Rock snail Ốc đá
Ốc đá, also called ốc suối or ốc núi, is a small snail from rock crevices and forest caves, chewy, fragrant, and very sweet. It is boiled, steamed with ginger or lemongrass, or stir-fried, and dipped in chẩm chéo.
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Texture
Small, chewy, fragrant, and very sweet.
How to enjoy it
Boiled, steamed with ginger or with lemongrass, made into a salad, stir-fried, or fried with lime leaf. Dip it in chẩm chéo rather than sweet-sour fish sauce.
The Vietnam Airlines guide calls it a rainy-season snail. The Bản Đôn list gives no season.
Where to try it
Bản Đôn, and Phố Đoàn on market day.