In Vietnam, there is a marine species with high nutritional value, which is the ruoi (a kind of sea worm).
Around September and October every year, people in the northern coastal areas of Vietnam will harvest ruoi and use it as the main ingredient to cook delicious and unique dishes.
From the outside, ruoi looks like a worm. But it has more silk and legs, so it's a little scary to see. Therefore, it is a dish that many people can only eat, but can’t prepare for themselves.
From ruoi, people can make a lot of dishes, such as ruoi cake, ruoi sauce, and braised or steamed ruoi.
It can be said that Hanoi is not the land of ruoi, but it is the best place to have delicious ruoi cake that few places can compare.
Hanoians often make ruoi cake with ingredients including minced meat, a few pieces of chopped tangerine peel, dill, and chopped scallions. Next, they mix 1 or 2 eggs and add a little pepper, fish sauce, salt, and some fresh chili slices. Then they put a frying pan on low heat, pour in the mixture, and cook it until golden on both sides.
Ruoi cake is usually eaten hot with sweet and sour dipping sauce, herbs, and vermicelli. It looks simple, but it is a very attractive dish for many people.
In Hanoi, people often invite each other to a ruoi restaurant in O Quan Chuong, because the place is famous for a long time. Or they could go to a ruoi restaurant at the end of Lo Duc street or another one in Hoe Nhai street, Duong Thanh street./.
