{"id":2783,"date":"2021-08-09T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T10:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/tourism\/the-signature-dish-is-frog-fried-in-straw"},"modified":"2026-01-21T04:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:21:34","slug":"the-signature-dish-is-frog-fried-in-straw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/cuisine\/the-signature-dish-is-frog-fried-in-straw","title":{"rendered":"The signature dish is frog fried in straw."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The cool weekend weather is perfect for enjoying delicious frog dishes together. And &#8220;Ech chien rom&#8221; (Fried frog with straw), also known as &#8220;Ech leo rao&#8221; (Frog climbing the fence) or &#8220;Ech nup lum&#8221; (Frog hiding in the bush), is a dish loved by many.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are eating this dish for the first time, you will be quite surprised by its name and its presentation. The name &#8220;Fried frog with straw&#8221; reminds us of actual straw; these &#8220;strands&#8221; look very much like straw but are completely edible. In fact, it is fresh lemongrass deep-fried until crispy and marinated with fragrant seasonings, offering a unique taste through a special preparation method and spices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One might think these &#8220;straw&#8221; strands are just for decoration, but they are actually quite delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden-fried frog pieces topped with meticulously prepared crispy lemongrass strands look extremely eye-catching and appetizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surely, you will never forget this dish once you have tasted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you want to show off your cooking skills at home this weekend, here is the recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Field frogs: about 300 grams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Fresh lemongrass stalks: about 100 grams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Simple seasonings: MSG, fish sauce, and pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Clean the field frogs thoroughly, drain well, and chop into bite-sized pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Next, prepare the &#8220;Straw&#8221;: Smash the lemongrass stalks and shred them into strands, then marinate with MSG, fish sauce, and pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Fry the frogs in oil, then set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Coat the marinated &#8220;straw&#8221; with dry flour, put it into the oil pan, and fry until crispy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Arrange on a plate and serve with salt, pepper, and lime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, enjoy your Fried Frog with Straw!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bon app\u00e9tit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Compiled by Bang Tam<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cool weekend weather is perfect for enjoying delicious frog dishes together. And &#8220;Ech chien rom&#8221; (Fried frog with straw), also known as &#8220;Ech leo rao&#8221; (Frog climbing the fence) or &#8220;Ech nup lum&#8221; (Frog hiding in the bush), is a dish loved by many. If you are eating this dish for the first time,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[1131,1132,1134,1133],"location":[],"class_list":["post-2783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cuisine","tag-frog","tag-frog-climbing-the-fence","tag-frog-dish","tag-frog-hiding-in-the-bushes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2786,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2783\/revisions\/2786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2783"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanhoamientay.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=2783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}