Thái Bình Province Travel Guide

Locations in Thái Bình · 1 found

Keo Pagoda

Keo Pagoda in Thái Bình is one of the best-preserved examples of 17th-century Vietnamese wooden architecture - a Special National Relic with a three-tiered wooden bell tower that has stood for nearly 400 years in the Red River Delta.

Feb - Apr, Sep - Oct

Local Food You Must Try

Gỏi nhệch Thái Bình

Raw eel salad from Thái Bình's coastal estuaries - the river eel is sliced thin and cured in lime juice then tossed with green banana, roasted peanuts, sesame, fresh herbs, and chilli, a coastal Red River Delta delicacy eaten at fishing village restaurants along the Thái Bình coastline

Canh cá Quỳnh Côi

Sour soup with freshwater fish from Thái Bình's Red River tributaries - the fish is braised with tomato, dill, and spring onion in a light tamarind broth, a humble daily dish eaten at family meals across the province that locals consider the definitive taste of Red River Delta home cooking

Nem chạo Thái Bình

Fermented pork and pork skin rolls unique to Thái Bình - pork mixed with toasted rice powder and shredded pork skin then wrapped in fig leaves to ferment for three days, developing a tangy, garlicky flavour with a distinctive crunchy texture from the skin, eaten as a snack at village markets and festival gatherings

Bún bung Thái Bình

Rice vermicelli soup with pork ribs and fermented bamboo shoots - the ribs are simmered with sour bamboo until the meat falls off the bone into a tangy, rich broth, topped with fried tofu and fresh herbs, a Red River Delta home dish eaten at family meals throughout Thái Bình's rural villages