Bac Lieu not only makes tourists miss it because of its gentle natural scenery and hospitable people, but also because of its many special dishes.
Bac Lieu specialties is extremely diverse, reflecting the cultural beauty and life of the people in the river region, generous and open-minded like the “Mekong river”. With a long history of formation and development, each region in Bac Lieu province has delicious dishes with their own unique flavors, which cannot be mixed with any other locality.
If you have the opportunity to visit Bac Lieu, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the specialties of the province suggested below to love this land more.
Bac Lieu fish sauce hotpot
Fish sauce hotpot is usually made from fish sauce with fresh coconut water, lemongrass and fragrant fried garlic. Hotpot served with pork belly, snakehead fish, basa fish… and celery, water spinach, Malabar spinach, purple cabbage, lotus root, water hyacinth…
Bac Lieu fish sauce hotpot is a quintessential dish imbued with the “country breeze” flavor, bearing the mark of cultural exchange between Kinh and Khmer people. Thanks to the skillful hands, creativity and warm affection of Bac Lieu people, the reputation of the dish has spread far and wide throughout the Southern provinces.
Seafood
As a coastal province in the Mekong Delta, Bac Lieu is blessed with many types of fresh seafood such as crabs, snails… In particular, when coming here, visitors cannot miss the delicious dishes made from shrimp such as grilled shrimp with garlic sauce, grilled shrimp with cheese, stir-fried shrimp with water spinach…
Seafood dishes, especially shrimp, are delicacies not to be missed when traveling to Bac Lieu.
Spicy beef noodle soup
In Vietnam, visitors usually only know the famous Hue beef noodle soup or Southern stir-fried beef noodle soup without knowing that in Bac Lieu, there is also an extremely delicious beef noodle soup, with a spicy taste that permeates every strand of the tongue.
Delicious and attractive bowl of spicy Bac Lieu beef noodle soup.
The noodle dish is cooked in a similar way to Hue beef noodle soup. The difference lies in the seasoning. Bac Lieu beef noodle soup uses ginger, turmeric, star anise, cinnamon… with a faint five-spice aroma, but not as strong as in beef stew or curry, but is gentle and light, like the character of the people of the land.
A spicy Bac Lieu beef noodle soup.
The key to the deliciousness of the dish comes from a familiar ingredient in the South, coconut milk, combined with satay to make the vermicelli dish have a delicious, sweet and spicy taste. This bowl of spicy beef noodle soup with a red shimmer that is eye-catching and has conquered the hearts of many food lovers.
Bun nuoc leo (rice vermicelli noodle soup)
This rustic dish is sold everywhere in Bac Lieu City, from street vendors to traditional restaurants. The vermicelli dish is served with thinly sliced banana blossom, bean sprouts, basil… with a little fresh squid, roast pork, spring rolls, banh cong…
In particular, what makes the dish famous is the broth. A delicious broth must be cooked in a clay pot to preserve the sweetness of shrimp, fish, coconut water as well as to make the fish sauce taste richer.
Ba Khia
Every flood season, Bac Lieu is rich in aquatic products, including Ba Khia – a small brackish water crab that lives in mangrove forests or at river mouths. It is called “Ba Khia” as its shell has 3 lines like a knife, follow local language. Ba Khia is a nutritious dish, with firm, delicious, and sweet meat.
Sweet and sour Ba Khia crab fish sauce
Coming to Bac Lieu, visitors will see many delicious dishes made from Ba Khia. Typical examples include sweet and sour Ba Khia, tamarind-fried Ba Khia, Ba Khia fish sauce, Ba Khia papaya salad…
Tam cake Ngan Dua
This is a specialty of Ngan Dua town, Hong Dan district. The Tam cake dish is rich in flavor thanks to the pork skin and lean meat boiled, shredded, mixed with rice powder and crushed roasted peanuts… The cake is served with chopped cucumber, herbs, bean sprouts, tomato sauce, sweet and sour fish sauce… especially meatballs.
What to buy as gifts in Bac Lieu?
On your journey to explore Bac Lieu, you can buy bon bon pickles, ba khia fish sauce or longan as gifts for relatives and friends. These are all gifts that are easy to find and not expensive.
Source: collected by An
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