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Nam O Fish Salad

February 27, 2024  - 158 views

Nam O fish salad- A must-try dish for tourists in Vietnam. If you are going to Vietnam, you should look for the food not to be missed here. And certainly on the list will have the dish Nam O fish salad.

Da Nang 27-04-2025 All Duration

This is a special dish prepared by the people of Nam O Village in Da Nang, Viet Nam. It is an extremely famous specialty of Nam O village in particular, of Da Nang, Vietnam in general. Why is Nam O fish salad so delicious? Let’s find out.

Brief introduction about Nam O Fish Salad

There are two types of fish salad: wet fish pack and dried fish salad.

Wet fish salad will be prepared in the traditional way with all 3 spicy, sweet, and salty. Usually, locals or guests who have eaten a lot will always order this dish. For the dried fish salad, the fish will be mixed with roasted peanuts, hearing, additives, roasted sesame, and rice paper. Because wet fish salad is made from raw fish and for many first-time eaters are not used to it, so dry fish salad is more suitable. Nam O fish salad has been successful or not also thanks in part to the dipping sauce. The dipping sauce must have the aroma of the leaves mixed with the spicy of chili. When eating, it will be accompanied by a basket of rice paper and vegetables such as cucumber, perilla, herbs, mangoes, cloves. 

When you eat, you just sprinkle sesame and beans on the sauce. You can mix all the ingredients in a dipping bowl and eat them with baked rice paper or put ingredients like raw vegetables into rice paper, roll, and eat. 

Nam O fish salad - A must- try dish for tourists in Vietnam

There are two types of fish salad: wet fish pack and dried fish salad

Some famous places to eat fish salad should try it once

1. Ba My’s Nam O fish salad 

It is located at 11 Mai Lao Bang Street, Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, Da Nang City. Ba My Fish Salad has long been famous for its cheap price and delicious food. It is easy to find, decorated in the same style, quite cool and clean. Because the food is cheap, hygienic and delicious again, it is very crowded, sometimes you will have to wait a little longer to have food. For those who have never enjoyed Nam O fish salad, it is more appropriate to order 1 serving of dried fish salad (groundnut fish). Price about 3 USD.

Nam O fish salad- A must- try dish for tourists in Vietnam

Nam O fish salad attracts all visitors

2. Sau Hao’s Fish Salad

Although it is decorated in a popular style, the quality is not popular at all, there are 2 dishes of apricot and herring salad is the best. If you want to go to this restaurant to experience it, you can go to 232 Tran Cao Van, Thanh Khe, Da Nang from 10am to 11pm. Price from 4 USD to 10 USD.

Nam O fish salad- A must- try dish for tourists in Vietnam

Nam O fish salad in Sau Hao is extremely processed

3. Be Van Fish Salad

It is located at 1397 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, Thanh Khe Ward, Thanh Khe District, Da Nang city. The restaurant also is a place to sell Nam O fish salad. Besides, it has another restaurant in Ho Chi Minh city. It is open from 10am- 11pm. The price of about 2 USD- 10 USD.

Specialties of Nam O fish salad (Da Nang) just look and feel craved, the tasting will surely be an unforgettable impression.

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