Gỏi Xoài Khô Cá Sặc – A Rustic Salad Dish of Southwestern Vietnam

Gỏi xoài khô cá sặc is a rustic dish of the people of the Southwest region. With only simple ingredients, Can Tho people have created a delicious and famous dish.

This is a simple dish but is the pride of the local people. The materials for making salad are easy to find, and quick to prepare. 

Specialties

– Cá sặc (trichogaster pectoralis) is a freshwater fish, a specialty of the Southwestern region. During the harvest season, people often choose fresh cá sặc that is as big as a hand, then clean the intestines, and finally soak them in salt water for about an hour before drying in the sun for 2 days.

– The next step is to soak the mango in fish sauce mixed with sugar, minced garlic and chili to reduce the sour taste. Meanwhile, the carrots are also shredded, coriander is chopped, and the purple onions are thinly sliced. People take out the mango to mix with these prepared ingredients, then sprinkle it with coriander.

– Dried cá sặc is grilled over a charcoal fire until it becomes fragrance, then it can be torn carefully into small pieces to remove all fish bones.

– When mixing fish with mango, the dish will have a sweet taste from the fish meat, a sour, delicate taste from the mango, and a rich taste from salt and other spices.

Gỏi xoài khô cá sặc is a rustic dish of the people of the Southwest region

Main ingredient

– Cá sặc (trichogaster pectoralis)

– Mango

– Fish sauce, sugar, garlic, carrot, purple onions, coriander

Recommend some places to enjoy

  • Cây bưởi 2: The food at the restaurant is diverse, you can easily find dishes from wild boar, goat, seafood to other dishes. In particular, gỏi xoài khô cá sặc is also a specialty that any visitor to the restaurant must enjoy once.

Address: Song Hau Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City

  • Đăng Cua: Although this is a restaurant specializing in crabs and other seafood, Đăng Cua still has an attractive and rich dish of gỏi xoài khô cá sặc. Dried fish at the restaurant is always selected from fresh fish, and when prepared with familiar ingredients, it creates a delicious dish.

Address: No. 108E Tran Van Kheo, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City

If you are looking for a delicious and authentic Vietnamese dish, Gỏi xoài khô cá sặc is a great option. It is a flavorful and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone.

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