Seafood at Local stall in Saigon




Many of Vietnamese love to have shells and seafood while gathering or chit chatting. In the first few years it was a normal view to see local restaurant with small table and very low chairs offers shells and seafood. However, due to modernization more proper table dining mushrooming Saigon demolishing the authentic view of Saigon. But you still can find this local restaurant at the hidden alley. I love to see how simple they prepare the shells and the seafood yet tasty and you can enjoy it while chit chatting with your friends. They normally grill or stir fried the shell and seafood of your choice with butter and served with local dip. No rice nor bread is served when you had this serving at this local restaurant. They don't even serve juice but tra da (sounds cha da) and bottled carbonated drink. I hope they will conserve this type of authentic local restaurants as it was the identity of Saigon or even Vietnam. So sad that the development always rip off all these authentic and traditional identity of the country.




Grilled squid with lime dip


Varieties of shells and seafood





Grilled prawn - they just grilled it and eat with the dip of lime and salt


 Grilled shell or we called Kepah in Malay - They just grilled the shell and add onion spring , ground nut and sesame oil as topping. They flavor it with salt and some black pepper powder.


Grilled Cheese Osyter

Shell or siput sedut in coconut milk gravy


 Stir fried bamboo lala - they stir fried it with chilli oil and garlic.



grilled clam - they grilled and topped it with some cheese

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