Halong Bay Food Tour

Halong Bay is not unfamiliar with tourists. Halong Bay is famous for many limestone mountains, pristine beaches, mysterious caves and grottos, and peaceful fishing villages. Many tourists love to travel here to have interesting experiences. One of these experiences is enjoying the local cuisines. In this article, ICA Travel Group will give you the Halong Bay Food Tour that definitely won’t disappoint you. 

Halong Bay Food Tour No 1: Cha muc – squid rolls

Ranked in the top 10 of Asia’s most delicious dishes, squid rolls are a proud specialty of the people here. Coming to Ha Long, no matter which restaurant I go to, the owner will introduce this dish for me. You can smell the aromatic aroma of the pork patties right from when they were still in the frying pan. When enjoying each piece of naturally golden-colored patty, you will see the crispiness, chewiness and sweetness of fresh squid. Not only that, the “pomegranate seeds” made from the squid’s fins and antennae are crunchy, creating a quite strange feeling.
Squid patties are best eaten with white sticky rice. The aroma of new sticky rice blends with the smell of pork sausage to create an extremely attractive flavor.

Halong Bay Food Tour No 2: Bun be be – Stomatopoda vermicelli

Stomatopoda is considered a precious product in the land of Ha Long, prepared with many dishes rich in nutrients. Along with the rich natural conditions, this place is much more delicious and greasy than other areas.

Stomatopoda vermicelli has become familiar to many coastal people, but the dish is still a top priority in Ha Long. To get a quality vermicelli, the ingredients need to be carefully cared for.
You have to choose fresh fish with meat on them and still smell of sea water. Currently on the market there are two types of surfaces: brown surface and white surface with different flavors.

During the meat processing process, sellers have to pay attention to the technique of filtering the meat. Therefore, the meat is kept intact without being crushed. At the same time, you must boil the surface properly in boiling water, which helps the meat not smell fishy.
The broth is made from bones, crabs, and crabs stewed for many hours to create a natural sweetness. Vermicelli is served with fried tofu, herbs and a little seasoning to taste.

With the passed down recipe, this Ha Long cuisine becomes a delicious dish that cannot be found anywhere else. Add a little spicy satay, lemon and chili, eat with raw vegetables and it will be extremely delicious.

Halong Bay Food Tour No 3: Sam – sea horseshoe crabs 

Sea horseshoe crabs are in the same family as crabs, they also have shells and claws but are larger. The interesting thing is that horseshoe crabs often travel in pairs. Therefore, when fishing, people often catch a pair. I heard the owner say that eating one can easily give you a cold, so people often make a pair to sell. Sea horseshoe crabs can be processed into many different dishes such as steamed sam, stir-fried sam with vermicelli, …

Halong Bay Food Tour No 4: Sa sung

Sung worms are also known as sea worms or sea worms. Although the price is a bit high, sea worms are beloved and on the list of must-tries of Ha Long cuisine. At the very first look, it might scare the tourists because of its scary appearance. However, if you give it a try, you will see it is worthy. You will understand why this dish is so famous. Sea worms have a very sweet and fresh taste. When stir-fried with garlic, the rich aroma of the sea is extremely attractive.

Halong Bay Food Tour No 5: Ngan

Even Vietnamese, this is probably the first time we’ve heard the name Ngan. Ngan is shaped like a clam but larger, and is a rare and delicious specialty of Halong. The way to prepare fish is similar to many other types of fresh seafood. It can be grilled, steamed, cooked in soup, stir-fried with noodles or vegetables and eaten with delicious dipping sauce. Ngan is also used to soak wine. Ngan wine can also be used to make wine with a unique marine flavor.

Halong Bay Food Tour No 6: Ca Say Tien Yen

When mentioning the Ha Long specialty dish Tien Tien cassava, surely many diners will be curious. Thanks to the combination of two types of poultry, geese and ducks, Tien Tien eggplant meat has inherited the best advantages from both species. Maybe that’s why cassava meat is not too dry like goose meat but not too soft and fatty like duck meat.
With its unique flavor, local people transform eggplant into many delicious dishes such as grilled eggplant, boiled eggplant, stir-fried eggplant,… but the most popular dish with tourists is still dried eggplant cooked with plums. – a Ha Long specialty with bold culinary flavors of Tien Yen land.

Halong Bay Food Tour No 7: Nem chua, nem chao Quang Yen 

Another Ha Long specialty that tourists can hardly refuse – spring rolls, spring rolls. But the most lingering in the hearts of tourists is nowhere better than spring rolls from Quang Yen, a land rich in cultural tradition as well as an extremely diverse and rich cuisine.
Walking around the ancient streets of Quang Yen, it is easy to see countless shops selling spring rolls and spring rolls. These rustic gift shops not only enrich the streets of Quang Yen, but also carry the characteristics of rusticity and simplicity in a city that is more than a hundred years old.

Halong Bay Food Tour No 8 : Sua chua tran chau – Tapioca pearl yogurt

Tapioca pearl yogurt is essentially a creamy yogurt, served with pearls warmed in fragrant milk, very delicious. It’s the same type of tapioca pearls, but if eaten with traditional yogurt, the flavor is a bit weaker. Only when eaten with that soft, smooth, creamy yogurt can make people remember it forever.

The founder is Mr. Pham Manh Ha, born into a family with a tradition of making this dish. This delicious dish nurtured his childhood and became a fond memory every time he is far from home. Not only for Mr. Ha, tapioca pearl yogurt has crept into every corner of Ha Long City. For a long time, Mr. Ha has always dreamed of replicating this dish. But that dream only truly began when he met two close companions later.

Mr. Le Hong Huy and Mr. Nguyen Trung Tuan are two childhood friends. One day in June 2019, two of them had the opportunity to visit Ha Long, and meet Mr. Pham. This meeting was the origin of the idea of ​​the Ha Long Tapioca Pearl Yogurt system. Until now, we still jokingly call each other “the meeting of a trillion”. Even though they had just met, it seemed like they had known each other for a long time. They share the same ideal of life. Moreover, it’s the same love with tapioca pearl yogurt, and the same dream of turning this local dish into national pride.

In conclusion, ICA Travel Group gave you an instruction for your Halong Bay Food Tour. However, Saigon cuisine has more than these above. For detailed information, please contact us and ICA Travel Group are glad to offer you the best Halong Bay Food Tour ever!