traveling long distances are tiring.

However, the most popular way to eat Echinus sticks in Phu Quoc is to cut the Echinus into half and bake it around a rose fire. On the pink stove, the grilled joss sticks quickly smelled. Just grilling, using a spoon to scrape the meat with salt and pepper, lemon pepper ... will enjoy the fragrant, fatty meat. Those who prefer to be more succinct, just put lemon and mustard in half of the "sphere". Lime, mustard dishes are more suitable if there is a little wine on the table


Phu Quoc Food -Echinus (Nhum Biển)

 

Phu Quoc Food -Phu Quoc Melaleuca Mushroom (Nấm Tràm)

The people of the island have harmoniously combined Melaleuca mushroom with fresh seafood on the island such as squid, shrimp, and oyster shells. To create a wonderful melaleuca mushroom soup (when processing, forget to add some pepper to rotate) Its delicious and attractive taste is both a nutritious food for every family. Enjoying the melaleuca mushroom soup, you will feel the sweetness of the mushroom. The aroma of pepper and the richer flavor when you are served with Phu Quoc anchovy stock. The mushroom soup will bring an interesting and nutritious meal that you will never forget Phu Quoc in general and Melaleuca mushroom soup in particular.


Phu Quoc Food -Grilled Trachurus (Cá sòng nướng)

Coming to Phu Quoc, visitors definitely cannot ignore the grilled fish dish Phu Quoc on the sea. Grilled fish is golden, fragrant, the sea breeze is cool, the waves whisper ... Surely visitors think they have lost in a certain paradise. Especially, this fish dish is very affordable, so you can enjoy it freely without worrying about costs.


Phu Quoc Food -Grilled Trachurus (Cá sòng nướng)