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Nghệ An
Vietnam's largest province. Cửa Lò beach, Hồ Chí Minh's birthplace at Nam Đàn, the Pù Mát forest along the Lao border — and súp lươn, the eel soup people in Vinh eat at daybreak.
- TypeProvince
- Administrative centreVinh
- Merger Unchanged
- 16,487 km² 3.8 million people
Places to visit
8 places worth your time.
Descriptions of each place are on the Vietnamese page for now. Vietnamese page →
Local dishes
Súp lươn Vinh · Cháo lươn · Bánh mướt · Nhút Thanh Chương · Tương Nam Đàn · Lươn xào sả ớt · Cháo canh Nghệ An · Giò bê Nam Đàn · Cơm cá Đô Lương
Specialties to take home
What people usually buy to take home.
Cam Vinh · Tương Nam Đàn · Nhút Thanh Chương · Bánh đa Đô Lương · Cá thu nướng Cửa Lò · Me Nam Nghĩa · Cam Xã Đoài · Giò bê Nam Đàn · Dứa Quỳnh Lưu · Trám đen Thanh Chương
Where to buy
Chợ Vinh is the largest market in the province; the dried goods and confectionery are inside the covered hall. Buy grilled mackerel at Cửa Lò itself, where it is freshest. Tương Nam Đàn soy paste and nhút Thanh Chương are best bought in those districts if your route passes through.