Lau mam U Minh Lẩu mắm U Minh
Lẩu mắm U Minh is the fermented-fish hotpot of the melaleuca forest, shared with fish and forest greens in the pot. One recipe adds shrimp, squid, and lemongrass; another cooks freshwater fish in coconut water.
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Why it matters
Vietkings recorded the largest U Minh pot at the 2022 Hương rừng U Minh festival.
How to enjoy it
Start the pot with mắm cá sặc and chopped lemongrass, then add fish, shrimp, squid, and the greens đọt nhãn lồng, rau đắng, càng cua, bông súng, and đọt choại.
Another pot uses mắm sặt with freshwater fish and coconut water, a green list that includes hẹ nước, and you eat it hot over embers.
Where to try it
U Minh Hạ, or back in Cà Mau city.