Goi ca thoi loi Gỏi cá thòi lòi
Gỏi cá thòi lòi trộn lá lìm kìm is a salad of mangrove mudskipper and lá lìm kìm. The fish is sweet, fragrant, and soft, against a sour, slightly astringent leaf.
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Why it matters
It is a homestyle plate, and it pairs with rượu mật ong rừng Sác.
Texture
The fish is sweet, fragrant, and soft. The leaf is sour and a little astringent.
Taste
Sour and astringent leaf, sweet fish sauce with sugar, fried shallot, and chili.
How to enjoy it
Pick young lá lìm kìm, take off the stems, wash, and drain. The leaf is sour and a little astringent, so the sauce is a bit sweet. Mix nước mắm with tomato, pour it on the leaves, and add fried shallot and chili.
The salad is better with rượu mật ong rừng Sác.
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