Top must-try dishes when you travel to An Giang, Vietnam

Top must-try dishes when you travel to An Giang, Vietnam
Minh Nguyen
Top must-try dishes when you travel to An Giang, Vietnam

Coming to An Giang province, the region of mountains and pagodas, tourists should not miss flavorful specialty foods which could not be found anywhere in the country. These foods are culture and made by ingredients which may be strange to most visitors. But when you try them, you will love them for great taste.


Banh Bo Thot Not


Banh bo thot not
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Banh bo thot not is known as one of the famous delicacies in Chau Doc, An Giang for Mekong Delta day trips. It is actually what to eat in Chau Doc when you are thinking about the cuisine here. Thot not is a common tree in An Giang, it also means palmyra or palm used to get palm sugar. The locals use it to make thot not cake. The sweetness of the cake is light and easy to enjoy, so it is indeed preferred by lots of foreign tourist to this region. It is easy to find where to sell this kind of cake. Just walk along the streets or in the market, and you can find small food stalls where the vendors cry out for their cakes.


Grilled "Climbing" Beef


Grilled Climbing Beef
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In Tan Chau, An Giang province, there is a specialty with funny name of "climbing beef". It is interesting that "climbing beef" does not mean meat of cow fed in mountainous area. However, it has special flavor because it is seasoned with secret condiments. Looking at its setting, we can understand why it is called as "climbing beef". At the centre of the table, there is a griller made of iron in mountain shape surrounded by a plate of beef marinated with spices, vegetables and herbs and soy sauce. First of all, a piece of pork fat and then butter put on the griller placing on ember. Pork fat, butter and beef grilled make an irresistible aroma. Specially, no matter how long beef is grilled, it still preserves perfect flavor, soft and tasty. Grilled beef will be wrapped by rice paper and served with some herbs, vegetables and green banana and special soy sauce.


Tung Lo Mo


Tung Lo Mo
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Tung lo mo is similar to sausage and made first by Cham people in An Giang. Tung Lo Mo has become popular in area around Sam Mountain. The fresh Tung Lo Mo sausage is dried under the sun until it is dry entirely. It is the best way to grill Tung Lo Mo on char coal. After being grilled, the sausage is cut into smelling pink brown pieces and eaten with rice vermicelli, chili, herbs and star fruit, slices of green banana. It is usually dipped in chili paste or mix of salt, black pepper and lemon juice. Locals love to eat grilled Tung Lo Mo while grilling it.


Com Ni – Ca Pua


Com ni ca pua
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Traveling to An Giang, if luckily, travelers would have a chance to enjoy “com ni – ca pua” made by Cham people in Chau Giang. “Com ni – ca pua” not only is a typical food but also expresses a diverse of cuisine culture of Cham residents. When “com ni” mixes with “ca pua”, they create a traditional flavor of Chau Giang foods, An Giang.To cook “com ni”, Cham people select delicious rice, wash carefully, add a little salt and then wash again. When putting rice into the mixture of salt, sugar, sodium glutamate and curry powder, the cook would stir around and cook. While rice becomes ripe partly, the cook will sprinkle a dish with a little coconut milk and wait until it is completely ripe. Sometimes, people would add raisin with rice to increase the flavor.


Fish Sauce Hotpot


Fish Sauce Hotpot
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An Giang Province, the Mekong Delta is renowned for a diversity of fish sauces which are also the wonderful ingredients for specialties here, e.g. fish sauce hotpot. The broth in the hotpot is really special and tangy because it is made from the fish sauce. The main ingredients are different types of fish in the Mekong Delta. It is great to enjoy it with local fresh vegetables and noodles. Perhaps, for those who have ever experienced the food in the rain, it is surely an awesome moment in your journey to uncover the Vietnam’s beauty.


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