The fish that was once for the poor, now becomes a famous specialty, it’s not easy to eat, 400,000 VND/kg

Visiting the land of Quang Nam, domestic and foreign tourists will enjoy delicious specialties such as Cao Lau, Quang noodles, chicken rice, bread… But those are just products. familiar with diners and extremely popular.

If those who want to “adventure” to enjoy a wild food in the lower Vu Gia river in Dai Loc district, please visit immediately when arriving in Quang Nam. That is the dish of braised fish with turmeric leaves – a specialty only available in this region, with a taste that cannot be compared with any other braised fish dish.

People living in Dai Loc district said that jasmine fish is a common name for small chirping fish, which often appear in the flood season. They are only as big as a small shrimp or the tip of a chopstick, swimming in groups. “Bumpy fish are schools of young fish caused by bream, bream, tilapia, drifting fish… upstream following the flood water to spawn and hatch. The water-breasted brood goes to the field, goes to the field to lay eggs, and the eggs hatch. After that, the fry wait for the last flood to return to the source and then continue to wait for growth like their parents”, said Tuan Tin (38 years old) – a resident near the lower Vu Gia river.

To catch jasmine fish, Tuan Tin’s hometown people often use a cabinet, the hooves are strapped with tulle. They will watch the flood come, then men invite each other to carry their hooves down the river to “hunt fish”.

People living in Dai Loc district said that jasmine fish is a common name for small chirping fish, which often appear in the flood season.

“This year, the flood season has just begun, but jasmine fish appear a lot in rivers, ponds, deep puddles or flooded fields. So my neighbors flocked to pull the fish no matter what day and night. Everyone says to take advantage of the early fish to catch it and process it into a delicious dish.

The fish are jumping around in their hooves, people just need to pick them up and pick them up. After that, whoever catches a lot will bring it to the market to sell, even just bring it to the top of the village and the people in the neighboring commune have rushed in to buy it all,” said the Quang Nam man.

According to Mr. Tuan Tin, if fish in other rural areas are sold in bundles or by weight, jaggery in Dai Loc is sold in a very special way. They are measured in small cups – slightly better than a cup of banh beo with a rather expensive price, up to several tens of thousands per cup. “If you calculate the weight, the price of the fish in my hometown is 300,000 to 400,000 VND/kg. It’s so expensive, but everyone likes to eat, buy and enjoy. So if before, it was very difficult for rich people in other places to buy and eat,” proud Mr. Tuan Tin.

According to Mr. Tuan Tin, if fish in other rural areas are sold in bundles or by weight, jaggery in Dai Loc is sold in a very special way. They are measured in small cups.

The processing of mackerel is not fussy but brings a very strange taste to those who enjoy it for the first time. People will clean the fish, then marinate it with fish sauce, pepper, and monosodium glutamate and then put it in a small pot of braised earth. They prepare more turmeric leaves and then chopped, sprinkled on top… When the fish is dry enough, you can turn off the stove, bring it out to eat with rice paper or hot rice.

“Fish rim has sweet, fleshy flavor mixed with the aroma of turmeric leaves. Some tourists who come to this village after enjoying it have to exclaim: “Indescribably delicious”, Mr. Tuan Tin said.