Specialty only in Phu Yen, in the past no one picked it, now it’s hard for the rich to buy it

The movie “Yellow flowers on green grass” premiered, travel enthusiasts went to places with beautiful natural scenery in Phu Yen to check-in so-deep. In addition, they also “hunt” for famous specialties here to enjoy and buy as gifts for family and friends after the trip.

There are many delicious dishes in Phu Yen, but the most impressive and rustic is the wild vegetable named cotton now. They are considered specialties worthy of honor in seasonal cuisine in the land of yellow flowers and green grass.

Mr. Duc Tien (33 years old) said: “Every year, from mid-August (lunar calendar), in my hometown, the last fields are harvested, persistent rains pour down… making the fields flooded. smooth water. It is also the season of cotton now in the mountains.

My hometown has a lot of cotton now. They often bloom purple in grasslands, fields or under low bushes.

Cotton is now considered a specialty worthy of honor in seasonal cuisine in the land of yellow flowers and green grass.

Cotton is now shaped like a water hyacinth floating on the river, also has purple petals, but thicker, interspersed with thin yellow pistils, arranged in steps, about 15cm high. In addition, cotton now has leaves and roots: the leaves are like ginger leaves, so they have a ginger flavor.

“In the countryside, cotton now often cooks with other types of vegetable soup, sour soup or fish pot stock for a few more hours. In particular, the young cotton leaves are very suitable for cooking soup, stocking, steaming and stir-frying with fish and river fish. They can also mask the fishy smell of fish and bring up the smell of local specialties,” said Duc Tien.

According to Mr. Duc Tien, cotton is not sold much now, only those who like to eat can go to the mountains to pick and enjoy. Therefore, this vegetable is still quite strange to tourists from all over the world. “Only people in Phu Yen know about this time, but how many people from other cities are good? Some of my friends, after going to the sunny and windy tourist area and enjoying the sour and sour soup, are instantly infatuated. They asked me to buy it as a gift for my family, which surprised me. Because in the past, cotton did not “vi vu” down the street. But it’s not easy to get cotton now to send it to the city because this vegetable is rarer and rarer than before,” said Mr. Duc Tien.

According to Mr. Duc Tien, cotton is not sold much now, only those who like to eat can go to the mountains to pick and enjoy.

About how to prepare sourdough soup, the Phu Yen man said that before cooking, people often bring fish marinated with delicious fish sauce, white wine, red pepper, minced fresh onion, and seasoning to infuse for 7 minutes. .

Then, they put tomatoes cut into areca and lemongrass, cook for 3 minutes until the tomatoes are cooked to the water. They put the fish in to boil, simmering to skim off the foam to taste. When the fish is cooked, they season it with seasoning, é leaves, and cilantro cut like vegetables. Mix well, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, scoop out into a bowl to use with hot rice or fresh vermicelli, served with sliced ​​red chili sauce.