discover vietnamese cuisine: Hột Vịt Lộn

Hột vịt lộn is actually duck's embryo still laying in its shell going through fertilization process and then boiled in steamy heat. IT is the snack of Vietnamese. This kind of food are served in China, Korea, Japan, Philippines and Cambodia.

As traditional style, Hột vịt lộn are boiled and eaten with a pinch of salt, lemon juice, plus ground pepper, laksa leaves (rau răm) and chilli for reducing the fishy smell. Vietnamese like Hột vịt lộn not only good taste but also the medicine for illness body recovery.

Nowaday, Hột vịt lộn are fried with fish sauce or tamarind sauce. Some people like put Hột vịt lôn into hot pot for more sweet.

Almost of Vietnamese believe the unlucky things will be gone after eat 1 or 3 or 5 Hột vịt lộn. But the special thing is the shell must be broken.
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