Tuna Eyes - Taste of the Sea
Coming to Phu Yen, you cannot miss trying tuna eyes, a strange-sounding but very attractive dish. The fish eyes are large, stewed in a clay pot with spices such as pepper, ginger, onion, and jujube. The dish has the characteristic sweet and fatty taste of fish eyes, combined with the spicy taste of pepper and the aroma of herbs.
The feeling of putting each piece of soft fish eye into your mouth is truly a unique and unforgettable experience. This dish is often served with raw vegetables, fresh rice noodles and a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce. A famous place to try tuna eye is Ba Tam restaurant on Le Duan street.
Tuna is not a strange ingredient to many people, however this is a dish that not everyone knows and dares to try.
Tuyet Nhung Chicken Rice - The perfect combination of tastes
When it comes to Phu Yen chicken rice, Tuyet Nhung chicken rice restaurant is the name that many gourmets seek out. The chicken rice here uses fragrant sticky rice, cooked with chicken broth to give the rice a golden, fragrant color. The chicken is selected from free-range chicken, with firm, chewy and delicious meat. The dish is also decorated with thinly sliced lemon leaves, served with cucumbers and pickled onions.
The golden brown chicken pieces are boiled until tender, not mushy, with a rich flavor that permeates every fiber of the meat.
Each piece of chicken is sweet and tender, combined with the aroma of rice, a little spicy chili, and the sourness of fish sauce, creating a complete meal. Tuyet Nhung Chicken Rice is located on Le Thanh Ton Street, always crowded with customers because of this attractive flavor.
Shredded chicken is served on fragrant turmeric-scented rice, with a bit of fatty taste from the chicken broth.
Chives noodle soup - A specialty not to be missed
Chives noodle soup is a simple specialty of Phu Yen, memorable for its light but rich flavor. The noodles are made from rice flour, soft and chewy, mixed with a sweet broth made from pork bones. What makes the dish special is the layer of green chives, chopped into small pieces, covering the bowl of noodles, along with fragrant slices of fish cake.
For chive noodle soup, chives must cover the entire bowl to be delicious.
A little bit of spicy chili, the aroma of chives and fish cakes combine to create an irresistible dish. To enjoy this dish, visitors can visit small shops along Hung Vuong Street.
Banh Xeo - Crispy and hot
Phu Yen pancakes are different with fresh shrimp and squid fillings from the sea. The pancakes have a crispy crust and fatty fillings from pork, shrimp and fresh squid. When eaten, the pancakes are rolled with raw vegetables, rice paper and dipped in a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce mixed with crushed peanuts.
Taking a bite of banh xeo, you will immediately feel the crispiness of the crust, the sweetness of the seafood and the richness of the peanuts. Ba Nam restaurant near Tuy Hoa market is the ideal place to enjoy this dish.
Phu Yen pancakes are different with fresh shrimp and squid filling from the sea.
Banh hoi chao long - A delicious breakfast
Banh hoi chao long is an interesting combination, popular in Phu Yen breakfast. Banh hoi, a type of thin rice vermicelli, is steamed, covered with fragrant fried onion oil. The dish is also served with soft, fresh boiled pork intestines and a bowl of hot porridge.
The sweetness of the porridge, the crunchiness of the pork intestines and the softness of the rice vermicelli will satisfy many diners. To enjoy this traditional dish, Co Tu restaurant on Nguyen Hue street is an option not to be missed.
Banh hoi chao long is a dish not to be missed when coming to Phu Yen.
From fresh seafood caught from the East Sea to rustic dishes imbued with the flavors of the homeland, Phu Yen cuisine has gradually won the hearts of many visitors. Each dish is a story, a taste experience that, once tried, you will hardly forget.
