Bitter-tomato porridge Cháo mắc nhung

Porridge of mắc nhung, a green fruit in the tomato family, cooked for hours with minced meat, sticky rice, and bone broth. The fruit is slightly bitter and pungent, with a little sweet finish.

Bitter-tomato porridge, Cháo mắc nhung
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Taste

Vietnam.vn says the fruit is slightly bitter and pungent, with a little sweet finish.

How to enjoy it

As the porridge, with the fruit added at the end.

Where to try it

The fruit grows on nương and along the forest edge.