Tom tich Tôm tích

Tôm tích, also called tôm tít, is a large mantis shrimp cooked with burnt garlic. The meat is sweet, and a small shell leaves little of it once you crack it.

Tom tich, Tôm tích
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Texture

The meat sweet, and says a small shell leaves little of it.

Taste

Burnt garlic with the sweet meat.

How to enjoy it

Crack it at the table. That a small one leaves little meat once the shell is off, and describes large shrimp, about two animals near 300 g.

The same story lists other cooks: steamed with ginger, steamed with lemongrass, grilled plain, grilled with cheese, grilled with mỡ hành, tossed with tamarind, or tossed with salt and chili, and salt and garlic.

900,000 VND a kilogram on 2 Oct 2022, including the cooking, and says the price moves with the season.

Where to try it

The town streets, đường Duyên Hải and đường Tắc Xuất, or chợ hải sản Hàng Dương on đường Thạnh Thới.