Nem nam Giao Thuy Nem nắm Giao Thủy

Fermented pork from Giao Thủy, thin-sliced lean meat and pork skin worked into a ball with thính from gạo tám; Dân Việt spells it nem mắm. Loosen the ball and roll it in lá sung, with đinh lăng, or dip it in fish sauce.

Nem nam Giao Thuy, Nem nắm Giao Thủy
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FromGiao Thủy, and Hải Hậu on the Nam Định city portal on 17 October 2018
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Texture

VnExpress on 18 March 2016: the meat is worked while it is still hot, not set on the ground and not washed in cold water, or it loses its chew. Lean meat is boiled just done or still a little rare, sliced thin along the grain, and pounded with the spine of a knife. Skin is scraped with hot water, boiled, sliced thin, long, and even, then rolled into a ball.

Taste

Thế giới tiếp thị on 12 September 2022 adds thính from fragrant gạo tám, mixed with seasoning, and says to loosen the ball into lá sung and đinh lăng and dip it in fish sauce. The lá sung roll and the direct fish-sauce dip on VnExpress both stay.

How to enjoy it

Loosen the ball. Roll it in lá sung, or in lá sung and đinh lăng, or dip it in fish sauce.

Where to try it

Giao Thủy, and Hải Hậu on the Nam Định city portal.