A platter of grilled pork sausage rolls with rice paper, cucumber, green banana and dipping sauce.

02Food

A coastline you can taste

Nha Trang eats from the sea. Fish cakes in clear broth, rice batter crisping in clay moulds, grilled shellfish on a plastic stool at dusk. A guide to the dishes locals actually order.

Nem nướng platter (photographed in Thailand). Photo: Index Librorum Permissorum, CC0

5 dishesSeafood, Noodles, Street food, Grilled

Scallops on the half shell cooking on a grill.

No. 01

Hải sản Nha Trang

Seafood by the sea

Charcoal smoke, lime, salt and chilli, and shellfish that was in the sea this morning.

A bowl of rice noodle soup with slices of fish cake and herbs.

No. 02

Bún chả cá

Fish cake noodle soup

A clean, sweet fish broth with springy fish cake, fresh herbs and a hit of chilli.

Rows of small clay pots on a charcoal stove, each cooking a little rice pancake.

No. 03

Bánh căn

Clay-mould rice cakes

Crisp edges, a soft centre, and a sweet and sour dip with green mango.

Skewers of pork sausage cooking on a grill.

No. 04

Nem nướng Ninh Hòa

Grilled pork rolls of Ninh Hoa

Smoky, sweet pork, crunchy herbs and fruit, and a thick, savoury dipping sauce.

A jellyfish salad with cucumber, tomato and herbs on a white plate.

No. 05

Bún sứa

Jellyfish noodle soup

Light, clean broth, and jellyfish with a cool, crunchy bite that soaks up the flavour.