'Arc' of delicious food in the center of Tuy Hoa

Coming to Tuy Hoa ( Phu Yen ) for a day, how to enjoy all the famous specialties of this land is a question of many people. The "locals" said that within a few kilometers right in the center of Tuy Hoa, there are many special dishes.

Chicken rice

Phu Yen chicken rice at a famous restaurant on Le Thanh Ton street

Phu Yen chicken rice uses rice cooked with chicken broth so it is soft, fatty and sweet, the rice grains are loose but sticky and golden. This dish cannot lack pickled shallots to eat with, dipped in a bowl of fish sauce with crushed lemon, garlic and chili, increasing the richness, pushing the delicious taste to the next level.

Chicken rice at a restaurant that locals often eat at, on Hung Vuong street

In the center of Tuy Hoa, there are many famous chicken rice restaurants that are often sought out by tourists, such as Tuyet Nhung chicken rice, Thien Huong chicken rice, etc. However, many people prefer to go to chicken rice restaurants that locals often eat because of their unique flavor.

Chives noodle soup

The image of the dish "banh canh he" is true to its name.

As the name suggests, this noodle soup is thick with chives, covering the entire bowl. The strong aroma of chives balances and blends with the flavor of the broth and the fish cake underneath. This is mackerel, anchovy or barracuda cake, ground into a paste, then fried until golden brown.

Customers eat chive noodle soup in the evening on the sidewalk next to the central post office .

Chives noodle soup is a popular dish, found on many streets in Tuy Hoa. The most famous restaurant is located next to the central post office on Tran Hung Dao Street. The sidewalk restaurant, opened for decades, attracts many tourists and locals.

Steamed fish

Steamed fish dish, a specialty of Phu Yen

This is a typical dish of Phu Yen, used by locals daily for both side dishes and main meals. The fish is slit lengthwise, steamed until just cooked, not boiled to lose its sweetness, then rolled with raw vegetables, bean sprouts, and grilled rice paper.

A familiar tray of rice paper rolls with fish and raw vegetables of the people of Xu Nau

The fish sauce used to dip the fish in rice paper rolls is prepared quite carefully. The chili and garlic are crushed, not cut into pieces, mixed with a little broth, and a slice of lemon is added, stirring well. This is a common dish in many local eateries, including those along the Bach Dang embankment near the Hung Vuong bridge to the airport.

Rice vermicelli

Rice vermicelli with pork offal at the restaurant

Southerners eat banh hoi with roast pork, while in Phu Yen, people eat banh hoi with pig intestines. The banh hoi pieces are squeezed out to be just the right size, not lumpy but not loose either. The pig intestines eaten with it mainly include liver, kidney, spleen, throat, and boiled meat.

Simple rice vermicelli in a local's house

Thanks to the delicious fish sauce, many people do not eat it with pork offal, but instead pick up rice vermicelli sprinkled with chives and peanuts, put it in a bowl, pour the dipping sauce on top, and serve it with raw vegetables. Or use rice paper to dip the rice vermicelli in vegetables. The delicious rice vermicelli shops are located on Nguyen Hue, Hung Vuong, Dien Bien Phu streets... or in the central market of Tuy Hoa.

Banh xeo

Phu Yen pancakes are soft and slightly burnt in the middle.

Unlike the pancakes in many localities which are usually large and golden brown, Phu Yen pancakes are small and soft. Many restaurants here maintain the old way of making pancakes with soft, white rice flour pancakes, only slightly burnt in the middle.

A banh xeo restaurant that locals often eat at.

The main filling of banh xeo is pork, small shrimp, bean sprouts, and green onions. The dipping sauce can be fish sauce mixed with garlic and chili or fish sauce, which is also an element that conquers diners. Delicious restaurants in the center of Tuy Hoa include: banh xeo Le Thanh Ton, Dai Nam, Co Chi...

Rice rolls

Phu Yen rice rolls use thick rice paper.

Phu Yen rice rolls are very different from the Southern or Northern style rice rolls. The rice paper used for rolling is larger and thicker than other types such as Cu Chi rice paper. Inside the roll are many kinds of raw vegetables, the most special part is the crispy and fragrant spring rolls.

Go to the market and eat banh cuon with the locals

The appeal of Phu Yen rice rolls also lies in the thick, fatty, fragrant dipping sauce, with green chili and garlic cloves. Delicious rice rolls shops are located on Tran Binh Trong, Tran Quy Cap, Duy Tan streets... The experience you should try is to go to the market and enjoy the rice rolls that the stall owners and market goers often eat.

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