4 Vietnamese sea specialties “sounds strange but delicious to eat”
Vietnam has thousands of kilometers of coastline with countless large and small islands, so each region has
Ly Son Island is famous for its landscapes and geological heritages that are millions of years old. Tien Pepper Island District is also known as “garlic island” and is a paradise for the most unique types of seafood. Ly Son seafood caught near the shore is always fresh, the price is affordable, so it always attracts customers.
Devil face fish
Devil face fish is the most special type of seafood on Ly Son Island. With a rough, thorny appearance, the demon face makes many people a bit afraid. Fish body has many spines that contain poison, so when catching and handling fish must be very careful.
However, in contrast to the looks, the fish meat is extremely delicious when it comes to dishes.
Devil face fish are not much in quantity, especially large size fish. Ly Son fishermen often catch demon-faced fish in coral reefs. Usually fish weigh from 0.5 to 1 kg, however many can reach 3 – 4 kg. Devil face fish cost from 700 thousand to 1.5 million / kg depending on size.
King crab
Coming to Ly Son, visitors can not ignore the king crab. King crab is considered the king of crab species. Crab has thick and hard shell, pink red color, tiny spines down the body, bigger, sharp edge like knife.
Unlike normal congeners with 2 and 8 legs, king crab has only 6 legs and 2 claws. Adult king crabs usually weigh from 0.3 to 0.5 kg / piece, but many can still reach a weight of about 1 kg.
King crabs live off the shore, clean waters, deep water, sandy soil and gravel. Fishermen have to dive or use traps to catch crabs. Crab catching is very dangerous, the number of crabs is not much, the meat is delicious, so the price of king crab is very “acrid”.
Echinus
The sea nib is also known as the hemp. The body of the nematode has many sharp and spikes The lava species lives on the reef near the shore, when the tide is low, it can be clearly seen that the jum is hidden in the coral reef.
The little flesh is in the ruffled, thorny shell. Nhum can be processed into many attractive dishes such as grilled joss sticks, porridge, fish sauce … The meat is very nutritious, so Ly Son sea num is considered as “sea ginseng”. Sea lava meat is rich in calcium, helps increase the body’s resistance.
Snail
The conch is also known as the conch, the moon snail, or the jade eye snail. These names are derived from the shape of a scab located in the mouth of the snail. Most snails live near the shore, but large snails live in deeper waters. Want to catch snails, fishermen have to dive into the sea, handshake manual style.
The conch can be left on its own or take its own intestine to process it into attractive dishes such as salt roasting, stir-frying with chilli lemongrass … The meat is sweet, fragrant, and crunchy, but the price is affordable.
The conch with its shell remains only a few tens of thousands of dong per kg, while the cleaned snail’s gut costs between 150-200 thousand dong / kg. If the whole baby is to be processed, when eating, hold the snail and hit hard objects to remove the scale from the mouth. Therefore, many people also call this funny “snail”.
In addition to the “unique” seafood mentioned above, when coming to Ly Son, visitors can also see and enjoy many other kinds of fresh seafood. Snails and fish species in Ly Son are caught near the shore, so they are very fresh, delicious and affordable.
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