Not only owning beautiful beaches or a series of exciting entertainment activities, Vung Tau beach city (HCMC) is also a true "food paradise". This place pleases food lovers with delicious - nutritious - cheap dishes with a unique flavor.
1. Banh khot
Topping the list of "not yet eaten yet to Vung Tau" specialties is definitely "banh khot". On a red clay mold, golden, crispy cakes appear invitingly.
In addition to traditional shrimp filling, many shops also transform pork, beef, squid or scallop filling, then sprinkle a layer of pinkish-red shrimp flour with fatty scallion oil on the surface.
When enjoying, banh khot is wrapped with raw vegetables such as mustard greens, lettuce, perilla, shredded papaya and then dipped in sour and sweet fish sauce. Bite a piece, the crispy texture of the cake border mixed with the sweetness of seafood will immediately conquer your taste buds.
2. Sour bamboo shoot stingray hotpot
If you are looking for a dish for a family dinner, stingray hotpot is the number one choice. The stingray meat is characterized by being chewy, fatty, and the bones are mostly young cartilage, eating it crispy and crunchy.
Hotpot broth is a harmonious combination of the light sweetness of the fish and the rich sour and spicy taste of sour bamboo shoots. The sweet and fragrant fish combined with spicy chili fish sauce, plus a sip of warm hotpot broth and fresh green vegetables is enough to satisfy diners.
3. Seafood and snails of all kinds
Going to Vung Tau, the most enjoyable thing is still sitting and sipping a plate of snails with fresh seafood. Seafood here is not only rich, but the price is also very pleasing to diners.
Such as grilled giant squid with satay, steamed crabs and mantis shrimp, tamarind-roasted crayfish, sweet and sour mai fish salad, to grilled oysters with cheese or scallion oil... all attract hungry stomachs. Seafood is caught and processed during the day, so the meat is always firm, maintaining its natural sweetness.
4. Crab noodle soup
Visitors can immediately recharge energy at the beginning of the day with a bowl of crab noodle soup full of fish cakes, shrimp, squid, sweet and fragrant crab meat and crispy fried shallots. The noodle soup is made from rice flour, so it is soft and has a moderate elasticity.
The soul of the dish lies in the broth cooked from bones stewed, dried shrimp and sea crab, creating a light consistency, beautiful dark yellow color and a sweet taste. You can order more hot dogs, dipped with this thick broth. A bowl of crab noodle soup costs from 60,000 - 80,000 VND.
5. Salted egg sponge cake
Strolling along Hoang Hoa Tham street, visitors will surely be fascinated by a series of salted egg sponge cake stalls displayed cleanly and neatly. The attraction of this cake is its soft, smooth crust, fragrant with the scent of butter and milk, and a light sweet taste.
The most famous must be the cheese egg sponge or floss. The mild sweetness of the cake crust perfectly blends with the fatty taste of melted cheese and a bit of saltiness of floss and salt eggs.
With an affordable price of only 35,000 - 50,000 VND/box, this is always a souvenir gift that tourists prioritize buying to give to relatives after a trip.
6. Durian butter cream
For sweet lovers, Vung Tau durian avocado ice cream is an ideal snack to cool down. The seaside avocado ice cream version is upgraded to be fuller with a huge, fatty segment of durian on top, sprinkled with a little crispy dried coconut.
Each spoonful of cool ice cream is imbued with the fatty taste of butter and the characteristic aroma of durian, priced from 50,000 - 75,000 VND.
7. Hot tofu
On a chilly sea night, visitors can enjoy a hot, warm bowl of tofu.
Vung Tau tofu is cooked purely from soybeans, so it is white, smooth, and fragrant. Each bowl of tofu is sprinkled with thick coconut milk, fragrant ginger sugar water, and a few chewy pearls. The price of a bowl is about 15,000 VND.
