Goat meat The Truong Yen mountain area (Hoa Lu district) has many limestone mountains that have been formed for a long time. Taking advantage of this, people have formed a habit of grazing goats in the mountains, feeding them natural plants. As a result, Ninh Binh goat meat when processed often has a special delicious taste with herbal smell, sweet taste and firm meat. Goat meat is processed into many attractive dishes by Ninh Binh people such as rare lemon, pan-fried, stir-fried with chili pepper, stewed with traditional herbs or spring rolls… In 2012, Ninh Binh mountain goat was recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization. is one of the “Top 50 Vietnamese specialties”. In 2021, Truong Yen mountain goat also entered the “Top 100 Vietnamese specialties” of this organization. Burnt rice Ninh Binh elderberry was recognized by the Asian Record Organization as one of 12 Vietnamese specialties according to the set of criteria “Asian culinary value” in August 2012. Although burnt rice is a simple dish, in order to cook deliciously and meet the standards, it must go through many complicated stages, completely handmade according to the secret of Ninh Binh people. The rice selected to make elderberry must be fragrant, sticky rice or yellow sticky rice. After the rice is washed and cooked, people take each piece of rice that sticks to the bottom of the pot (burnt), dry it in the sun, then deep-fry it in oil so that the rice grains are crispy. Ninh Binh burnt rice is dipped with a sauce made from goat meat, with a strong consistency, spicy and aromatic flavor creating an unforgettable blend. Gia Vien shrimp paste Gia Vien district is a low-lying area with many rivers. People here have a profession of “riu” (catching) shrimp and making fish sauce for generations. To make delicious shrimp paste jars, people only choose old shrimp, round body, blue color and must be fresh. After washing, draining, people mix the shrimps with hearing and salt and then put them in a crockery jar, close the lid, leave in a cool place for more than a month to be used. Gia Vien shrimp paste has been recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization as one of the “100 Vietnamese gift specialties 2020 – 2021”.

Jade yang goat is “praised” by many people as an effective “panacea”. That’s why goat pearls are becoming more and more popular. Photo: Thitdetuoi. Jade yang or jade onion, also known as goat’s goat, goat’s pin, and goat’s egg, is the testicle of a male goat. Photo: Decuubaoquan Since ancient times, Vietnamese people have spread among themselves that the dish from jade yang goat is ranked first in the dishes used to nourish men’s sexual vitality, enhance men’s ability, kidney and yang. ..Photo: Decuubaoquan It is also for this reason that at many restaurants specializing in goat meat dishes, jade yang goat is always very popular, even “out of stock”. Photo: Vinhhanhfood. On the market, goat pearls are for sale at prices ranging from 200,000 to 300,000 VND/kg. Accordingly, each set of goat pearls costs from 300,000 to 500,000 VND, depending on the size. Photo: Internet. Mr. Tam (owner of a goat meat shop in Ho Chi Minh City) said: “Men are very fond of dishes from goat pearls. My restaurant often stews, stir-fries or pickles wine to serve customers”. Photo: Internet. Uncle Quang – specializing in goat meat business in Ninh Binh revealed that with Ninh Binh rock goats, jade can be up to 1 million VND/set, even several million VND depending on the age of the goats. However, do not want to buy is there. Photo: Internet The reason is that this type of jade is supposed to be obtained from goats raised in the rocky mountains of Ninh Binh, where the climate is four seasons and there are many medicinal leaves, so when the goats eat it, it will accumulate in the meat, the new jade will reach the highest quality. best quantity. Ngoc Duong goat can be processed into many different dishes such as stewing with traditional herbs, cooking hot pot….Photo: Decuubaoquan Video: Bridge for goats to go up the mountain to feed in Hoa Binh. Source: VTV24

Referring to the specialty of Trang An Ninh Binh, it is definitely indispensable for the famous goat meat dish that anyone who comes to Ninh Binh will have to enjoy. Ninh Binh goats are grazed naturally, eating goat meat feels firm, low-fat, sweet and fragrant. Ninh Binh Goat In addition, goat meat here is also processed into many dishes with many different processing methods such as grilled goat, rare lemon, stir-fried, pan-fried… Processing in restaurants, people often choose 2 types. mountain goats and grass-fed goats. If it is Ninh Binh mountain goat meat, it will feel firmer and more crispy when eaten, whereas grass-fed goat meat will be softer and sweeter. To have a delicious dish, it requires the chef to be very meticulous in processing and cleaning so that the goat meat does not have a bad smell, strong or unpleasant. Each restaurant will have different recipes, but most still retain the inherent characteristic flavor. Many people also say that goat meat can also cure many diseases, so if you have the opportunity to come to Ninh Binh, don’t miss the famous mountain goat meat here. Because it is a famous specialty, it will not be too difficult for you to find a good goat restaurant in Ninh Binh, but according to many people’s experience, delicious goat shops are usually concentrated in central areas. such as Ca Cave, Truong Yen, Hoa Lu. 2. Burnt rice Ninh Binh burnt rice is different from the rice of other regions because it is carefully selected from raw materials to processing methods. If in the past Ninh Binh burnt rice was traditionally made with carpentry to eat with goat sauce, now due to the needs of diners, elder rice is processed with a variety of delicious sauces with cotton wool or shrimp paste on top. attractive momentum. Ninh Binh burnt rice The special thing about the burnt rice dish in this ancient capital is that the chef must be very meticulous in each processing stage. For delicious burnt rice, you must use fragrant glutinous rice, clear and round seeds. Rice must be cooked in a cast iron pot on a charcoal stove. When cooking rice, the fire must be kept evenly to burn evenly, the grain is neither thick nor thin. After getting rice, people take it out to dry in the sun and then bring deep fried rice with lard or cooking oil. The price of each packet of burnt rice is also quite cheap, only about 30,000 VND. You can find yourself a pack of burnt rice at delicious restaurants in Ninh Binh or stalls selling souvenirs and specialties in tourist areas. 3. Nectar salad Nec salad is a dish not everyone knows when coming to Ninh Binh, but this is a very special cuisine in Kinh Do land. The frog is a fish in the same family as the eel, long like an eel. There are species that can live in salt water, there are also species that can live in brackish water, where this fish is famous and the best salad is the salad made in Kim Son district of Ninh Binh. . Frogfish is available almost all year round, summer is the most fish season, but this fish is smooth and very strong, so it is quite difficult to catch, so people often have to use nets to catch fish. Frozen salad The processing stage requires the chef to perform meticulously. Fish is washed with lime water, ash water and bamboo leaves. Then, people cut the fish from the back like an eel, remove the bones and slice thinly. Next, people use turmeric and ginger juice to remove the fishy smell of fish, then lemon juice is used to cook fish meat. The final stage is to mix fish meat with hearing. The special secret of this salad is the dipping sauce, called in the local dialect. This dipping sauce is very special and made quite sophisticated because it is cooked from crushed fish bones, along with batches, minced galangal, garlic, chopped chili along with sugar, main noodles, pepper … when eaten, you will feel You will receive the aroma of spices mixed together and the very characteristic smell of scallions. Enjoy fish salad with rice paper rolls with wild leafy vegetables such as fig leaves, apricot leaves, clove leaves… along with a handful of fish salad, rolled up and dipped into the dipper. You will see a whole culinary sky of Kim Son in the rustic but sophisticated dishes that make diners eat once and remember forever. 4. Yen Mac sour spring rolls Ne Legend has it that the Yen Mac spring rolls were created by the daughter of the senior official Pham Than Duat, Pham Thi Thu. She made this spring rolls based on the Hue royal spring rolls of the Nguyen Dynasty. Different from Thanh Hoa’s famous spring rolls or Phung spring rolls, Yen Mac Ninh Binh’s sour spring rolls are a much more sophisticated and careful dish, that’s why when you enjoy them, you will see the taste of the dish. This dish is very special. Yen Mac sour spring rolls Making spring rolls is not too complicated, but it is picky about people, it is the same ingredient, it is the same stage that not everyone makes the typical delicious spring rolls. After peeling off the leaves, you will see that the spring rolls still retain their characteristic pink color along with the tough and crispy skin fibers that blend with the aroma of guava leaves. When eating, it will be dipped with sweet and sour sauce and added a few slices of chili or rolled with fig leaves to increase the flavor of the dish. Yen Mac spring rolls are often chosen by tourists to bring back as gifts for their loved ones. However, not anywhere in Ninh Binh can make this dish, to be able to enjoy the true traditional flavor, you must definitely visit Yen Mac land, Yen Mo district. 5. Mountain snail Not only famous fried rice or goat meat, but also Ninh Binh mountain snail dish is not inferior. Mountain snails are often found in caves in the limestone mountains of Tam Diep town, Nho Quan, but not always. Ninh Binh mountain snail Snails are only available from April to August every year, and in the rest of the time, mountain snails often bury themselves in thick rock crevices. Therefore, if you visit Ninh Binh during this time, you will have the opportunity to enjoy Ninh Binh mountain snails. The difference of mountain snails compared to other types of snails is that they often eat the main leaves of medicinal plants, so when processing, they should not be washed too thoroughly or else the herbal substances will be lost. Mountain snail meat when eaten is often crunchy, no need to remove the intestines. You have to enjoy it slowly and chew it carefully to feel the aroma of traditional Chinese medicines. Mountain snails can be processed into many different delicious dishes such as water snails, stir-fried with garlic and chili, fried with tamarind or steamed with ginger and dipped in sour and spicy dipping sauce. Come to Ninh Binh to enjoy mountain snails when you have the opportunity because not every season has this special snail

Stewed black chicken with chestnuts: 500g black chicken, 100g chestnut kernel, enough onion; ginger 5g, alcohol 20ml, cooking oil 30ml. Black chickens clean feathers, remove organs, wash, chop pieces, blanch over, take out basket to drain. Put the pot on the stove, add cooking oil and scallions, then pour the chicken, stir fry it, add the chestnuts to the top, pour the ginseng water into the cellar until it is ripe, seasoning is ok. The dish is rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins. Sea cucumber soup Sea cucumber soup: 100g soaked sea cucumber, 20g bamboo shoots, 5g shiitake mushrooms, vegetable oil, alcohol, monosodium glutamate, minced onion, minced ginger, salt, pepper powder just enough. Sliced ​​sea cucumber, shredded bamboo shoots, onion, ginger, add it to the broth, add sea cucumbers, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, boil the spices, sprinkle with pepper powder. Served in meals. The use of kidney tonic benefits gas, increases the number and quality of sperm. Goat meat porridge with silkworm pupae: 50g silkworm pupae, 50g goat meat, 50g ordinary rice, just enough spices. Washed goat meat cut into small pieces, fried silkworm pupae, two things mixed together, seasoned to taste. Cook rice into porridge just cooked, then add the above two to stir well, cook porridge well. 2 times a day in the morning and afternoon. Eat continuously for 7-10 days.