When the bánh cống are ready (you can’t just eat one!), people will cut the cakes open and wrap pieces into rolls using vegetables. Bánh cống is similar to bánh xèo, but bánh cống comes from Khmer culture.
If someone does not like to eat meat or seafood or can't, there are vegetarian and vegan options in Soc Trang too. You can find vegetarian or vegan versions of many foods and dishes here. There are even entirely vegan food shops in Soc Trang which serve dishes all day. In Vietnamese, the word chay is used to refer to vegan foods and a vegan diet. If you ever come to Soc Trang or go to a Vietnamese restaurant in the U.S. and want vegan food, look for the word chay.
In addition to the common dishes in Soc Trang, there are other special and delicious foods here. For example, there is hột vịt lộn. This street food is really popular in Soc Trang, but some people are scared to try it. Hột vịt lộn is a boiled duck egg. However, this kind of egg is different because it is fertilized, which means there is usually a duck fetus inside the egg. I’ve tried this once, but it is not my favorite. I will usually say no when people ask me if I want to eat it. This dish is actually popular in many Asian countries and in Asian communities around the world. Would you try it?
There are also a lot of fruits in Soc Trang. Southern Vietnam has a tropical climate, so it is easy to grow fruits here that do well in that kind of climate. You probably have seen mangoes, bananas and oranges before.
