The West of Vietnam has been famous for many delicious dishes made from coconut.
Among them, diners certainly cannot help but mention the mannequin coconut tofu – a delicate appetizer, opening an interesting culinary feast in the famous coconut growing regions of Vietnam.
Coconut tofu salad is one of the typical dishes of the Southwest region. The ingredients to make this dish are very special, which is coconut tofu. This is a nutritious and healthy food. Coconut tofu tubers are white in color and are located deep in the trunk of the coconut tree, including the young unpeeled buds of the leaves and petioles. Therefore, people have to cut down the whole coconut tree that has been planted for many years to get the ingredients to make this dish.
To make a delicious mannequin, it is necessary to choose the whitest part of the tofu and soak it in ice water with a few drops of lemon juice to increase the crisp whiteness of the ingredients. Then, the coconut tofu is cut into thin slices, long enough to eat. In addition to tofu, it is necessary to prepare other ingredients such as they are Steamed, peeled, halved, sliced boiled pig ears, carrots, cucumbers, sliced purple onions and herbs. The last step is to mix all the ingredients that have been prepared with the sweet and sour salad dressing made from fish sauce, sugar, garlic, minced chili, lemon juice or vinegar and filtered water.
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This mannequin is very delicious, with the crunchy taste of coconut, the greasy taste of shrimp and pig’s ears, mixed with the taste of vegetables and fruits. Moreover, coconut tofu mannequin also looks very catchy with the white color of coconut tofu, pig’s ear, the red color of shrimp meat, the color of carrots and purple onions, and the green color of herbs.
Coconut tofu salad has become a famous specialty that tourists cannot miss when visiting the West. With the people West Being away from home for a long time, this dish also recalls childhood memories and peaceful homeland that is deposited in everyone’s heart.
Bich Van (Vietnam Photo Newspaper/Vietnam+)