Mắm cáy is a type of fermented fish sauce made from the cáy, a small crab primarily found along the coastal regions of Vietnam. Mắm cáy has a reddish-brown color and a distinctive flavor, and it is a rustic dish from the Red River Delta.
| Type | Condiment |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Vietnam |
| Main ingredients | Fermented crab |
| Similar dishes | Mắm tôm |
Many northern localities in Vietnam are famous for this type of sauce, including Hải Phòng,[1] Hải Dương,[2][3] Quảng Ninh,[4] Thanh Hoá,[5] Thái Bình,[6][7] Hà Nam,[8] Phú Thọ[9]... is considered a unique feature of Vietnamese cuisine.[10]
Dishes Using Mắm cáy
editMắm cáy can be used as a seasoning in soups with various leafy greens or mixed with minced garlic, chili, monosodium glutamate, and lime juice to create a dipping sauce for boiled animal and plant dishes, salads, or pickles, or it can be eaten directly with rice. The most popular uses include:
- Dipping boiled vegetables: The most common use of mắm cáy is as a dipping sauce for boiled vegetables such as (water spinach, sweet potato leaves, amaranth, ...), pickled vegetables, and salted eggplants dipped in mắm cáy.[11]
- Bún mắm cáy: Noodles served with mắm cáy, boiled pork belly, Vietnamese pork sausage, and some Vietnamese mint.
References
edit- ^ "Rustic Fish Sauces from Vĩnh Bảo". anhp.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Vnexpress. "Specialty of Mắm cáy in Hải Dương during Sunny Days and Dewy Nights - VnExpress". VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Hảo, Băng (2019-08-10). "Mắm cáy: Specialty of Sunny and Dewy Hải Dương". Vietnamese Economic Life (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Cultural Heritage of Quảng Ninh". disanquangninh.gov.vn. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Mắm cáy – Rustic Flavor of Thanh". Báo Thanh Hóa (in Vietnamese). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Developing the Brand of Hồng Tiến Mắm cáy". thaibinhtv.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ ""Top Mắm" Hồng Tiến, Kiến Xương". dulichthaibinh.gov.vn. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Mắm Cáy Bình Lục (Hà Nam) - 100 Specialty Gifts of Vietnam 2021 – 2022 (P.40)". Top Vietnam. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Alluring Mắm cáy with Water Spinach". Tuổi Trẻ Online (in Vietnamese). 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Plus, Pháp Luật. "Mắm cáy, a Unique Feature of Vietnamese Cuisine". www.phapluatplus.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ Vnexpress. "Water Spinach Dipped in Mắm cáy". VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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