Mekong Delta River is not only famous for its charming scenery but also loved for its many specialties. If you are wondering what to choose as a gift when traveling to this area, please refer to the specialties below!
Coconut candy
It can be affirmed that coconut candy is one of the typical symbols of the Mekong Delta. Whenever this specialty is mentioned, many people immediately think of Vinh Long, a famous place for making coconut candy in the South. Coconut candy has a sweet, fragrant taste that makes anyone who enjoys it for the first time remember it forever.
If you have the opportunity to travel to the Southwest region, you should not miss the opportunity to buy coconut candy as a gift. To buy this specialty, you can conveniently visit tourist areas such as Lan Vuong, Phoenix Islet…!
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Pia Cake
The cake originated in old Soc Trang (now part of Can Tho Province) and is well known throughout the country for its delicious taste. This specialty consists of many layers of cake stacked on top of each other. In the middle is a layer of sweet durian and a delicious piece of salted egg.
If you have the opportunity to come to Soc Trang while experiencing the trip to the Mekong Delta, don’t forget to enjoy at least one pia cake to make the trip more complete! In addition, this is also an affordable but meaningful gift!
Sour Sausage
The most famous sour sausage is Lai Vung in Dong Thap, which delights the taste buds of many diners with its excellent balance of sour, sweet, and spicy flavors. You just need to bite a little; you can feel the delicious taste spreading across the tip of your tongue. The red, mixed with the pink of this specialty, is also attractive to many diners.
Not only is sour sausage a favorite dish among women, but it is also extremely popular with men. Therefore, Lai Vung sour sausage are often chosen by many tourists as gifts for relatives and friends after every trip to the delta river.
Dry Fish
Dried fish is a specialty of the Mekong Delta in general and An Giang in particular. The most famous dried fish is in Cho Moi, Thoai Son. You can prepare dried fish dishes in many ways, such as baking, frying, steaming, … The sweet and aromatic taste of dried fish is extremely stimulating to the taste buds; no matter how much you eat, you will not feel bored.
The best dried fish to mention are dried goby and snakehead. Therefore, whenever traveling to the Mekong Delta, try to buy this gift, especially from the Moi market in An Giang, back to your friends, guests, or as a gift.
Rice wine
Talking about the specialties of the Mekong Delta, there is no way that we should not mention Go Den wine in Tay Ninh Province. The outstanding feature of this special wine is that it is made from 100% glutinous rice and heirloom yeast.
Appearing nearly a hundred years ago, Go Den wine is known as the “first wine” in the Mekong River. My Yen, Long Hiep, and Phuoc Loi are the localities where the best wine is brewed.
Fish Sauce
Phu Quoc is famous not only for its island but also for its fish sauce, a specialty of the delta river and a gift of immortality throughout the country. Fish sauce here is produced using the traditional process and is completely handmade, with the main ingredient being the freshest anchovies.
Phu Quoc fish sauce has a light, aromatic, non-fishy flavor, and the color of cockroach wings is dark and clear. Dot a piece, and the taste of the sea melts right into your mouth.
Fresh Fruits
Referring to the Mekong Delta, many people can immediately think of a series of famous fruits such as Pomelo Nam Roi – Vinh Long, Can Tho; Lo Ren breast milk and Hoa Loc sand mango – Dong Thap; Cau Ke waxed coconut – Vinh Long; Red-flesh jackfruit – Can Tho, Cai Mon durian… In addition, the delta is also the convergence of all the typical fruits of the country, such as longan, bonbon, oranges, and coconut, etc., in any season.
Whatever you eat, the fruits of the river are always colorful and full of flavor. Traveling to the Mekong Delta, you can not only enjoy eating at the garden but also bring the freshest fruits as gifts at extremely low prices compared to the markets in the city.
Some notes when buying specialties as gifts:
- Find out in advance how to choose the specialty you intend to buy so you can evaluate the product’s quality.
- Most of the dried fish products are handmade. Therefore, you should find and choose to buy dry products from establishments with clear certification registration.
- Gifts as fruits can be bought directly from many orchards to ensure freshness, and the price is also lower than buying at the market.
- Check the expiration date of sour sausage, candies, and cakes.
Through the above information about the article about what to buy in Mekong Delta Tour for family members and friends, hope you have a good choice with the most meaningful gifts.
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