The journey to explore Quy Nhon cuisine can start with small bowls of banh beo, followed by crispy banh xeo with jumping shrimp, a bowl of hot fish vermicelli and fresh seafood dishes.
Each dish has a flavor, creating a simple but rich culinary picture of the coastal city.
Banh beo
Quy Nhon banh beo is usually served in small bowls, the white part of the cake is soft, smooth and has a slight flexibility. The surface of the cake is covered with a layer of golden-orange shrimp paste, fried onions, chives and a little peanuts, creating an eye-catching color and quite attractive aroma. When eating, add rich fish sauce, the salty and sweet taste penetrates into each piece of cake, mixed with the light fatty taste of the topping.
The interesting point of this dish lies in the combination of soft cake and crispy, fragrant filling. Mixed fish sauce helps the overall dish be richer but does not overwhelm the cake flavor. This is also a rustic dish, priced reasonably, quite suitable to include in a food tour to explore Quy Nhon cuisine.
Banh xeo tom nhay - should eat as soon as you get out of the kitchen
By noon, banh xeo tom nhay is the dish that easily creates the most different feeling. The cake is poured into small pieces, the shrimp is placed right on the surface of the cake with bean sprouts and onions.
The noteworthy point is not the amount of filling, but the crispness of the cake crust when eaten hot. Roll the cake with raw vegetables, add a little sour mango and dip in fish sauce, the richness of the cake is balanced quite well.
Fish vermicelli - a lighter option
After greasy dishes, a bowl of fish noodle soup is a lighter option. The broth has a light sweet taste, fishy aroma but not too fishy.
The slices of fish cake are chewy, soft, and flavorful, eaten with small vermicelli strands and raw vegetables create a fairly delicious feeling. You can add a little chili or lemon to increase the spiciness and sourness, making the vermicelli bowl more attractive. The dish is not elaborate but has a clear taste of Quy Nhon sea.
Seafood - fresh and delicious, processed to taste
Seafood in Quy Nhon is quite diverse, from shrimp, crabs, mantis shrimp to snails, fish, and squid. Fresh seafood already has a natural sweetness, so it does not need to be processed too elaborately; steamed, grilled or stir-fried can maintain the sweetness and firmness of the meat.
Hot seafood dishes, dipped with green chili salt or sour and spicy dipping sauce, are especially suitable for enjoying on evenings in the coastal city.
Fish cake wrapped in Vietnamese coriander leaves - fragrant, chewy, and flavorful
Fish cake is rolled with Vietnamese coriander leaves and then processed, creating a quite interesting combination between the chewy, rich taste of fish cake and the characteristic aroma of Vietnamese coriander.
When eating, the fish cake is soft and chewy, with a light sweet taste, while Vietnamese coriander helps the dish to be fragrant and less greasy. Dip with diluted fish sauce or chili sauce, the taste of the dish is even clearer.
This is a fairly easy dish to eat, which can be used as a snack or ordered more when exploring Quy Nhon cuisine.
