20/12/2012
Haiphong’s specialty of cool red jellyfish salad
Every year, from lunar March, whenthefirst sunlightssignal an upcomingswelteringsummer, it is alsothebeginningofajellyfishseason
Haiphong’s specialty of cool red jellyfish salad
Every year, from lunar March, when the
first sunlights signal an upcoming
sweltering summer, it is also the beginning
of a jellyfish
season.
The jellyfish must be red
ones, usually ordered from Thuy Nguyen district of Hai Phong, which is well-prepared before making
the salad. A good cook is the one who adds lemon and cumquat in bowl of water
which the jellyfish is steeped in for better aroma and flavor. Signs
that show the jellyfish is edible are when
it turns mahogany red and the flesh is clear and soft. The taste of
jellyfish is light and cool like pieces
of seaweed jelly.
The jellyfish is a
very good food for
health and to treat headache, dizziness, especially in
the sunny days
which are likely to cause fatigue.