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

Tuna eye is also considered an “exclusive” dish of Phu Yen that every visitor is looking forward to once. Phu Yen fishermen often catch tuna in January every year, of which April is the highest season. This time, the fishermen’s offshore fishing boats return to return carrying the freshest tuna series. Being a type of seafood with high nutritional value, tuna has become a nutritious food source and processed into a variety of dishes. In addition to the exported meat, the local people created the Chinese medicine stewed tuna eye. And gradually tuna eyes become familiar dishes and one of the famous specialties of Phu Yen land. In 2014, this dish was also voted by the Association of Records to be in the top 10 most famous seafood specialties of Vietnam. Despite its popularity, this specialty still makes many people “dreadful” and let go of the chopsticks before they can taste them with the taste. However, if you can afford to overcome the “fear”, this dish will become extremely attractive, interesting and easily “addictive”. In addition, the relatively high nutritional values ​​in the eyes of tuna fish, DHA and Omega 3, are considered extremely good for human brain development. A tuna has a size up to 40-60 kg / fish, that’s why the tuna’s eyes are very large, the size of a rice bowl or more. The eyes of the tuna are very bright and can be seen from a distance, so it is also likened to the “headlight” of the sea. After preliminary processing, the fisheye is stewed in a small earthen jar with some traditional herbs such as jujube, goji berries, etc., bringing a sweet and easy taste. Depending on the big or small tuna eyes, a jar can hold 1 or 2 eyes to serve diners. In addition, the tuna eyes are also put in a bowl with herbs, spices, garlic onion, chili … to heat up, make the dish more delicious and increase the flavor and taste less. It is known that each serving of tuna eyes with Chinese medicine costs about 40,000 VND. Coming to Phu Yen, it is not too difficult to find a unique tuna eye dish. Diners can enjoy it at luxury restaurants or in small street vendors. (According to GiadinhNet)