Lemongrass chicken is a popular dish in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: TasteAtlas) Hanoi (VNA) - Four Vietnamese dishes have made the list of "67 BestChicken Dishes in Asia" compiled by cuisine magazine TasteAtlas.
Lemongrasschicken, chicken curry, shredded chicken salad, and boiled chicken were at the 34th,40th, 59th, and 61st places, respectively, in the list.
Lemongrass chicken, a popular dish in the MekongDelta, is made by marinating the meat in a mixture of lemongrass, chili,shallot, garlic, sugar, salt, oil, turmeric powder, and fish sauce.
The chicken is then stir-fried and simmered until tender, andusually served with hot rice or noodles.
Vietnamese chicken curry is an adaptation of the Indian variety,and the meat is cooked with potato, carrot, onion, garlic, coconut milk,chicken broth, and flavoring like lemongrass, fish sauce, bay leaf, and currypowder.
It is served with white rice or bread.
Shredded chicken salad is a blend of sweet, savory, crunchy andtangy ingredients like boiled chicken, carrot, onion, cilantro, mint, and,occasionally, cabbage.
The ingredients are mixed in a bowl and dressed with a mixture oflime juice, fish sauce, chili, garlic, and sugar. It is garnished with roastedpeanuts and crispy fried shallot before serving.
Boiled chicken involves cooking a whole chickenwith ginger, salt, scallion, and turmeric powder, giving it a goldenappearance. After boiling, the chicken is cooled in ice water to halt thecooking process and prevent darkening.
The dish is often accompanied by a salt and lime dip and servedwith sticky rice.
The top five chicken dishes in Asia are Korean fried chicken, Indianbutter chicken and tikka (boneless chicken roasted over charcoal in the traditionalcylindrical clay oven), Indonesian ayam goreng (fried chicken seasoned with spices),and crispyfried chicken of Guangdong (China) which is a traditionaldish of the Cantonese cuisine./.
