Ha Tien – Unexpected culinary paradise! Located right on the Vietnam – Cambodia border, Ha Tien cuisine is a delicate interference between the two cultures. From steaming bowls of noodle soup to elaborately prepared fresh seafood dishes, each dish has its own story. Traveling to Ha Tien, in addition to visiting the beautiful landscapes and exploring the amusement parks, visitors should not forget to enjoy the delicious dishes that Ha Tien Vegas suggests in this article!
1. Steamed Rice-noodles
Ha Tien steamed rice noodles have long been famous for their unique, unmistakable flavor. The rice noodles are steamed instead of boiled, so they are chewy and moderately soft. The noodle soup mixture is made from viscous coconut milk and mixed pork skin, spring rolls, and shredded lean pork so it’s fatty. On top, add herbs and roasted peanuts. All the ingredients blend together to create a rustic bowl of steamed noodles that is rich in flavor.
2. Ha Tien sticky rice
When mentioning Ha Tien sticky rice, people remember both salty and sweet sticky rice. The simple, fragrant sticky rice prepared by the skillful hands of Ha Tien people creates a delicious and irresistible dish. Salty sticky rice usually only has crushed dried shrimp sprinkled on top of the sticky rice but is very rich. Sweet sticky rice includes mango sticky rice and chicken seed sticky rice. Mango sticky rice has a layer of white sticky rice, a layer of crushed and roasted green beans and eggplant, and a layer of ripe, chopped mango. The sticky rice smells of mango and is greasy and very attractive. Chicken seed sticky rice has egg yolks and durian segments. When eaten, the aroma and fatty taste make people remember it forever.
3. Kampot roasted chicken
Ha Tien city is located next to Kampot – a province of Cambodia, so there is influence and interference in culture and cuisine. Kampot roasted chicken is also one of the dishes influenced by the country’s cuisine. Kampot’s roasted chicken dish has a very unique flavor. After roasting, the chicken has a shiny yellow color, absorbs the spices evenly, the meat is soft and not crumbly, and smells of lemongrass and wish leaves. When eating, chicken is often served with a plate of raw tomatoes and a plate of stir-fried water spinach dipped in attractive spicy and sour chili garlic sauce.
4. Ha Tien Indian volute
Talking about Ha Tien specialties, it is impossible not to mention the Indian volute dish. This is a large snail, some weighing more than 1kg. This species of snail often lives in rocky areas or cliffs, in flooded caves around the foot of islands. People often prepare Indian volute by boiling or grilling. Grilled and boiled Indian volute dipped in salt, pepper, lemon, and chili are very delicious. In addition, people also use the Indian volute pulp to make salad. Slice the Indian volute pulp thinly, mix it with banana flowers, coriander, add spices, cooking oil and chili. Sprinkle a little fragrant roasted peanuts on top, making the dish rich in flavor.
5. Ha Tien specialty – palm sugar honeycomb cake
Palm sugar honeycomb cake is a Ha Tien specialty of the Khmer people. Usually, on festivals, cakes are made by Khmer people as offerings. Palm sugar honeycomb cake is used as a dessert after the main meal during the festival. The cake is made from rice flour, palm sugar, ripe palm fruit pulp, a little coconut milk and grated coconut stems. Palm sugar honeycomb cake has a sweet taste, rich aroma, and is very delicious.
6. Mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp, also known as surface shrimp, is one of the famous Ha Tien specialties. Mantis shrimp is in season around September and October. At this time, shrimp have lots of eggs and bricks, firm meat, and are delicious to eat. Coming to Ha Tien, many tourists wake up early to go to the market to personally choose fresh, firm mantis shrimp to process and enjoy.
7. Crab noodle soup
Coming to Ha Tien, remember to try crab soup with rich sea flavor. Most of the crabs here are freshly caught, so they are very fresh and have firm, sweet meat. The broth is made from dried shrimp, bones, mackerel head and stewed meat, so it has a sweet taste. The fish cake is made from mackerel meat and fish. The fish meat is scraped out and seasoned to taste. Then, put everything in a mortar and pound until smooth, add a little fat, roll into bite-sized balls and steam.
8. Grilled dried red fish
Grilled dried red fish has long been a favorite snack of Ha Tien people. As tourism develops, this dish becomes a Ha Tien specialty that attracts tourists. Sun-dried red fish soaked in spices and grilled over fragrant charcoal, cooked to a soft and chewy texture without being dry. People cut cooked grilled fish into bite-sized pieces. Grilled dried red fish served with a variety of pickles is very appetizing, you will never get bored of eating it.
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