Goi oc voi: The speciality of Doi Duong, Binh Thuan

(Cinet)- To visit Binh Thuan, if you have a chance to pick up Binh Thuan, Lagi commune, you should go to the sea Doi Duong to eat “goi voi” (dish made of raw fish and vegetables)– one friend introduces. Goi voi, eating at sea?

Seeing us be surprised, he smiled: Goi con oc voi (dish make of raw elephant snails) , but people like to play on words as “goi voi” (disk made of elephant) ".

Giant snails and elephant and giac snails, two big sizes of snails, each on average weighs from 0.5 kg to 1 kg, some even several kgs.

In Doi Duong sea, there are 19 restaurants, and ten of which have dish made of raw snails and vegetables as main dishes.

The meat of elephant snail, giac snails are crispy, if slicing very thinly; only need to slice more thickly, they will become tough, hard, and those who have weak teeth could not eat. The meat of elephant snails is not as fragrant as other snails and less sweet but when making dish as raw snails and vegetables, they are favorite meals of many people. “Goi oc voi” including the meat of boiling snails, slicing thinly, mixing with green mangoes to be cut into thread, fried peanuts, frying onions, slicing thinly onions, pouring sources of sour and sweet. The sour of mangoes to make the meat of snails become sweet, the meaty and delicious tastes of the peanuts make the peanut fatter. The pungent taste of the onion, colorful vegetables make the snail meat more fragrant.