5 rustic, unique dishes from the red soil of Binh Phuoc

Sharing at the " Binh Phuoc Delicious Dishes" talk show on the evening of April 20, culinary expert Chiem Thanh Long said that when mentioning Binh Phuoc, cashew nuts are the most prominent representative. Cashew nuts from Binh Phuoc are far superior in terms of fatty, fragrant, naturally sweet taste, and when roasted, they are even more "smelly" and crispy. "Binh Phuoc Cashew Nuts" is one of the 5 recognized and protected agricultural product brands alongside "Loc Ninh Pepper", "Thanh Luong Free-range Chicken" and "Thanh Luong Cowhide Pepper Longan", "Binh Phuoc Rubber". From cashew nuts, artisans and people have created many delicious dishes. And Binh Phuoc cuisine also has many other equally attractive dishes that should be tried...

Binh Phuoc's delicious food tray performed by artists

ROASTED CASHEW NUTS WITH FISH SAUCE

Roasted cashews with chili, garlic and fish sauce

Binh Phuoc cashew nuts are delicious, firm and fragrant, and go hand in hand with fish sauce (the best of each fish sauce jar) to create a dish that is truly Vietnamese! Cashew nuts are lightly roasted with fish sauce until they are soaked in spices and then dried to a crisp. The finished product is delicious, shiny cashew nuts. Inside is crispy, sweet, fragrant, and fatty from Binh Phuoc cashew nuts. Outside is a layer of spices with the richness of fish sauce, the spiciness of chili powder and the faint pungency of Vietnamese garlic. This dish is perfect with cool fermented water in this weather!

FRESH CASHEW ROLLS WITH BOILED MEAT AND CATFISH PASTE

Fresh Cashew Nuts Rolled with Boiled Meat and Fish Sauce

The characteristic aroma, succulent, sweet, sour, slightly astringent and refreshing taste of cashew fruit will be a creative culinary experience to soothe the early summer heat of Saigon. Instead of the familiar rice paper, the cashew fruit is sliced, rolled with pork belly, rich Tren fish sauce that has been mashed with organic herbs (perilla, Vietnamese coriander, chives...).

Grilled pork with bamboo leaves

Grilled local pork dish is kim

Raised free-range and fed mainly on vegetables, the local pig appears in many delicious dishes of the Stieng community here. Grilling is a way of cooking that fully shows off the advantages of this mountain meat. The local pig has firm meat, little fat, delicious flavor that is not pungent, and is even more delicious when skewered and grilled over hot coals with sour and slightly astringent leaves with umami flavor.

Catfish Hot Pot with Roselle

The dish on the charcoal stove is Roselle and Catfish Hotpot.

In addition to making tea, jam, and eating fresh, hibiscus (or red artichoke, hibiscus) with its characteristic sour and aromatic flavor is also a sour ingredient instead of tamarind, lemon, or fermented rice, creating a unique identity for Binh Phuoc cuisine. The hot pot dish has broth cooked with hibiscus flowers, which is slightly sour, helping to remove the fishy smell, adding the aroma of basil leaves. As you eat, you can dip the sweet and fresh catfish fillet and water spinach, green banana flowers into the hot pot broth, delicious!

LOC NINH JACKFRUIT RICE

The chefs are demonstrating how to prepare the dishes.

Besides cashew trees, fruits like Loc Ninh jackfruit are also a delicious product that must be tried. After being soaked overnight, sticky rice is mixed with coconut water, coconut milk, and diced fruit, then steamed. Sticky rice is skillfully stuffed into ripe, fragrant, crispy, sweet Loc Ninh jackfruit segments that have been seeded and split lengthwise./.

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