Thit vit (Duck)

As far as I know, duck is only popular in Asian cuisines. Unlike its brother chicken, duck has a strong and somewhat uncomfortable smell. That explains why roasted duck is so popular and dominant in many Asian countries such as China, Singapore or Malaysia, because that's probably the best way to kill that strong scent. In Japan, people are foreign to duck, some Japanese friends of mine didn't even know what a duck looked like.

Vietnamese people have another way of eating duck: boiled duck. To kill the smell, we eat duck with a spicy special ginger sauce, mint leaves and unripe mango and banana. These ingredients really complement each other and together make a unique excellent dish.

In Da Nang, one of the most, if not the most, well-known duck shop is Thanh Nhan (394 Phan Chu Trinh). Despite hundreds of visits to this place, I always find myself fascinated by how the shop owner would gracefully and skilfully chop a whole duck into amazingly equal bits just in a blink. If the Olympic had a "blade dancing with a duck" game, I bet Vietnam would win its first gold medal. Besides boiled duck, this shop also serves roasted duck, interesting duck giblets salad and of course, the must-have duck porridge. 

Vịt quay - Roast duck

Chiều nay 4 người trong nhóm NT3 tụi mình lang thang 1 vòng thành phố. Ăn gì bây giờ ta? À, nhớ rồi, cháo vịt!

Ủa! Quán mới sửa sang lại trông khang trang ghê! Bàn ghế mới toanh, tủ đựng vịt sáng bóng. Nhìn những con vịt quay vàng rộm treo lủng lẳng mà nước miếng chảy lộp độp, lộp độp. Kéo ghế, dõng dạc: Cho 1 đĩa thịt vịt luộc, 1 đĩa lòng trộn, 4 tô cháo và 4 chai Heineken!

Dạ, có ngay! Trong lúc chờ đem thức ăn ra, tò mò đứng xem bà chủ quán chặt vịt. Bụp, bụp, bụp, bụp. Ôi, lát nào lát nấy đều tăm tắp. Nhìn cái tay bà chủ điêu luyện như đang múa. Bây giờ nếm xem có ngon không nhé! Gắp 1 miếng thịt vịt dày cả 3-4cm, kẹp 1 miếng xoài xanh, 1 lát chuối chát, 1 ít rau thơm chấm vào chén mắm gừng cay cay, ngọt ngọt, mặn mặn. Chu choa, ren mà ngon ri? 

Các bạn có muốn thưởng thức món ni không? Hãy ghé vào quán gà vịt Thanh Nhàn (394 Phan Chu Trinh) là có ngay 1 bữa ra trò.

Lòng vịt trộn - Duck giblets salad 

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Where: Thanh Nhàn - 394 Phan Chu Trinh

• Thịt vịt luộc - Boiled duck: 110,000VND/dish 
• Lòng vịt trộn - Duck giblets salad: 40,000VND/dish
• Cháo - porridge: 5,000VND/bowl

When: afternoon-evening

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Ca phe coc

Coffee is an indispensable culture of Vietnam, and Da Nang is no exception. Along Le Loi or any other streets, big or narrow, you can easily find hundreds of coffee shops. Each one has different class, style and price. Some people enjoy sitting in a cool air-conditioned room, sipping coffee while working on their laptops. Some love garden coffee with  natural outdoor settings. But in my opinion, what's really different, really Vietnamese that can actually be called a Vietnamese coffee culture, is "cà phê cóc" - small coffee street vendors, typical low small plastic chairs, minimum decorations, cheap price, incredible coffee. Vietnamese, no matter how young or old, like to simply sit there, a cup of coffee in front, street-watching, group-chatting or just wandering in their own thoughts.

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