Wow with dried squid from Lam Dong blue sea

One-sun-dried squid is currently a famous specialty that most tourists know and choose to enjoy and buy as gifts every time they have a vacation or experience in Lam Dong coastal area...

Delicious dishes from dried squid (illustrative photo)

During the recent National Day holiday on September 2nd, my friend Nguyen Hoang (living in Ho Chi Minh City) took his entire family of 3 generations to Mui Ne for a vacation to make up for not having taken any trips during the summer of 2025. He decided to choose the blue sea area of ​​Lam Dong because his parents, wife, and children all love going to the beach to enjoy the cool breeze and especially to eat the delicious seafood dishes here.

Just like the previous times, you choose a coastal restaurant and the “appetizer” is still grilled squid on a charcoal stove for the whole family to enjoy while listening to the sound of the waves lapping at the shore. It is a fairly simple dish to prepare, but after being marinated with satay and placed on a red fire at a moderate temperature, the squid always retains its delicious flavor, naturally crispy and sweet. Each piece of golden squid when it touches the taste buds, even if only dipped in chili sauce, makes everyone exclaim and give compliments.

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Grilled dried squid is the best way to prepare it. During the grilling process, the squid gradually turns light yellow and gives off a fragrant aroma. After grilling, cut the squid into small pieces and serve with chili fish sauce or chili sauce... In addition to charcoal grilling, Phan Thiet dried squid can also be prepared into many attractive dishes such as: fried with fish sauce, stir-fried with sweet and sour sauce, steamed with ginger...

According to Taste Atlas's introduction about Phan Thiet dried squid

From here, the topic related to the famous specialty of Lam Dong sea area continues to be lively and long, thereby better understanding the origin of the name, delicious dishes made from dried squid... The story continues to push to a "climax" when we mention the information in mid-May 2025, dried squid was named by Taste Atlas - a prestigious culinary website in the Top 10 list of 33 most delicious dishes in the world made from squid. Accordingly, dried squid is also the only dish made from Vietnamese squid to make it to this list and is introduced to have originated in Phan Thiet.

Taste Atlas introduces dried squid

It is known that before the merger, the locality issued a decision on approving the results of the selection of the scientific and technological task "Building, managing and developing a certified brand for dried squid products in Binh Thuan ". The project is aimed at building a brand for dried squid products of the locality to become a strong and famous brand through registering for protection, managing and developing certified brands. Through that, it also maintains the reputation of the product, enhances the commercial value as well as brings prestige and practical economic benefits to the entities producing and trading this product...

So my family and I had the opportunity to enjoy one of the best dishes in the world made from squid right at the blue sea destination of Lam Dong. Because this is a vote of Taste Atlas - the first global website in the world to map local cuisine and regularly introduce dishes, giving food rankings according to classification of cooking methods and ingredients. Moreover, the evaluation of this website is also based on opinions from experts, culinary critics, research articles on ingredients as well as popular dishes in the world.

Before the end of the vacation, my friend and his wife searched for and were advised by a Phan Thiet seafood trader on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Phan Thiet Ward about dried or frozen dried squid. Accordingly, this specialty is often made from tube squid and cuttlefish because it usually has thicker, more fragrant and sweeter meat than other types of squid... With a price of 350,000 - 550,000 VND/kg, dried squid is also a meaningful and sincere gift for relatives, friends and partners after a beach trip. And from here, no matter where you are, the famous specialty of dried squid from Lam Dong with blue sea, with just simple processing, becomes a delicious dish, making everyone exclaim.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/xuyt-xoa-voi-muc-mot-nang-cua-lam-dong-bien-xanh-390359.html