Tom hum do Tôm hùm đỏ

A small red lobster nicknamed fire lobster, with firmer, sweeter meat than other lobsters. Côn Đảo a lobster-farming kingdom, yet also says this lobster cannot be farmed and is caught only in the wild.

Tom hum do, Tôm hùm đỏ
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Taste

Firmer and sweeter meat than other lobsters.

How to enjoy it

Eat it steamed whole, in soup, in salad, or as sushi. In winter a female may carry golden roe along the spine.

Where to try it

Seaside restaurants in town. Tôm hùm on their menus.