From the Cô Liêng Bò Lá Lốt, we continue to walk and look for the famous snail restaurant called Quán Ốc A Sòi.
We came across Nguyen Thuong Hien street, which at the time we still cannot see the said restaurant, we did not know that it was quite famous throughout Saigon as a snail eating street.
After walking through the street a number of times, we finally saw the restaurant known as Quán Ốc A Sòi.
Due to we have eaten a lot earlier and we had tried some types of the snails the day before in alleys, thus Alvin just ordered 2 types of different snails and shell dishes, including Sò diệp Phô Mai Nướng – grilled cheese scallops, and Ốc tỏi, some kind of giant garlic snails roasted and seasoned with chili jam.
Sò diệp Phô Mai Nướng – Grilled Cheese Scallops
The scallops were grilled first, so they had a bit of a smoky flavor, and the cheese just put on top of the scallops while grilling.
We also added a squeeze of lime juice, and some chilies to my scallop, and slurped it down, chasing it with leaves of Vietnamese coriander again.
Ốc Tỏi – Jumbo Snails
Last but not least, as we were browsing through the menu, attempting to search for one more dish to order, when our waiter suggested something called ốc tỏi. These snails were huge, the type of shells I’ve seen as decorations in people’s homes.
One of the popular Vietnamese methods of cooking snails and shellfish is grilled, then topped with burning scallion oil and scallions, and then sprinkled with chopped peanuts. We were allow for 2 type flavours for the Oc, we choose garlic onion grille and chili grille.
We used two prong fork to poke them and I actually had to use some leverage to pry it out of the shell. The meat was almost identical in flavor and texture to squid, with a nice sweet chili sauce glaze on top.
Despite the ốc tỏi looking a little scary, they were indeed delicious. Perhaps one of meals I was most excited to eat was the Vietnamese seawater snails and shells.
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