Stingray hotpot
Stingray hotpot is at the top of the list of delicious dishes in Vung Tau, a favorite dish of many tourists every time they have the opportunity to visit this coastal city. The hotpot broth will have a sweet taste from the characteristic flavor of stingray, plus the sour taste of bamboo shoots and the softness of fish meat. With the aroma and the billowing smoke from the hotpot with the sour and spicy broth and the accompanying vegetables, it will conquer the hearts of culinary enthusiasts.
The menu usually includes stingray hotpot, vermicelli noodles and a bowl of attractive chili fish sauce to make the meal complete.
Hoang Tu (Tour guide, Ho Chi Minh City) said: "Every time I bring guests to Vung Tau, the group cannot miss this stingray hotpot specialty. It can be said that after eating it once, you will remember it forever. There are groups of guests from the North whose taste will not suit the sweetness of this hotpot, but they still praise it, proving that stingray hotpot is a dish that can satisfy all diners' tastes."
When coming to Vung Tau, you must try the famous stingray hotpot.
Stingray hotpot with delicious and attractive flavor, rich broth, sour and spicy blend in each piece of fish.
Banh khot
Banh Khot is a specialty that you cannot miss when coming to Vung Tau. This dish is made from rice flour and shrimp filling and depending on the restaurant, it can also be filled with pork, beef, squid, or scallops. The surface of the cake is often added with a layer of shrimp powder to make the dish more flavorful.
Banh khot is usually served with sweet and sour fish sauce and raw vegetables such as green cabbage, lettuce, perilla, fish mint, herbs, papaya and shredded carrots. When enjoying, diners will feel the crispiness of the cake edges, the characteristic aroma of scallion oil, the sweetness of shrimp, the sweet and sour taste of the dipping sauce.
Guaranteed to awaken all your senses after the first delicious bite.
Crab noodle soup
Crab noodle soup is a delicious dish, with a rich broth made from bones, dried shrimp and sea crabs, creating an irresistible sweet and delicious flavor. The noodles are made from good flour, carrying the aroma of rice and have a moderate chewiness. The crabs are carefully selected, with priority given to using sea crabs for a natural bright red color.
A bowl of crab noodle soup is usually deep yellow, with additional ingredients such as fish cakes, lean meat, pork leg, delicious sausage. On top, golden fried onions are sprinkled, along with herbs and bean sprouts, creating an attractive and delicious dish.
"I was born and raised in Vung Tau. Every time I crave crab noodle soup, I go straight to Ba Ba restaurant. This is also a restaurant that is loved by many local and visitors. The bowl of crab noodle soup is full of toppings, the sweetness of seafood and meat, not the sugar," Trung Anh (Vung Tau) shared.
A bowl of crab noodle soup has a deep yellow color, thick with full of attractive ingredients.
Mai fish salad
When talking about Vung Tau specialties, we cannot ignore the Mai fish salad - a unique and interesting culinary dish. This specialty is made from Mai fish, a popular fish living in Vung Tau waters. After catching the fish, they are scaled, deboned and then marinated with vinegar, garlic, lemon, and chili to cook the fish. Finally, the fish is mixed with rice powder to create a unique and delicious flavor.
With simple preparation, you will fully feel the fresh taste of each slice of fish mixed with spices.
Yogurt and soft-boiled egg
If you have the opportunity to travel to Vung Tau, you cannot miss the opportunity to try two delicious dishes that make up the culinary reputation of this land: yogurt and soft-boiled eggs. Both of these dishes are loved by tourists, not only because of their attractive flavors but also because of their affordable prices.
"On the way up to the lighthouse, you will pass by a very crowded yogurt shop. This is a resting place, and also a place for tourists to enjoy two famous specialties of Vung Tau, which are yogurt and soft-boiled eggs. It sounds normal, but somehow I can't find the same flavor anywhere else. So every now and then I drive from Saigon to Vung Tau, partly to relieve stress, and mostly to eat these two addictive dishes," said Ky Anh (Ho Chi Minh City).
When eating yogurt, diners will feel the elasticity, the right taste, the right sweet and sour taste, the smoothness and the aroma of milk. The soft-boiled eggs are boiled very carefully and timed precisely so that the eggs are not overcooked, losing their characteristic fatty and fragrant taste. When eating, diners will eat with salt, pepper and a dipping sauce mixed according to a special recipe, which further enhances the flavor of this soft-boiled egg dish.
No one comes to Vung Tau without trying yogurt and soft-boiled eggs.
Soft and fragrant soft-boiled eggs, very appealing to eat.
Salted egg sponge cake
The list of Vung Tau culinary specialties cannot lack salted egg sponge cake - a popular gift that many tourists choose to buy when traveling here. The cake has a soft sponge layer, a light sweetness mixed with a delicious layer of floss and a little cheese on top. Just take a bite of the cake, you will feel many layers of rich flavor.
In Vung Tau, there are many places tourists can visit to buy delicious and authentic salted egg sponge cake, such as Goc Cot Dien and Goc Vu Sua.
The cake is soft and fatty, the sponge cake is smooth and spongy, the sweetness blends with the savory pork floss and a little cheese on top.
