Quang Tri's 'heaven-sent' specialty is delicious raw or cooked, but hard to buy even with money

Although it is a Quang Tri specialty, some dishes such as king oysters, water spinach, buffalo meat with wild boar leaves… are quite strange to visitors from all over.

King oysters

King oysters (also known as sawtooth oysters, ghost oysters, or giant oysters) are a famous specialty on Con Co Island.

Although king oysters also appear in the reef area of ​​Vinh Hoang commune (Vinh Thai commune, old Vinh Linh district), about 2 nautical miles from shore, oysters in Con Co are still considered to be more abundant and delicious.

King oysters in Con Co have outstanding size, as big as an adult hand. Each oyster weighs on average from 1.2-1.5kg, with some weighing up to 3kg.

King oyster harvesting season in Con Co is from March to September every year. Photo: Hoai An

Because of its fresh quality but limited quantity, king oysters are mainly exploited to serve the culinary needs of Con Co, only a small number are transported to the mainland. Therefore, even rich tourists find it difficult to buy and enjoy this specialty.

Oyster meat is firm and sweet, can be eaten fresh or processed into many attractive cooked dishes such as oyster porridge, grilled oysters with scallion oil. People in Con Co also transform king oysters into some delicious dishes such as: Grilled oysters with cheese sauce, Thai oyster sauce, oysters...

Buffalo meat with wild leaves

This is one of the familiar specialties to people in Quang Tri but arouses curiosity among diners from all over because of its strange name, which at first glance seems to be misspelled.

Trong (or truong) is a type of leaf that grows naturally in Quang Tri and can be picked all year round. This type of leaf is a bit hard, has small sharp thorns on the edge of the leaf and deep veins. Trong leaves have a spicy, characteristic aroma, especially when processed with buffalo meat, it enhances the unique flavor.

In 2016, buffalo meat with leaves of the genus Trong from Quang Tri province was recognized as one of the Top 20 delicious and new dishes of Vietnam. Photo: Hoai An

From two main ingredients, buffalo meat and wild betel leaves, locals can prepare many different dishes such as stir-fries, stews, steamed dishes, hot pots, etc.

However, the two most delicious and popular dishes are grilled buffalo meat and stir-fried buffalo meat with trong leaves.

Not only attractive for its diverse preparation methods and delicious flavor, buffalo meat with wild betel leaves is also considered very nutritious.

According to Oriental medicine, buffalo meat is sweet, cool, non-toxic, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, strengthening tendons and bones, enriching blood, helping to treat rheumatism, swelling, numbness, back pain, swollen legs...

The leaves are warm and anti-cold, so when eaten with buffalo meat, it is considered an effective "medicine" for people who often have cold hands and feet, or the elderly who often have aches and pains in their joints.

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Gio An commune has a special vegetable that is both clean and delicious. That is watercress (also known as watercress). This vegetable does not require much care, no fertilizer or pesticides.

However, this vegetable can only be grown in areas with clean water. If the water is dirty, the vegetable will turn yellow and die.

The water spinach season usually starts in the 10th lunar month and ends in March or April of the following year, and can be shorter or longer depending on weather conditions. Photo: Hoai An

The watercress is delicious eaten raw or cooked. Photo: Hoai An

Not only ensuring cleanliness and safety for health, rau liet is also an ingredient to process many delicious dishes. Even this vegetable eaten raw or cooked has a refreshing, attractive flavor.

Gio An people have cleverly used this vegetable to make delicious dishes such as salad, mixed egg with spinach, spinach with tapioca dumplings, stir-fried spinach with beef...

In addition, water spinach can also be used to cook soup or hot pot like other familiar green vegetables.

After traveling about 50km, a Korean female tourist had an accident and fell into a ditch. Tuyen Quang people immediately helped her get her bike up and fix the problem.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/dac-san-troi-ban-o-quang-tri-an-song-hay-chin-deu-ngon-co-tien-cung-kho-mua-2441582.html