(Baonghean.vn) - Anyone who sets foot in Cua Lo, Nghe An cannot help but enjoy the delicious and "irresistible" mackerel dish. Grilled mackerel dipped in Cua Hoi fish sauce, eaten while blowing on it, is incomparable...
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Cua Lo is famous for its delicious mackerel, the quality of which is guaranteed because the mackerel caught in Cua Lo is still fresh, washed, cut into pieces, then drained before being grilled. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nom, who has over 40 years of experience grilling mackerel in Cua Lo Town, said: Every morning, she and her family wake up early to go to the wharf to choose the fish, then bring them home to cut them into pieces before dawn. |
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| The mackerel should be drained before grilling. According to Ms. Nom, the longer the fish is drained, the sweeter and chewier it will be when grilled. |
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| Ms. Nom shared while grilling mackerel: Tourists often ask her to buy a whole fresh mackerel, grill the body, let it cool and freeze it in the refrigerator to give as gifts to relatives, the head and tail of the mackerel are grilled and eaten on the spot. The bones of the mackerel are soft, so the head and tail are fragrant after being grilled, dipped in Cua Hoi fish sauce and blown on, there is nothing better... |
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| After the mackerel is grilled, people take it to a cool place, use a fan to cool it down, then put it in a basket. If the hot fish is put in the basket, the fish will break because the hot fish is very soft. |
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| Each person has a different stage, they work quietly from dawn until noon, into the afternoon because customers place quite a large order. Mr. Nguyen Tung (in the photo) shared: During the tourist season, there are many tourists coming to Cua Lo, so his family does not make enough mackerel to sell. |
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| Many regular customers, every time they come to Cua Lo, go to the fish grills to choose the most delicious and satisfying pieces of mackerel. These white, delicious, fatty pieces of mackerel are bought at the grills for 210-230 thousand VND/kg. On days when fish is scarce, the price does not exceed 250 thousand VND/kg because most of the customers are regular customers and it is also a way to "please the customers who come and satisfy the customers who go". |
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| Not only is it a delicious and attractive dish, mackerel is also a nutritious dish for health. Mackerel also prevents heart and vascular diseases... |
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| Mackerel is an indispensable dish in every family meal of coastal people in Cua Lo town. |
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| Another tourist season has come, the people of Cua Lo beach are busy with the batches of mackerel to serve tourists with the desire to build a "brand for Cua Lo mackerel". |
Thu Huong
