Tan Ky Tan Quy Street (Tan Phu District) is famous for its delicious and affordable grilled snakehead fish. On the 10th day of the first lunar month, the street is filled with the fragrant smell of dozens of fish grilling restaurants, with red-hot coal stoves, grilling each fish right on the spot to serve the needs of local people.
Grilled snakehead fish is priced at 200,000 – 250,000 VND per fish, depending on its size. It is served with noodles, rice paper, fresh vegetables, and special fish sauce. The average weight of the fish here is from 1.1 – 1.3 kg/fish, skewered by sugar cane and grilled on a charcoal stove.
The staff of Cuc Bui restaurant said that on the 10th day of the first lunar month, they will provide about 4 tons of grilled snakehead fish, reducing 1 ton compared to the same period last year due to many restaurants closing down due to difficult business conditions. “We stay up all night to grill the fish and serve customers 24/24 on the 10th day of the first lunar month,” said a representative of Cuc Bui restaurant.
The grilled snakehead fish are golden and fragrant.
The staff grills the fish right on the sidewalk.
The grilled snakehead fish are pre-grilled and displayed on the shelf. When customers come to buy, the restaurant staff cook it again to make it hot.
On the 10th day of the first lunar month, the restaurants on Tan Ky Tan Quy Street will grill an average of 1 – 4 tons of snakehead fish.
The grilled snakehead fish is marinated with onion oil and sprinkled with peanuts before being served to customers
The staff continuously puts the snakehead fish on the charcoal stove in the afternoon of the 9th day of the first lunar month
