Bún cá Ninh Hòa Bún cá Ninh Hòa

A Ninh Hòa fish noodle bowl eaten in Nha Trang in the morning and again in the evening. The broth is fish bone with pineapple and tomato. The pulled fish is cá thu, cá ngừ, and cá cờ, and cá dầm is also cá bò and cá ngừ.

Bún cá Ninh Hòa, Bún cá Ninh Hòa
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History

Bún cá is a Ninh Hòa bowl and a Khánh Hòa specialty eaten in Nha Trang.

Bún lá cá dầm Ninh Hòa is this same bowl.

Texture

Fish is steamed, bones removed, and pulled into pieces called cá dầm. The fish cake is fried or steamed after the flesh is pounded until it holds.

How to enjoy it

The broth is fish bone, simmered for hours, with a little pineapple and tomato.

Add herbs cut thin, rau thơm, bean sprouts, and banana blossom. Add a squeeze of lime, a little chili fish sauce, and a few slices of chili.

The pulled fish is cá thu, cá ngừ, and cá cờ. Cá dầm is also given as cá bò and cá ngừ. The cake is cá đỏ, cá nhồng, and cá thu ảo.

Where to try it

Ninh Hòa for the origin. In Nha Trang, bún cá is inside Chợ Đầm.