Delicious charcoal grilled fish in Nghe An coastal area

Neptune - Le Thang - Nguyen Books• October 10, 2019 14:47

(Baonghean.vn) - At 5am every day, in the row of kiosks along Nghi Thuy seafood market (Cua Lo town), the embers are already flickering. The women nimbly carry boxes of sardines, mackerel, herring... and place them around the kitchen. In a moment, the salty aroma of the sea seems to "wake up" everyone. The clean grilled fish has become a specialty in the hands of people far away.

In Nghi Thuy, fish is grilled with charcoal. The red-hot charcoal is kept at a stable temperature, helping the fish to cook evenly on both sides, giving it a beautiful golden color. Photo: Hai Vuong

To have a delicious batch of grilled fish, you need to monitor the temperature of the coal and turn it constantly; if you are not careful, the fish will be burnt. That is the reason why the job of grilling fish is mostly done by women. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Grilled fish retains its toughness and sweetness in every fiber of meat. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Some fish grills are "designed" quite specially with 2 wooden floors: the lower floor is for direct grilling, the upper floor uses the heat from the charcoal stove to quickly dry the fish. Photo: Hai Vuong

Mackerel in Nghe An has become a specialty that many people love. Photo: PV

Grilled fish in Nghi Thuy has all kinds: anchovy, mackerel, herring, snapper... After being grilled, the fish will be brought to the market to sell or served to customers who come to buy on the spot. Photo: Le Thang

The charcoal stoves in Nghi Thuy grilled fish "village" have created a delicious specialty that is famous far and wide. Many small traders come to buy grilled fish and then sell it at markets in the province. Photo: Hai Vuong