Ben Tre Green Skin Pomelo

For the past twenty years, special fruits that have become speciality on the island of Ben Tre, is green skin pomelo. Green skin pomelo is grown in My Thanh An commune, the commune of Ben Tre city, Chau Thanh district, Mo Cay Nam, Mo Cay Bac and Cho Lach district. Green skin pomelo of pink intestine has very few seeds, the segment of the doesn’t grapefruit taste bitter, sweet, the more eating the more craving green skin pomelo product has been exported too currently, green skin pomelo planting area around Ben Tre reached over 3,000 hectares.

Visitors to Ben Tre city should spare time to visit the garden of green skin pomelo of the Cooperative Agriculture of green skin pomelo in My Thanh An – where the National Office of Intellectual Property (MOST) issued certification of the brand green skin grapefruit since 2005 (No. 160, Hamlet 2, Phu Nhuan commune, at the foot of the bridge, about 3 km from Ben Tre  city. Tel: 0752.487838). This cooperative is on 70 hectares of pomelo tree giving fruit, a member of GAP (good production and consumption of products, safety).

Restaurants – Specialty restaurants

1. Hoang Pho Cuisine Park
Address: 135D, bypass of National Road 60, Binh Phu Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3810239

2. Huynh Anh Quan Restaurant
Address: 194 Nguyen Hue Street, Ward 1, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.38326261

3. A Din Restaurant
Address: 17A30 Binh Khoi, ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3837668

4. Ut An Restaurant
Address: Bypass of National Road 60, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.2210390

5. Hong Thuy Restaurant
Address: 311A3 bypass of National Road 60, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3560096

6. Mien Tay Grill Garden
Address: Bypass of National Road 60, Ben Tre city

7. Hoa Cau Restaurant
Address: 17A – 19 bypass of National Road 60, Ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3823590

8. Nhu Thuy Restaurant
Address: Hamlet 1, Binh Phu Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3510754

9. Nam Son Restaurant
Address: 40 Phan Ngoc Tong Street, Ward 2, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3822873

10. Truong Ky I Restaurant
Address: 283A, Quarter 3, Phu Tan Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3829283

11. Truong Ky II Restaurant
Address: 517B, 3rd Quarter, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3813561 – 3813616

12. Mai Vang Restaurant
Address: No. 79/2, My An C Hamlet, My Thanh An Commune, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3817337

13. Rang Dong Restaurant
Address: 315C, Nguyen Hue Street, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3816896

14. Chuon Chuon Ot Restaurant
Address: Binh Khoi Quarter, Ward 6, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3561059

15. 6 Cay Dua Restaurant
Address: 233 Nguyen Hue Street, Phu Khuong Ward, Ben Tre city
Phone: 075.3835445

To Ben Tre for using Specialty “Coconut”

From the coconut Ben Tre people processed into various specialties such as: coconut milk boiled shrimp, coconut milk fried shrimp, coconut banana stew, coconut candy, recently, more interesting dishes have been commented by visitors: Real characteristic of the coconut country, which is “coconut” – a specialty won Silver Medal at the Southern Land fair held by Saigon Tourist, 1999.

“Coconut rice” means Rice is cooked with coconut milk in a coconut. This is the dish from Mrs. Ho Thu Bach, formerly Director of Ben Tre floating Restaurants, the current work at the Ham Luong hotel, came up with the idea from the Central Highlands Lam rice (rice cooked in bamboo tubes). Coconut for cooking must be selected from drinking coconut like: Siamese coconut, small coconut, pineapple coconut … coconut in medium age; young fruit or strong enough non-sweet milk quality, non-aromatic.

The Rice used to cook must be smelled good and soft, washed clean, in a basket to drain. Coconut used as a “cooker” with an opening at the tail to pour out some milk, then put the rice into the coconut, so the rice and coconut milk get balance, the rice is just cooked, dry, plastic. After putting the rice in to the coconut milk, cover it tight put it into, for a pot of little water for distillation. Coconut meal, you must use a small spoon and chew slowly you, will enjoy the sweet taste and scent of coconut milk absorbed into the grains of rice. Coconut rice should be eaten while it’s still hot with coconut fried shrimp. It would be better.

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When having the opportunity to reach Ben Tre coconut country, would you please visit Ben Tre floating Restaurant or Ham Luong hotel restaurant (Ben Tre City) to enjoy the delicious taste of coconut rice. And at other destinations like Phung Islet, Qui Islet, … you also enjoy this coconut rice dish.

Translated from Lu The Nha