Korean tourists try 'energy-boosting' dish in Da Nang, exclaiming it's delicious

Sso and Sam are a couple from Korea, passionate about traveling and have been to many countries such as Turkey, Thailand, etc. Currently, the two are on a long trip to Da Nang. They spend most of their time exploring local cuisine .

Most recently, Sso and Sam stopped by a restaurant on My An Street, Ngu Hanh Son District to enjoy eel porridge. The Korean tourist revealed that this dish was suggested by a Vietnamese person under a video she shared on her personal YouTube channel.

Sso was very excited and eager to experience eel porridge because eel is one of the popular energy-boosting foods in Korea, loved by many Koreans, but not everyone can eat it because it has a fishy smell.

Sso went to a restaurant in Da Nang to enjoy delicious eel dishes.

Sso and Sam arrived at the local restaurant at 7am and were surprised to see that all the tables were full. She believed that the eel porridge here was delicious, which was why it attracted so many diners to enjoy it from early in the morning.

The female tourist said that the restaurant specializes in eel dishes. After looking at the menu, in addition to eel porridge, she decided to order dried eel noodles to better experience the flavor of this "typical Korean energy-boosting food".

After a few minutes of waiting, the first dish served was dry eel vermicelli. This is essentially eel vermicelli mixed with broth and dipping sauce served separately, diners can season to their taste and preference.

Eel vermicelli is the first dish that Korean guests enjoy.

To give the foreign guest a quality experience, the restaurant staff also carefully instructed her how to enjoy the dried eel vermicelli dish. “First, you add the pickled onions and mix well. If you find the vermicelli a bit dry, you can add more broth as desired,” this person said.

Unable to hide her excitement, Sso immediately followed the instructions and tasted the first spoonful of broth. She commented that the broth tasted similar to Japanese udon soup.

Sso tasted the broth of the dry eel vermicelli dish

Next, the female tourist tried the vermicelli and eel, and couldn’t stop exclaiming at the attractive aroma. She thought that perhaps the aromatic leaves served with the dish helped reduce the fishy taste of the eel.

“Koreans often eat eel with flavorful vegetables like perilla leaves and ginger. This dish was better than I expected, without any fishy taste. It was really delicious,” Sso shared his thoughts.

Eel vermicelli mixed with fish sauce and onions instead of soy sauce like many other places, makes female tourists continuously praise it as delicious.

The second dish the couple enjoyed was steaming hot eel porridge. They were surprised by the generous portion of eel.

“To be honest, I usually can’t eat foods that taste fishy. But this dish is not fishy at all like I thought. It’s even quite cheap, only 30,000 VND/bowl. The eel vermicelli costs 40,000 VND,” Sso said.

Close-up of eel porridge with lots of meat, priced at 30,000 VND

The Korean female tourist also learned another way to enjoy eel porridge like the people around her. That is to squeeze some lemon into the porridge. She was surprised because the taste was even better than the original.

“Although the dish is unfamiliar, it is extremely attractive. In my personal opinion, both dishes are delicious, but I like eel vermicelli better,” she commented.

The customer also expressed that the two eel dishes were so delicious that they "left the restaurant feeling completely happy and satisfied" even though they initially came here without any expectations.

“The thing we were most worried about was the fishy taste of the food, but in fact there was no fishy taste at all. We really enjoyed today’s meal,” Sso said.

Thanks to the elaborate preparation process, the restaurant's eel dishes are commented by diners to have a delicious flavor, clear broth, and the eel meat is not fishy. Photo: Sky

Mr. Quoc Hung - the owner of the restaurant that Sso visited said that the restaurant specializes in serving eel dishes prepared with the typical flavors of Nghe An.

Eels must be selected from fresh, healthy freshwater eels to ensure firm meat that has a natural sweet aroma when cooked.

After cleaning the eel, the meat and bones are separated. The meat is stir-fried with turmeric, chili, and shallots. The bones are crushed and filtered to get the broth for porridge. Hot eel porridge served with Vietnamese coriander enhances the delicious, spicy flavor.

In addition, the restaurant also serves two dishes: dry vermicelli and vermicelli soup. Diners can order stir-fried eel or crispy fried eel to eat with it.

For vermicelli soup, the vermicelli will be poured with hot broth made from simmered eel bones, added with bean sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms and coriander. As for dry vermicelli, the vermicelli is stir-fried before adding stir-fried eel, bean sprouts, Vietnamese coriander, perilla, can be eaten with steamed chili and a little vinegar, garlic and chili.

Finally, the eel soup is hot, full of eel meat, with an attractive turmeric yellow color.

The restaurant opens from 6am to 10am. The dishes here cost between 30,000 and 50,000 VND (depending on the dish and portion).

Photo: Ssotravel

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/khach-han-thu-mon-tang-cuong-sinh-luc-o-da-nang-xuyt-xoa-khen-ngon-2319653.html