Thai Binh tourism - Visit Thai Binh and taste the tasty Quynh Coi fish rice noodles

Thai Binh Tourism - Thai Binh is an agricultural province, so come to Thai Binh, tourists can try a wide variety of cuisines made from agricultural products. Talking about cuisines of Thai Binh, the dish that cannot be omitted is Quynh Coi fishy rice noodles. This is an unforgettable traditional tasty food of Quynh Coi - a district belonged to Thai Binh.

The fish rice noodles is the proud of Quynh Coi people in particular and Thai Binh people in general. Tourist can try the food with a very reasonable price in every corner of Quynh Coi. Fish rice noodles has its own significant taste with the sweet in broth, and the crack of fried fish that couldn't be found anywhere else.

Quynh Coi fish rice noodles is made from simple ingredients that are the products harvested from local area like rice, fish, vegetables, etc. The secret in making this dish is the way to cook and combine those ingredients to obtain an attractive sweet taste.

Years ago, when the number of anabas was still great, especially in October, the main source of food for anabas was the rice flower that made its meat to be fatty. However, nowadays, the dish has been modified and the meat is mainly from black carp. The harvested fish is cleaned and extracted the lean part, removed bones and then cut into 0.5cm long pieces. The meat is then seasoned with fish sauce, pepper powder and other spices. After being seasoned for half an hour, the fish meat is baked by charcoal until the outter part is dry, the meat is cooked to dark yellow color.

The small removed bones and fins mince with dry onion, fresh chilies, pepper, etc., then mold into small round balls, and finally be fried. After these processes, the meatballs are crunchy and spicy with elegant odor. The head and backbone are boiled to make the food's broth. The vegetable are used along with this dish are parsley, garlard chrysanthemum,...

The specialty of Quynh Coi fish rice noddles is the rice noodles that can be found only in Thai Binh. The noodle is made from high quality rice, then flattened to obtain a flexible straight noodle. The rice is milled to obtain smooth flour. A special care should be given when cooking the noodle because if it's overcooked, then the broth will not as transparent as it should be.

The taste of tasty broth, fried fish pieces, fresh vegetable along with the rice will impress anyone who tries this cuisine. 

Author: Ngat Huong

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