Seafood & Specialty

Squid cake (Chả mực)

  • Squid cake (Chả mực) is one of the most delicious dishes in Quang Ninh provinces, which is also famed across the three regions of Vietnam. It is made by big and fresh cuttlefishes with an average weight from 1.5 to 2kg. After pounding, pounded-cuttlefish will be blended with necessary ingredients like pork fat, onion, garlic, pepper. Next, it is shaped into pieces of proper size, dropped into a boiling oil pan and fried until they are yellowish brown on both sides.
  • Squid cake was well-known for its fascinating and delicious flavor, good taste and rich of nutrients. It is a perfect combination with steamed rice rolls and sticky rice.

Dried Squid (mực khô)

  • Dried squid (mực khô) is one of the most famed specialities of Quang Ninh. The province is not the only one that possesses dried squid, but its flavor in Ha Long (Quang Ninh) has its own value, which is extremely tasty and crispy. The dishes processed from dried squid are grilled one-dried squid with salt and chili, fried one-dried squid, one-dried squid grilled by charcoal, one-dried squid stir-fried with tamarind…

  • Dried squid is processed from fresh and great cuttlefish. After cleaning, they will be dried out under sunshine, after that they are continuously put into dried machines in around 12 hours.

Sentinel crab (ghẹ)

  • Sentinel crab is one of the must-try dishes for tourists when they visit Quang Ninh province. It is usually steamed, dried with salt, and cooked with tamarind… Visitors are able to savor fresh and appetizing sentinel crab at street and luxurious restaurants in Quang Ninh.