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Pancake with Small Edible Snail – Specialty of Ben Tre

Pancake with Small Edible Snail – Specialty of Ben Tre 🌮

🏝 Pancake is a familiar dish of all the Southern, but in Phu Da islet (Cho Lach District, Ben Tre province), pancake had become a unique specialty when made with specific snail in the locality.

🐚 After cleaning, the snails are stir-fried with thinly sliced onions and made as the stuff of pancake, instead of shrimp or meat. Add the cassava and bean sprout then fold in half, the dish has been completed!

🥢 Pancake is served with fish sauce and lime, chilli and raw vegetables. The sweet and crispy snail mixed with the savory rice flour and vegetables create an attractive flavor which is difficult to resist.

👉 Where to eat? Pancakes with small edible snail are only in Phu Da Islet, Cho Lach District, Ben Tre province. Although the dish is not expensive, you can’t enjoy it always, because the snail ‘season’ only lasts from April to July (Lunar calendar). The best time to enjoy delicious snails is May in Lunar. If you have a chance to travel Ben Tre at that time, don’t miss it absolutely!