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Day 3
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Muine
In the morning, visit Red sand dunes, Fairy stream. Free at leisure
Overnight in Muine.
Must-try dishes in Muine:
1. Lau Tha (Special Fish Hotpot)
Included in must-try food list in Phan Thiet is Lau Tha (or special fish hotpot). The reason for this recommendation is that the philosophy and essence of the Vietnamese culinary art are hidden behind the food’s flavor, which is based on five chief elements of the Buddhism: fire, wood, water, earth, and metal, and certainly you will be eager to uncover it. Lau tha is made of fish, shrimp, pork, vegetables, green mango, banana flowers, rice paper cake, rice noodles and fried eggs. Fish used for the hotpot varied; it may be gudgeon or spade-fish.The fish is mixed with lemon, shrimp and pork which are all sliced into small pieces and put into the soup. The fish sauce is flavored with fried peanut and chili, which gives the dish that snappy taste.
2. Lizards
Dong is a kind of lizard that lives in sandy desert areas. In Mui Ne, dishes processed from dong’s meat are considered as the specialties that every tourist is recommended to try out. Dong’s meat can be cooked in the variety of ways like fried, roasted, stir-fried with herbs, or used as the main ingredient for hotpot. Dong’s meat is lightly tough but moist and it has a fresh flavor like chicken.
3. Quai vac cakes
Quai vac tran cakes have been a popular dish in the coastal city of Phan Thiet for as long as people there can remember. To make the cake, locals start with a transparent wheat-flour dough, which is then boiled and wrapped around deheaded prawns, fatty pork, fish sauce and salt and sugar.
4. King crab
King crab is considered the king of crabs. One of the places where king crab is highly appreciated is the waters of Phan Thiet. It is also very difficult to catch them. King crab is processed into dishes such as roasted tamarind, roasted with salt, grilled, cooked with porridge … but the most delicious and also the simplest is steamed and then dipped with salt and green pepper. The taste of crab meat is preserved intact, sweet and firm. In addition, salt-roasted king crab is also loved by many diners.
5. Fish cake soup
Banh Canh Cha Ca in Phan Thiet in general and Mui Ne in particular are different from Banh Canh in many places. Instead of transparent noodles, here, people use opaque white rice cakes like Hue beef noodles. The piece of fish cake is the soul of a simple bowl of banh chung, usually consisting of steamed fish cakes and fried fish cakes, with a strong sweet, spicy taste due to minced with fresh chili, when biting it will be a bit tough. The broth is simmered from a variety of fish caught fresh in the waters of Mui Ne.
6. Ca mai salad
Here is a dish best "Phan Thiet" and is extremely attractive fish salad ( Ca Mai) is sure not everyone was enjoying. Very fresh fish flakes had bought, cut off the tail and abdomen breast, spinal withdrawal re-done as the vinegar and squeeze it dry. But if only that they may not be good. By also an "additive" is important sauces. Phan Thiet fish sauce ( nước mắm) is the land should be used in salad fish sauce apricot and more sophisticated techniques. Garlic, chilli, seeded nine stab me with fine sugar. Pounding roasted peanuts, powdered gold, porcelain few ripe bananas, all the air with pure fish sauce into a viscous sauce sweet, sour, sweet, salty flavor and sea.Cs Mai salad need some fresh vegestables: lettuce, basil back, beating the fish, corn, cilantro girls with banana ( the one still can not eat like normal way when we eat banana), star fruit, thinly sliced cucumber.By this time the new thin rice paper to take effect: we packed fish, vegetables neatly into the roll, put sauce that enjoy the sweet taste of fresh fish, the fat of peanut, taste the sauce along with strong fresh taste of green vegetables.
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Day 4
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Muine --- Da Lat
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning, visit White sand dunes. Then, pick up and transfer to Dalat.
Free at leisure
Overnight in Dalat.
Must-try dishes in Dalat:
1.Vietnamese Pizza (Banh trang nuong)
Grilled rice paper is becoming more and more popular in Da Lat with an increasing number of restaurants serving the dish. At these restaurants, you can sit near a coal stove, watching the chef make this dish. The chef applies a little oil to the rice paper and then adds shrimp paste, cheese and green pepper. An egg is later added and stirred with chopsticks until the dish is fully grilled. It tastes even better with fried onion and pork floss.
2.Mini Panckes (Banh can)
Mini pancake is a popular breakfast dish in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat. Travellers can find it in many places.The pancakes, filled with eggs and slightly burned, are eaten with fish sauce. Some places add meat balls to the sauce to make it tastier.
Try it: 13 Nha Chung, Da Lat
3. Beef Hotpot (Lau Bo)
In the chilly weather of the foggy city, it is great to have a hot dish of beef hotpot. So the suggestion of eating in Dalat cannot ignore this typical dish. Dalat beef hotpot is delicious and has a rich aroma and the taste of the broth with thick beef pieces. Beef is fragrant, softer in other places. Hotpot is served with noodles, eggs, white tofu and vegetables such as broccoli, Chinese cabbage, and other herbs.
Try it: 1/29 Hoang Dieu, Phuong 5, Da Lat
4. Soy milk ( Sua dau nanh)
Sua Dau Nanh is the easiest and the most idyllic one. Just a simple drink, but even the taste in Da Lat is more delicious and unique. One small tip for foodie lovers, even though they have both iced and hot soy milk, you should absolutely go ahead and order hot soy milk, because it’s a signature drink and it’s suitable for the cool weather of Da Lat. In addition, people often have a glass of soy milk with different types of pastries. You will enjoy this drink the best in the early morning as a nutritious breakfast or an evening snack.
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HCMC --- Dalat
Breakfast at the hotel . Transfer back to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive Ho Chi Minh city, go to the hotel to check in. Free at leisure.
Overnight in HCMC.
Must-try dishes in HCMC:
1. Com tam
Who doesn't love Com tam—Vietnamese broken rice with grilled pork chop, shredded pork skins, and steamed egg meatloaf? Ho Chi Minh City people eat Com tam ALL THE TIME, proudly. It doesn't matter whether it's a rushed breakfast, or a dinner in a Vietnamese restaurant, you can always have Com tam. The secret of a delicious plate of Com tam, according to some local people, is not the beautifully grilled pork cutlet or the "cha trung" - Vietnamese steamed egg meatloaf, but it is the hot tasty rice, combined with the special sweet fish sauce and lots of chopped scallion oil.
2.Banh mi
Banh mi—a Vietnamese baguette stuffed with meat and veggie—is the most popular street food in Vietnam. You can find Banh mi stalls on every street in Ho Chi Minh City. A basic Banh mi may include mayo, pâté, Vietnamese ham, jambon, pickles, cucumber, spring onion, cilantro, chili, and soy sauce. However, that's not the only combination for Banh mi. In Ho Chi Minh City, you can also enjoy Banh mi with grilled pork, fish cakes, sardines in tomato sauce, roasted pork, etc. Vietnamese creativity for Banh mi has no limits!
3. Xoi
Sticky rice is another popular Vietnamese dish. There are many types of sticky rice, but they can be divided into two main categories: savory and sweet. Savory sticky rice is served with pâté, grilled chicken, char siu, Vietnamese ham, and soy sauce. Sweet sticky rice is more like a dessert, usually with sugar, mashed mung beans, coconut milk, and shredded coconut. Sticky rice can come in a variety of colors based on the ingredients. If you have the chance, just try them all out!
4. Banh trang tron
Banh trang tron, or "Mixed rice paper", is a popular tasty treat of HCMC’s street food. You can find this dish almost everywhere, from the streets, markets, to supermarkets, cafes, even restaurants. The recipe is quite simple, just chopped rice paper mixed with shrimp salt, chilli oil, green mango, Vietnamese coriander, quail eggs, and dried beef, chicken, and squid.
5. Pha lau
Pha lau is a Saigon street food that’s hugely popular with local people, both young and old. It’s a soup made from the offal of cows. This typically includes the lung, heart, kidney and parts of the stomach. Everything is purified well in advance by thorough washing and rubbing with salt and lemon. It’s a protein-fest that’s much cheaper than eating prime cuts of beef. Pha lau is usually prepared with milk, noodles, and spices. As a result, it’s much creamier than many soups found in Vietnam.
6. Goi cuon
Vietnamese people love herbs, that's why Goi cuon or Vietnamese summer rolls are one of the best Vietnamese dishes. Goi cuon is made from a lot of fresh herbs, vermicelli, and meat, wrapped in rice paper and dipped in black soy sauce.Besides the traditional Goi cuon wrapped with pork and shrimp, you can also try many other modern versions of Goi cuon.
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