Fried snails Ốc chiên

Ốc chiên is apple snail and spiral snail, fried with chili, fish sauce, and pepper, then finished with coconut, pineapple, chili, ginger, lemongrass, and lime leaf. It is not ốc khe from the fair, and it is not Minh Hóa’s ốc đực.

Fried snails, Ốc chiên
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Where it comes from

Quảng Bình. Du khách on 31 Oct 2024, republishing Dân Việt.

How to enjoy it

The snails are cleaned, seasoned with chili, fish sauce, and pepper, and fried over a high flame. When they take the seasoning, coconut, pineapple, chili, ginger, lemongrass, and lime leaf go in, until the snails are golden.

Eat them with green-mango salad or a salad, and with shrimp crackers or grilled rice paper, dipping the cracker into the sauce.

Where to try it

A Quảng Bình plate of apple snail and spiral snail.