Thái Bình

Thái Bình, the coastal rice country of the Red River delta, is known for the fragrant, chewy bánh cáy of làng Nguyễn, once sent as tribute to the king; for canh cá Quỳnh Côi with its deep country flavour; and for the humble gỏi nhệch of the brackish water along the rivers. Thái Bình cooking is plain but full-flavoured, a reflection of a life bound to the paddy fields and the waterways.