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A snack on the sidewalk of Ha Long, but the sweet and sour stir -fried legs cost up to 50,000 VND for each tiny cup. Moreover, many diners have to queue in their turn to enjoy.

Delicious food from the sea gift "16 legs 4 eyes"

Sam Sam is also known as the horseshoe crab, often living mainly in coastal areas with high tidal. This is a type of crustaceans with 16 legs and 4 eyes, round body flat and apricot layer as hard as crab shells.

For a long time, Quang Ninh Sea has been famous for its leading sampling and quality of SAM. According to many locals, Sam's breeding season lasts from April to September of the calendar every year. At this time, the female has many eggs, firm meat and fat, also when Sam meat is very popular by diners.

Sam often lives with couples and males will cling to the back of the female. This is also a long reason that folk have been "sticky like sam". Therefore, when catching Sam, fishermen will only catch Sam in a couple. If there is an odd child, fishermen will drop back to the sea because this is a comparison - another animal shaped quite similar to sam but poisonous. The newly -caught Sam pairs will be buried on the sand or drop in the aeration to keep the freshness.

In the season, a pair of sam is usually about 800,000 - 1,200,000 VND. In the wrong days or in scarce Sam years, the price of sam can be up to 1,500,000 VND/pair. In each Sam pair, the female usually weighs from 1.5 - 3.5kg and the male sam is only about 1-2kg.

According to professional chefs, high -protein sam meat, has a taste similar to crab meat but is lighter and more tough. Except for hard apricot, all Sam parts can be used to process into many famous dishes. In particular, Sam only lived 3 days after landing and requires the process of processing so only experienced and skillful chefs can be done.

Sam legs are listed as the most luxurious snacks in Quang Ninh

Coming to Ha Long, Quang Ninh, many diners "spend" will go straight to the restaurant to call "sam 7 dishes" with the processing price of about 1.3 to 1.8 million VND/pair. Shortly thereafter, they can enjoy attractive sams such as grilled Sam onion, Sam rolls, stir -fried Sam meat with guise leaves, stir -fried Sam meat, fried Sam eggs, Sam salad, sour soup, etc. As for the diners who want to enjoy the "delicacy of millions" at a more affordable price, the locals will suggest to Ha Long 1 market.

Here, from 16h onwards, there is a snack restaurant without signs specializing in selling Sam legs, Sam and Sam eggs. Although there is only one table and a few old plastic chairs, the restaurant is more than 30 years old, there are always guests in and out. Sometimes, diners have to wait for 20-30 minutes to have a seat.

Sam feet of Sam is cut into small pieces to taste and cooked paste in a sweet and sour style quite similar to crab dishes, fried crabs often see tamarind. Meanwhile, Sam and Sam eggs at the restaurant are eaten with a thick sauce, with a rich and sour taste that no local restaurant can compare. To enjoy the full food, diners should use hot crispy dabs dipped in the sauce, served with herbs and star fruit.

According to the locals, this Sam foot on the sidewalk of Ha Long 1 market is the most "luxurious" snack in Quang Ninh. The reason is a small cup (like a cup of duckweed), Sam legs cost up to 50,000 VND. Many diners have to sip up to 2-3 cups to feel all flavors in this dish.