The unique dish of sour shrimp sauce is famous in the ancient capital

Sour shrimp – famous delicious dish in Hue

sweet, spicy, sour, fatty, fleshy

Each region will have its own unique dishes. If the West has fish sauce, Hue has specialty sour shrimp. This famous delicious dish in Hue is also known as Hue sour shrimp paste. Known as a simple dish in the daily meal of Hue people, sour shrimp is a famous specialty for tourists.

Sour shrimp can be eaten with white rice, rolled rice paper with vegetables, or served with vegetables… The sour shrimp can be eaten with anything. When you eat it, you will feel the soft, sour, spicy meat with a slightly strong taste but extremely addictive.

This specialty can be kept for a long time and is delicious, so it is very suitable as a gift for family members after a trip to Hue.

Famous delicious food in Hue with traditional way

To make delicious sour shrimp paste is easy but not easy. Hue people need to prepare the ingredients fully and carefully. Specifically, sour shrimp must be caught from fresh water be it in rivers or fields. Shrimp is not too big but just right with other accompanying spices such as: sticky rice, bamboo shoots, chili, galangal, fish sauce, sugar…

The preparation process is quite sophisticated and meticulous by the workers. From the treatment of the beard to the cleaning of the shrimp with white wine and alum, everything must be done carefully. The accompanying materials will be carefully and fully processed. After the preparation is complete, the cook will add shrimp and preliminarily processed spices to mix well and put in a clean jar. Leave it for about 5-7 days to be able to use this addictive dish.

The sour shrimp here is delicious mainly because Hue people use crockery, not glass jars. Shrimp, when put in a jar, will be left in a warm sunny place for about 72 hours before being put in a cool place. The way it is done will help shrimp get delicious, sweet and fragrant when eaten. Full 1 week, cooked shrimp will be brick red. The seasoning part of the water will be bright orange, slightly viscous, and very attractive to look at. Cooked sour shrimp will taste sweet, spicy, sour, fatty, fleshy… extremely delicious.

Famous delicious food in Hue that tourists buy as gifts

Hue is famous for its sour shrimp specialties, so it is easy for tourists to buy it in many stores. Can be bought at big markets like Dong Ba market, big shopping centers in Hue. In addition, visitors can buy famous dishes in Hue at the following addresses:

Trong Tin sour shrimp – 21 Dang Tran Con, Hue City for 110,000 VND.

Cori sour shrimp – 184 Tang Bat Ho for 70,000 VND/500gr.

Tan Loc sour shrimp – 39 Hai Ba Trung with prices ranging from 40,000 VND to 70,000 VND.

Nhat Phi sour shrimp – 57 Dinh Cong Trang with a fairly stable price.

The above places are all highly appreciated and reliable addresses by customers so that visitors can buy delicious jars of sour shrimp paste to bring home as gifts for their loved ones.

Visiting Hue, visitors should once enjoy a gift of hometown with bold flavor of the ancient capital. Surely, this will be an experience to remember for every visitor when remembering about Hue after his trip.