Once the vegetables and fish are finished, she cuts open the pumpkin and fills it all the way to the top with the stew!
Any type of food that includes fish is connected to the environment in Vietnam. The ocean runs along the country’s entire eastern border, therefore seafood is an important part of the cuisine. However, especially in the delta, freshwater fish are popular, too! Bí hải sản combines both types of fish, bringing food from the sea and fish from the local rivers… right into a pumpkin!