COME DONG THAP- ENJOY GRILLED SNAKEHEAD FISH ROLLED IN YOUNG LOTUS LEAF

Removing the pieces of meat, white fish, fragrant rolls with young lotus leaves, dotted with tamarind fish sauce, you will feel the soul of Dong Thap province completely when enjoying the food.

Snakehead fish (called the northern fish) grilled trui in many different lands and become a rustic dish. But grilled snakehead fish with young lotus leaves offers an irresistible flavor, a dish you must try when coming to Dong Thap.

Snakehead fish is fresh, washed, preliminary processed, put fish and then take salt to wash the grain, drain.

Processors often use a fresh lemongrass threaded straight from the mouth of the fish down to the body and then baked, just remove the fishy, ​​just bring attractive aroma.

In the past, Thap Muoi people used to grill fish with straw and baked also required skill and ingenuity. Must estimate the amount of straw just so that the fish cooked evenly, not burnt and too dry. The head and belly of the fish are the oldest, so they need to be baked longer. Nowadays people often put on the charcoal stove, grill until the fish have a nice yellow color, the skin catches and smells so rich.

For large fish, to the fish evenly cooked without burning the outer layer, people often pour water into the mouth to the stomach, to keep the temperature and cook the fish inside. When the fish is cooked, simply wipe off the outer scales, enjoy the white fish meat inside, hot and aromatic.

The fish meat is wrapped with young lotus leaves and dipped with tamarind fish sauce, which makes you want to eat forever. The green silk lotus leaves, the two edges of the leaves are still rolled before they can be washed up and rolled with white fish meat.

Dip a piece of fish wrapped in lotus leaves into a bowl of thick tamarind fish sauce, feel the sweet aroma of grilled snakehead fish, the bitter taste of young lotus leaves and the lightly sour sour taste of tamarind fish sauce. You can enjoy this dish in many restaurants in Dong Thap because this is considered a rustic dish, with a price of about 150,000 VND / animal.

According to Western Specialties