Fatty convex fish is a specialty that attracts many diners when coming to Phan Thiet. Quite like a stingray, it also has smooth skin, soft and fatty meat, a lot of crispy cartilage, but the fish is smaller in size. Convex fish can be processed into many delicious dishes, the most popular is steaming, drizzled with onion fat, called slurry. When eating, you will roll fish with rice paper, raw vegetables, sour star fruit, acrid banana, dipping sauce or sweet and sour fish sauce… Photo: Vietlifetj. In the waters of Phan Thiet, fresh herring is often used to roll spring rolls, instead of meat and shrimp filling of the usual spring rolls. Herring is fillet, boneless, chopped, marinated with spices, onions, peppers, then mixed with cassava, carrots, scallions… as filling, rolled up with thin rice paper, fried until crispy golden brown. Served with herring rolls, there are also spring rolls, spring rolls, boiled eggs, skin hearing, herbs, peanut fish sauce… Photo: Nguyentuyet0302. Phan Thiet can cake dishes usually have a plate of cake, a portion of fish sauce and food of their own choice. In particular, the ingredients served with banh can are quite attractive and rich, including minced mango, fat omelette, boiled egg, shumai, boiled pork skin, especially braised fish, usually fatty pangasius. service according to customer preferences. Photo: Wheretoeat.inphanthiet. From fish such as apricot, transparent, opaque, herring… the people of Phan Thiet have processed them into attractive and flavorful fish salads. The ingredients for fish salad are usually peanut sauce mixed with a paste, lots of garlic, chili, using delicious fish sauce. When eating, you will use thin rice paper to roll fish, herbs, minced mango, cucumber… Photo: Chocolate_2992. In Phan Thiet, fish cake soup is quite popular. Fish cake is made from fresh, chewy, sweet sea fish that can be steamed or fried. In addition to fish cakes, the bowl of banh chung also has lean fish, quail eggs, pork hoof… depending on each restaurant. Photo: Dbngoc__. Phan Thiet fish sauce is a famous specialty and has protected geographical indications. According to documents of the National Office of Intellectual Property, the main source of raw materials for making traditional Phan Thiet fish sauce are white chalk striped anchovies, charcoal striped anchovies, scads, small scads, etc. Binh Thuan sea area, for fish sauce products with bright colors and high protein content. Photo: Dinh Hoa. Phan Thiet has many delicious dry specialties, which are loved by tourists to buy as gifts. Dried yellow snapper is among them. The fresh yellow snapper is split with butterfly wings and then dried and dried, usually dried or seasoned with spices. You can use dried yellow snapper to bake, fry, rim, mix salads… Photo: Bach.hoa.ngu.

If you intend to come to the coastal city of Phan Thiet, you can refer to my 3 day 2 night schedule below.

Day 1: HCMC – Phan Thiet

We choose to stay at the Meraki Oasis hotel. This place stands out with 2 colors of white and blue, especially with a swimming pool located next to the sea. The space is designed in Mediterranean style, decorated with cactus, harmonious bamboo frame. This place is suitable for those who love to take pictures. The hotel is divided into two zones with 2 different swimming pools, so do not miss any virtual living corner.

Refer to online booking pages, room rates on weekends range from 700,000 to 1.7 million VND / room / 2 guests, including breakfast. I book the standard double bed room (price 750,000 VND / night), quite nice and clean.

In addition, guests can have lunch at the hotel with a menu of 3 salty dishes, 1 stir-fried dish and 1 soup for 449,000 VND.

The hotel is close to the sea with many virtual living corners.

16h30, I walk from the hotel to the Chameleon Beach Bar restaurant takes about 3 minutes.

Chameleon Beach Bar is a Thai restaurant with a romantic sunset view of the sea, you should go early to choose a beautiful location. Thai dishes here use fresh ingredients, deliciously processed, reasonably priced (from 75,000 to 250,000 VND / dish). Sitting under the coconut tree, enjoying a cool cocktail, eating Thai food and watching the sunset is an unforgettable experience.

Day 2: Jeep tour

I have breakfast at Meraki and start my journey to discover Phan Thiet by jeep. Visitors can choose a Jeep tour for 500,000 VND / car, go from 2 to 5 people, experience places such as flying sand dunes, Bau Trang, take pictures and relax at the yellow car cafe, beautiful coastal roads. most of Vietnam.

Note: You can bring your outfit for change and check-in at the sand dunes.

9am, I go back to the hotel to have breakfast and rest before check-out.

Jeep tour with VND 500,000 brings visitors to discover the most beautiful sea route in Vietnam.

I choose to have lunch at Bo Ke Hong Phat seafood restaurant, good taste, small seafood. The shop is quite empty. In my opinion, if you want to eat fresh seafood in Phan Thiet, customers should choose Cay Bang restaurant.

I moved to The Cliff Resort & Residence. Monday night, this place is a reasonable resting place. The Cliff has a luxurious, clean design and beautiful view without criticism. Since I had to get up early to take a Jeep tour all day, I wanted to stay at the 4-star resort.

I book the Terra Ocean View room (area of ​​142 m2) with full amenities, especially a jacuzzi tub. Room rates range from 3.6 to 4.9 million VND for weekdays and weekends.

Guests can have dinner at Vista restaurant located on The Cliff. The menu with many dishes, I am most impressed with the hot pot with fresh seafood, sweet and sweet bone broth, Phan Thiet fish sauce and roasted peanuts, smooth, rich and fragrant porcelain bananas. This is a Phan Thiet specialty that visitors should not miss.

Day 3: Phan Thiet – HCMC

During my last day in Phan Thiet, I mostly rested and took photos gently in the resort’s premises. There are many beautiful check-in corners, arranged in every detail for you to choose from. Don’t forget to prepare a colorful dress.

The Cliff is famous for its jacuzzi sea view.

In addition, visitors can visit to take photos at Cesar Homestay before returning to Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon. With a total cost of about 4 million VND / person, I have had interesting experiences, visiting many attractive places and enjoying typical sea food.

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