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Canh Chua (Sour Fish Soup)

Name: Canh Chua (Sour Fish Soup)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 2 White fish fillets; 1/4 Pineapple; 1 Tomato; 1/2 bag Bean sprouts; 3 Okra; 2 tbsp Tamarind paste; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 tbsp Sugar; To taste Cilantro and herbs; 600ml Water

Soup

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Tamarind's tang meets pineapple's sweetness — a southern Vietnamese home-cooking classic.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Born in the Mekong Delta, this soup blends tamarind's sourness, the sweetness of pineapple and tomato, and the savoriness of fish into a complex, appetite-boosting flavor perfect for the hot climate. It's a classic dish served alongside rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A Mekong Delta household living on the water: fresh-caught river fish and herbs picked from the garden go straight into a true home-cooked bowl.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

White fish fillets 2
Pineapple 1/4
Tomato 1
Bean sprouts 1/2 bag
Okra 3
Tamarind paste 2 tbsp
Fish sauce 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Cilantro and herbs To taste
Water 600ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Bring water to a boil and dissolve in the tamarind paste.
Add the pineapple and tomato; simmer 5 minutes.
Add the fish and simmer until cooked through.
Season with fish sauce and sugar.
Add the bean sprouts and okra and simmer briefly.
Ladle into bowls and scatter with cilantro to finish.

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