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Quy Nhon City is not only famous for its beaches comparable to Phu Quoc, Da Nang, or Ha Long Bay but also has an extremely unique and delicious cuisine. Let's take a look at the menu of the 11 most delicious dishes in Quy Nhon that every tourist must try every time they travel to Quy Nhon.
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1. Pork organ congee & fine rice vermicelli
Pork organ congee & fine rice vermicelli or “banh hoi chao long” is a favorite breakfast dish of Quy Nhon people originating from the land of Binh Dinh, so much so that local people even jokingly say that if you have not eaten banh hoi chao long, it means you have not set foot in Quy Nhon.
Banh hoi chao long is a combination of rice vermicelli (banh hoi) and porridge, served with pork intestines. A meal will include a plate of banh hoi, a mixed plate of boiled pork intestines, and a bowl of hot porridge.
- Price: 25.000 - 50.000 VND
2. Chau Truc Shrimp Noodle
Although it is a rustic dish, Chau Truc shrimp noodles are obviously on the list of Quy Nhon specialties because of their uniqueness.
The dish is made from common ingredients such as rice vermicelli, shrimp, fresh onions, spices,... but what makes the difference is that the shrimp is caught right in Chau Truc lagoon - the largest freshwater lagoon in the province.
- Price: 20,000 - 35,000 VND.
3. Sea Urchin Sauce
Mam Nhum or Vietnamese salted sea urchin sauce is a sauce dish made from sea urchin meat, salted, dried in the sun, and sealed. The raw materials used to make it are sea urchins, which are very expensive and rare.
- Price: 80,000 VND - 120,000 VND/jar.
4. Cha Ca Quy Nhon
If you have tried the Hanoi specialty of Cha Ca, you should try Cha Ca Quy Nhon right away to see the difference between two dishes of the same name from two culturally rich areas.
Certainly, the ingredients and processing of Quy Nhon's cha ca are made from regionally specific ingredients.
- Price: 150,000 - 300,000 VND/kg.
5. Tom Nhay Crispy Vietnamese Pancake
Also known as Banh Xeo Tom Nhay or "jumping shrimp pancake", the name of the dish is used to emphasize the freshness of shrimp and is also the key ingredient to creating such a famous specialty.
The type of shrimp used must be river shrimp, lagoon shrimp, and finger-sized land shrimp.
- Price: 15,000 VND - 20,000 VND/piece.
6. Tré Rơm - Fermented Pork
Tre Rom Fermented Pork has simple and common ingredients such as ears, pork head meat, sesame, rice noodles, garlic, and black pepper and is wrapped in young guava leaves, and surrounded by bundles of dry straw. The combined savory of sourness, sweetness, and astringent taste is favored by drinkers. Tré is best served within 5 days after production.
- Price: 25,000 - 50,000 VND/piece.
7. Huynh De Crab
With delicious taste and sweet meat, Huynh De crab is one of the most expensive Quy Nhon specialties thanks to its high economic value and abundant nutritional source.
In addition to the simple and delicious steamed dish, people also process king crab into other dishes such as salty braise, salt roast, and make porridge. If you want to eat crab, you should go to Quy Nhon in the spring and summer, because this is the crab season, there are many crabs and the prices are more reasonable.
- Price: 650,000 - 900,000 VND/kg.
8. Day Cake
This Quy Nhon specialty is made from rice flour, chive oil, crushed roasted peanuts, minced meat, and dipping sauce.
The rice used to make Binh Dinh Day cake must be rice milled from rice harvested in the previous crop so that the cake has a characteristic chewy taste without using borax.
- Price: 20,000 VND/portion.
9. Ramie Leaf Rice Cake
Also known as Banh It, this dish is named as a specialty imbued with the identity of the Quy Nhon region. In one piece of cake is a harmonious combination of the sweetness of sugar, and the fleshiness of green beans along with fatty coconut and sticky rice.
- Price: 30,000 - 40,000 VND/10 pieces.
10. Fish Noodles
Fish Noodles or Bun Ca is a quite familiar dish in Quy Nhon as well as Vietnam. Quy Nhon fish noodles include cha ca noodles or fresh fish noodles (tuna and mackerel).
The broth is made from fish bones so it is very sweet, not fishy, and rich in flavor and served with fresh vegetables and chili fish sauce.
- Price: 25,000 - 40,000 VND/bowl.
11. Beef porridge - Beef salad
This type of porridge is stewed from beef bones so the broth is very rich and attractive. In particular, this Quy Nhon dish is extremely delicious with pieces of beef spread evenly on top along with green onions and pepper.
Besides beef, you can also choose to eat beef tripe, beef tendon, and beef bones and the meal will only be complete if you order an additional portion of beef salad.
- Price: 20,000 - 50,000 VND/bowl.
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