Claypot fish Cá kho tộ

Cá kho tộ is fish cooked for hours in a clay pot until it flakes. It is a Mekong Delta main dish, eaten with hot rice and greens.

Claypot fish, Cá kho tộ
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FromA Mekong Delta dish, cooked across the region and in Châu Đốc’s town kitchens
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Why it matters

Bún cá is the morning bowl. The claypot is what you order when you sit down for a main meal.

Texture

Hours in the clay pot leave the fish soft enough to flake.

Claypot fish, Cá kho tộ
Photo: Charles Haynes · CC BY-SA 2.0

How to enjoy it

Order it as a main and eat it with hot rice and greens.

For a shared dinner, lẩu mắm is the fermented-fish pot, and the seafood hotpot is the hot-and-sour soup of vegetables, mushrooms, noodles, and herbs.

Where to try it

Town kitchens in Châu Đốc.