Experience culinary culture at Co Thach night market

The food market is always bustling on weekends.

Co Thach Pagoda (also known as Hang Pagoda) is ranked as a national monument and scenic spot in Vietnam, and is one of the attractive spiritual tourist destinations loved by many tourists. Not only does it have an ancient look, it also has a unique architecture, promising to bring visitors a visual and interesting look at Vietnamese Buddhist culture.

On big full moon days such as: full moon of January, July (lunar calendar), or holidays, New Year... tourists from all over the world come here to visit the pagoda, experience the beautiful natural scenery, feel the peace and serenity that the Zen place brings. Besides Co Thach pagoda, this area also has many architectural works recognized as historical - cultural relics at national and provincial levels such as: Binh An communal house, Nam Hai mausoleum, Cat Bay historical relic, 7-color rock beach (Ca Duoc rock beach)... Therefore, every year, this place welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to visit and relax.

In recent years, Co Thach - Binh Thanh Tourist Area has organized a food market on weekends to serve the needs of entertainment and learning about the culinary culture of the countryside of visitors from all over the world. This is considered a unique, interesting feature, an important factor that leaves the most impression on the hearts of visitors every year.

Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang - a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City who was present at Co Thach night market last week shared: “Around 5-6 pm, the shops here start selling many local specialties. Interestingly, there are many shops selling grilled seafood with all kinds of snails, clams, fish, fresh squid... In addition, this place also sells many strange local specialties, which can be bought as gifts such as: tragacanth gum, baobab seeds, lung sugar, jelly, beans...".

The night market has a variety of seafood, which is a special highlight that attracts tourists to stay overnight and experience local cuisine.

Coming here, tourists can squat down to eat, freely chat with locals about the Nam fish season, about the habits of coastal people and unique dishes that are not available elsewhere. Coastal people are noisy, but simple and enthusiastic, and if tourists need help, they will be guided to the right place. Therefore, when having the opportunity to come to Co Thach night market on the weekend, they will see the hustle and bustle and joy here. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nam - a specialist in guiding religious tours from the Western provinces to Co Thach pagoda shared: "Every full moon of the seventh lunar month, the company often has tours to take tourists to Co Thach pagoda. In the past, it was deserted and difficult, visitors often just visited the pagoda and then moved to another place, but recently tourism has developed. Many motels and spacious accommodation facilities have sprung up, and trade and services are bustling. There is a night market here with affordable prices and a variety of seafood, which is a special highlight attracting tourists to stay overnight and experience local cuisine".

Co Thach Pagoda (also known as Hang Pagoda) is ranked as a national relic and scenic spot in Vietnam.

However, besides the traffic between neighboring communes to Co Thach tourist area is more convenient and open than before, it is thought that the functional sector needs to have a clear plan and invest in upgrading Co Thach night market. Because at present, this place is still quite dilapidated, spontaneous and makeshift shops with simple tents. In addition, the current night market still lacks light, the hygiene of the surrounding environment is not guaranteed.

When the night market is properly invested, it will not only serve tourists, but also be a place for entertainment for local people. At the same time, the orientation of developing sea tourism in Lien Huong commune will have a shift in the right direction, from breadth to depth.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/trai-nghiem-van-hoa-am-thuc-tai-cho-dem-co-thach-ach-386380.html