Red jellyfish - delicious seasonal gift

Just like red jellyfish , red jellyfish are not available all year round but only seasonally. The red jellyfish season usually takes place around January 25 and 26 of the lunar calendar, which is the most appropriate time to enjoy this special dish.

For those who enjoy it for the first time, they may be hesitant to see this au, unprocessed red jellyfish plate. However, when enjoying, you will surely be forgotten by the taste of the dish.

Every year, every year, during the jellyfish season, the red jellyfish on the old town are crowded, crowded with guests to enjoy, for many people, red jellyfish has become indispensable, like an addiction.

Processing red jellyfish is not simple but requires meticulous and quite sophisticated. After catching the red jellyfish, you must immediately put it in a bucket of water with the roots or bark of the parrot so that the jellyfish will not melt, not fishy, but have an attractive red color. This is also the secret to creating a strange taste inside each jellyfish that other jellyfish do not have. Red jellyfish have a very characteristic red color, clear like jelly. The body is soft and succulent while the legs are chewy and crunchy.

Each large piece of jellyfish is soaked with kumquats to make it fragrant and less fishy, then it will be cut into bite-sized pieces. Red jellyfish is inherently tasteless, so new auxiliary ingredients bring flavor to the dish. However, if there is no red jellyfish in it, the dish is no longer interesting. Therefore, it is said that eating red jellyfish must be done in the right way, with enough ingredients to be delicious. The accompanying dishes must be complete, including baked beans, sliced copra, perilla leaves, marjoram, and shrimp paste.

The way to eat red jellyfish is also quite picky. First, choose a large perilla leaf to wrap, then add marjoram, jellyfish, tofu, coconut one piece each, then roll it up, dip it in the foamed shrimp paste. Jellyfish are cool like jelly, eaten with baked beans and coconut, add the aroma of perilla, marjoram, and dotted with shrimp paste to create a very attractive taste.

Red jellyfish only has a season, so those who love it take advantage of this time to eat. You can go to famous red jellyfish shops in Hanoi such as Hang Chieu, Duong Thanh, Thanh Ha alley... to enjoy this dish.

Red Jellyfish 70 Hang Chieu

If you want to eat Hai Phong red custard, you should not ignore this address. The old lady's street vendor on Hang Chieu Street has been around for more than 70 years. Although there is no store, just a small street vendor selling on the sidewalk about a few square meters, but when it comes to the red jellyfish season, this place is always crowded with people to enjoy.

Address: Sidewalk 70 Hang Chieu Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Opening time: 09:30 - 18:00.

Price: 20,000 - 30,000 VND/person.

Red jellyfish 16B Duong Thanh

Referring to the famous addresses of Hanoi's red jellyfish, it is impossible to ignore the address 16B Duong Thanh.

The red jellyfish is soaked and mixed with a very rich and blended broth. In particular, this address pays great attention to hygiene, so it is very popular with customers. The shop is just a small shop. Visitors will park their cars on the opposite side and sit on the sidewalk.

Address: 16B Duong Thanh, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Opening time: 14:00 - 17:00.

Price: 30,000 - 50,000 VND/person.

Red jellyfish in Thanh Ha alley

Thanh Ha alley, Dong Xuan market is one of the places with many red jellyfish shops in Hanoi.

In general, the prices in the shops are the same. The red jellyfish here is also mixed with a rich, flavorful blend, the red jellyfish is crispy and chewy, both delicious and very interesting.

Address: Thanh Ha, Dong Xuan Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Opening time: 12:00 - 18:00

Price: 25,000 - 50,000 VND/person.

Red Jellyfish 20 Ong De

Located in Ong De alley, the location is not too convenient, but this place is still crowded with people coming to eat every red jellyfish season. Besides, this shop at No. 20 Ong De earns points with customers through the enthusiastic, cheerful and friendly service of the seller.

Address: 20 Goc De alley, Minh Khai ward, Hoang Mai district, Hanoi.

Opening time: 07:00 - 12:00; 14:30 - 18:00.

Price: 30,000 VND/person.

This popular dish seems simple but turns out to be addictive. If you have the opportunity to visit Hanoi during the red jellyfish season, do not hesitate to go to the above addresses to enjoy the delicious red pineapple eaten with shrimp paste that brings this unique flavor.