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JA Today Phu Quoc Express will take you to visit Ha Tien! It is a city located in the northwest of Kien Giang province, Vietnam. Ha Tien city was formerly in the district Ha Tien belongs to Rach Gia province and then Kien Giang province, belongs to the key economic region of the Mekong Delta and is located in the golden triangle of tourism of the province: Rach Gia - Ha Tien - Phu Quoc and neighboring districts.
Ha Tien coastal area has many beautiful beaches such as Loc Tri beach (Mui Nai beach). Offshore there is Hai Tac archipelago with many beautiful islands, with tourism potential, although still wild but very promising for developing island tourism. In many reality TV shows or game shows recently, the natural beauty and culinary culture of Ha Tien have been exploited. So if we have the opportunity to visit Ha Tien, what should we enjoy?
Let's explore and rate the famous delicacies from this land with Phu Quoc Express!
- Bun Ken:
Originating from the Khmer people, Bun Ken or Bun Khen is a typical dish of Ha Tien. Phu Quoc Express can easily see this dish in the culinary videos of many famous bloggers such as: Khoai Lang Thang or game show 2 days 1 night, etc.
The main ingredients of the vermicelli are typical fish of the West such as: barracuda, machete fish, yellow mullet, ... carefully processed, skinned and deboned. The vermicelli has a thick broth made from coconut milk, served with mango, raw vegetables, and crushed dried shrimp. Phu Quoc Express was really impressed with the fatty taste of fresh fish combined with the fragrant taste of coconut milk and dried shrimp. This is a dish that everyone should try when visiting Ha Tien.
Phu Quoc Express score: 8/10
- Ha Tien sticky rice:
The name says it all! Ha Tien sticky rice is a typical dish of this place. With two versions, sweet and salty, offering two completely different experiences, you will have more choices. Both versions are soaked in coconut milk to create a rich flavor.
In the salty version, Ha Tien sticky rice is served with crushed dried shrimp, simple but very tasty. In the sweet version, Ha Tien sticky rice is served with mango, coconut milk, and sprinkled with crushed green beans on top. The three flavors of fat - sweet - sour blend together and linger on the tip of the tongue.
There is also a version of sticky rice with chicken eggs, this strange name is actually a combination of sticky rice and fragrant durian. The fatty taste of sticky rice soaked in coconut milk, eaten with sweet durian segments will make you remember this taste forever!
Phu Quoc Express score: 9/10
- Rice vermicelli with pork skin:
A dish that is not too unfamiliar to us - Banh Tam Bi, is a famous cuisine from Ha Tien! Banh Tam Bi is made from rice flour, eaten with coconut milk to enhance the flavor. Banh Tam Bi will be eaten with pork skin, poured with chili fish sauce. It sounds like a "conflict" between the sweetness of coconut milk and the saltiness of the skin and chili fish sauce, but when you enjoy it, you will immediately be conquered by this combination. The dish will be served with raw vegetables and fried onions, helping to reduce the richness and enhance the flavor. Banh Tam Bi is extremely suitable for summer days when you suddenly get bored of rice.
Phu Quoc Express score: 10/10
- Herring salad:
Herring salad consists of the main ingredients of herring mixed with fish sauce, sugar, ginger, chili, onion and shredded coconut. To have a quality herring salad, people must choose fresh fish, scale, wash and then thinly slice into small pieces.
Although both are salads, the locals in Ha Tien have different ways of preparing them. Some people marinate the herring fillets with a little lemon juice or vinegar for a few minutes and then drain the water. Then add fish sauce, sugar, ginger, chili and chopped onion and mix well. Others fry garlic and shallots until fragrant before mixing with the fresh fish and add a little rice bran to remove the fishy smell.
When eating, you will use chopsticks to pick up fish, coconut, vermicelli and vegetables, put them in a rice paper, roll it up, dip it and chew slowly to enjoy the unique flavor of the fish. The herring meat mixed with salad is crispier than the anchovy meat and is not fishy. The herring salad is most flavorful when served with a little yeast, the best is rice wine or medicinal wine, which helps with digestion.
Phu Quoc Express score: 8/10
Above are the famous dishes of the famous historical land of Ha Tien that Phu Quoc Express had the opportunity to visit and experience. The satisfaction level and scale are personal opinions, but they are also based on a survey of most diners and comments from locals. Hopefully, these shares will help you have more useful options for your upcoming trip if you have the opportunity to visit Ha Tien!
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