Neem salad Gỏi sầu đâu

Gỏi sầu đâu is a salad of wild sầu đâu shoots and leaves, bitter, then sweet and cool, tossed with dried cá sặc, dried cá lóc, or meat and shrimp. A dressing of mắm me, sugar, garlic, and chili pulls bitter, sour, salty, and sweet into one bite.

Neem salad, Gỏi sầu đâu
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FromChâu Đốc and the wider An Giang plain
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Taste

Bitter, sour, salty, and sweet together: tamarind, the bitter-then-sweet leaf, and chili.

How to enjoy it

The leaves are mixed with dried cá sặc, dried cá lóc, or meat and shrimp. Many people blanch them first to soften the bitterness.

The dressing is mắm me, sugar, garlic, and minced chili.

Where to try it

Restaurants in Châu Đốc.