There
aren't many excuses not to visit Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s pearl off the southern
coast.
Yes,
there are a lot of resorts popping up, but if you turn your back on them and
check out the beautiful long beaches and fishing villages, you will have
nothing to complain about, especially after your tastes buds are satisfied with
the fresh seafood.
One
dish you must try is a noodle soup called bun
quay, or stirred noodles, and you should know that its name is not
figurative.
The
noodles originate from the central region where they are only served with
ground shrimp, but then they were brought to Phu Quoc Island in 1995.
Islanders
on Phu Quoc took the taste to a new level by adding fish, squid and other
ingredients.
Video by Hoang Loc
Nguyen
For this dish,
everyone has their hands full: the cook has to stir the soup while you have to
stir the sauce. First
you have to wait in line to create your own sauce from fish sauce, sugar, chili
and kumquat. Then you move into another line to order your noodles and wait for
the cooks do their magic.
Noodles
are made on site from rice flour. The cook puts a paste made from ground
shrimp, fish and squid into bowls and adds onions and herbs, before pouring the
boiling water that is used to make the noodles with all over and starts
stirring. The noodles are added later.
Bun quay is loved for its natural sweet taste,
which all comes from the fresh seafood.
You
can easily find bun quay on Phu Quoc
Island, but if you want a true taste of this unique dish, go to Kien Xay at 222
Tran Phu Street in Duong Dong Town or Bach Dang Park.
Have
fun stirring your noodles!
By VnExpress