U Minh fish sauce hotpot
Whenever travelling to U Minh, Ca Mau, aside from enjoying the vast array of delicious and distinct dishes, one must remember to try the U Minh Fish Sauce Hotpot. This is one of the key dishes of southern Vietnam.
To the people in the southern part of Vietnam in general and in U Minh in particular, fish sauce has been around since the time when their ancestors discovered this land. Fish sauce has become a familiar and important part of their life, it is also a must-have food for the international tourists in Vietnam.
There are countless dishes made from fish sauce but the most unique dish in U Minh is undeniably the Fish Sauce Hotpot.
The hotpot includes the special fish sauce and an abundance of fresh vegetables, which include common vegetables such as cabbage, coriander, green bananas, chili, garlic, and special local vegetables such as DauRong, Bong Sung, Dot Nhan Long, Dot Choai.
All of which are wild vegetables that can only be found in U Minh. Aside from vegetables, there are also other ingredients to add to the flavor of the fish sauce hotpot such as corn, mushroom, fish and eel.