Ha Long is known as one of the best destination in Vietnam, with many famous sites such as Bai Pho, Co To island, Tuan Chau island, Sung Sot cave, Yen Tu vestige, Temple of Tran Quoc Nghien, Museum of Quang Ninh and so on. In addition, Ha Long is also famous for specialties, Ha Long cuisine ever so captivating that visitor of Vietnam food tours cannot forget. You should consult the list of delicious food, specialties when traveling to Ha Long as follows.
Cha muc (grilled chopped squid)
Known as one of the famous specialties of Ha Long, grilled chopped squid are always on the list of delicious specialties in Halong in particular and in Vietnam in general. This dish is made from pure fresh squid and made by hand, what makes the taste delicious, making the tourists of Vietnam cooking class feel the salty scent of the sea.
Then cha muc will be added the spices and chopped round squid pieces are fried in the oil pan until they become golden and crispy. Halong’s chopped squid is always characterized by its crispy, bold flavor and becomes a source of attraction for many visitors.
Sipunculus (Sá sùng)
Sa sung is not only the specialty that visitors hardly refuse when coming here but also one of the specialties that you can buy as gifts for families and friends. If you buy sa sung as a gift, it is better to buy dried sa sung. You can follow the guide of Hanoi street food walking tour to buy them at some market in Hanoi. If you enjoy this right in Ha Long Bay, you can go to the restaurants in Ha Long to enjoy the delicious dishes made from fresh sa sung stir-fried with garlic, pineapple, or mixed vegetables, or grilled sa sung served with beer. The dried sa sung is roasted, until it becomes yellow, smells very fragrant, a strong smell of the sea. Roasted sa sung dipped in chili sauce, served with lettuce, aromatic herbs, and beer is great.
Grilled oysters
After being cleaned, the oysters will be grilled on the charcoal stove as soon as the customer’s order, so the oysters are also hot. The oyster is white, fatty and served with lemon pepper salt, simple but very tasty. And grilled oyster always attractive to visitors because is grilled oyster with oily onion.
Different from the chopped squid, grilled oysters are rarely purchased by tourists that often enjoyed with beer along the coastline at column 3, column 5 area or Ben Doan.
Ngan
Ngan is one of popular dishes in many restaurants in Quang Ninh. Ngan is fatty, delicious and nutritious.
Ngan is very famous and can be processed many dishes such as grilled, steamed, cooked porridge … even soaked wine. The most attractive is the fried noodle with ngan. This food looks like not nice, the smell is strong but it is delicious, attractive and good for health. The meat of ngan is cleaned and chopped. Vermicelli is added with seasoning, MSG, mixed well and stir-fried in the pan. Then it will be added with some fungus and mushrooms. It should be eaten with pepper to increase the taste. In general, it is called ngan (boring) but it is not boring at all. In the menu of most restaurants, you can easily catch this specialty anywhere in Ha Long, Quang Ninh.
As one of the attractive dishes of Ha Long, if you have the opportunity to visit Halong Bay, enjoy the specialties here, there are many things to explore and experience in Ha Long.