It could be a delicate celebration dessert, the invention of some enfant terrible in a Michelin starred kitchen. The gastro-poetry might allude to raspberry coulis, hints of mint, crushed peanuts, lime. Creme fraiche could be dolloped on top. The restaurant critic might describe it as risky, triumphant or crazy.
But currently I am not of that world.
I am in the goat restaurant.
The crimson circle before me is drained from this hollow-horned mammal. Bottled in used la Vie plastic, it is poured into the bowl over a diced mix of other goat bits, mostly chewy ones, and clipped up coriander. Peanuts and lime juice finish out this delicacy, known as tiet canh de.
I have eaten blood of goat.
My God that sounds very disgusting indeed. Thumbs up for the courage! What does it taste like?
Posted by: Lucie J. | 04 May 2009 at 10:30 AM
I love that vibrant color, but I dunno about the chewy goat bits!
Posted by: Annerly Cooper | 05 May 2009 at 09:52 AM
& Btw if you had the stomach for this concoction, balut should be a breeze!
Posted by: Annerly Cooper | 05 May 2009 at 09:54 AM
it's realy delicous
Posted by: quocvietit | 05 May 2009 at 12:42 PM
Hm. Think I could do it if I closed my eyes. But I've no desire to ever attempt it ... unless you tell us it's one of the tastiest things you've ever eaten. (And no, 'interesting' and 'unusual' will not do.)
Posted by: Robyn | 05 May 2009 at 03:48 PM
Robyn & Lucie...it is actually one of the blandest things I've ever eaten and without the squeeze of lime it would truly lack any identifiable flavour. I'm facing demons! But it's not disgusting.
Trung vit long coming soon, Annerly!
Quocvietit...let's agree to disagree
Posted by: Sticky | 06 May 2009 at 09:25 PM
Tiet Canh comes in many verieties....among them are, though, I have not tried De (goat)blood. It's definitely an acquired taste, not for everyone.
Posted by: Kevin | 07 May 2009 at 10:23 PM
Tiet Canh comes in many verieties....among them are duck and pig, though, I have not tried De (goat)blood. It's definitely an acquired taste, not for everyone.
Posted by: Kevin | 07 May 2009 at 10:24 PM
Though I'm a vietnamese, i'm afraid of eating Blood of duck,chicken,..blah blah or called Tiết Canh, Tiet Canh :))
But It's so decious =P~
Posted by: Nui | 21 March 2010 at 03:00 PM
I have no courage to eat Tiet canh (duck, chicken or goat, ect.). About balut (trung vit lon), it is nutritous but quite disgusting for those who've never tried before. There is 'trứng cút lộn' (ưhich is similar with balut but bird egg), it may be easier to try "trung cut lon" before ballut (since it's much smaller :D). 'Trung cut lon' with the sauce which is the mix of fish sauce, lemon grass, lime and chilli is very good! You can find them sold by vendors in many streets.
Posted by: Thao | 21 May 2010 at 08:40 PM