The land of Ben Tre owns a diverse river system that creates great advantages in developing waterways and farming, the most famous of which is Coconut. From this fruit, local people have created many delicious and famous dishes, the most popular of which is Cơm dừa aka Coconut rice.
This is one of the rustic dishes that has been closely associated with people in the coconut region for thousands of years, possessing a rustic and simple flavor like their personality. Over time, thanks to its deliciousness and appeal, Ben Tre coconut rice gradually spread to many other provinces and became a must-try specialty.
Because the process is extremely complicated, there are currently quite few places selling this specialty.
Specialties
Although Ben Tre coconut rice has a simple and rustic look, to create a delicious flavor, all stages including selecting ingredients as well as processing require meticulousness.
The main ingredients of this dish are simple, including coconut and rice. The coconut used for cooking must be a good type of Green Siamese coconut so that the rice dish will have a naturally sweet taste. As for rice, local people often use Hau Giang rice with large, round, and succulent white grains to make this dish the most fragrant. The hollow coconut plays a role as a pot to cook rice. People soak white rice in water, wash it clean, and then put it inside the coconut.
Instead of using regular filtered water, people use fresh coconut water to cook rice. Depending on taste, people can add carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, mung beans, and lotus seeds to coconut rice to make the dish more eye-catching and nutritious.
The right way to enjoy coconut rice is to eat it with shrimp fried in coconut water.
When enjoying Ben Tre coconut rice, diners will feel the sweetness of each grain of rice soaked in fresh coconut water. Each grain of rice blends with firm, salty shrimp meat to bring a delicious flavor.
Main ingredient
– Rice
– Coconut water
– Fried shrimp
– Carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, mung beans, and lotus seeds
Recommend some places to enjoy
Because this dish is both delicious and nutritious, it is prevalent here.
– Nhà hàng nổi tiếng Bến Tre: Hung Vuong Park, Ward 5, Ben Tre City
If you are looking for a delicious and authentic Vietnamese dish, Cơm dừa is a great option. It is a flavorful and satisfying dish that is sure to please everyone.
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