Don Quang Ngai: A unique and delectable delicacy

November 22, 2023 Camie Ha Vietnam Cuisine 0

Don is a specialty of Quang Ngai that cannot be found elsewhere in Vietnam. When in Quang Ngai, diners should not miss an opportunity to enjoy Don whose reputation precedes it.

In Vietnam, Don only occurs in 2 big rivers in Quang Ngai province: Tra River and Ve River. They are abundant at the river mouth. In the dry season, around April and May, Don starts to appear, when people can harvest it.  Don lives under the sand so that it is difficult to catch them. Catching Don is a hard work, it needs experience, skill, and patience. 

Don  is similar to baby clam but its shell is in yellow or light black and about two centimeters long. For a dish that is not fishy, Don is carefully washed in water several times and soaked to remove the dirt inside. It is boiled in salt water until it is well done, using chopsticks to remove the meat from the shell and adding seasoning to the flesh and the broth.

A bowl of don Quang Ngai

A bowl of Don has a light green broth, a lot of Don meat, shredded white onions, shredded one-sun-dried rice paper and sprinkled chopped green onions, sliced chilies and pepper on the top.

The baked rice cracker gradually melts after being soaked in the broth. Diners can use either a spoon to enjoy the dish or break the rice paper into small pieces to scoop out the Don flesh.

The sweet-tasty, tender, a little crunchy Don meat, the rich broth, the pungent onion, sticky and tender rice paper and crispy rice cracker mix wonderfully. Don soup with rice cracker can warm your stomach and make you refreshing.

Recommend places to eat Don Quang Ngai:

Traveling to Quang Ngai, you will easily see the Don stall on the Night market in the city center or along the Ve river and Tra river.

Or you can choose one of these eateries/restaurants to try this dish:

  • Don Cô Hường đặc sản Quảng Ngãi: 47 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Quang Phu, Quang Ngai
  • Don Thanh Nhan Quang Ngai: 576 Quang Trung, Nghia Chanh Bac, Quang Ngai
  • Don Gáo Dừa: at the end of Truong Sa street, Quang Ngai city.
  • Don Cổ Luỹ: 20 Tra Bong Khoi Nghia, Nguyen Nghiem Ward, Quang Ngai City, Quang Ngai

Don is a unique and delicious food that is sure to please even the most discerning palate. If you are ever in Quảng Ngãi, be sure to try this local specialty.

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Source: Vietnamnet.vn