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Thanh Hóa
The northern gateway to central Vietnam: the Ho Citadel world heritage site, the year-round cool of Pù Luông, and nem chua, the fermented pork roll sold the length of the country.
- TypeProvince
- Administrative centreThanh Hóa
- Merger Unchanged
- 11,115 km² 4.3 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
Nem chua Thanh Hóa · Chả tôm · Gỏi cá nhệch Nga Sơn · Bánh răng bừa · Canh lá đắng · Bánh gai Tứ Trụ · Chè lam Phủ Quảng · Bánh khoái tép · Chả thịt lam
Specialties to take home
What people usually buy to take home.
Nem chua Thanh Hóa · Bánh gai Tứ Trụ · Mắm tép Hà Yên · Chè lam Phủ Quảng · Bánh răng bừa · Mực khô Sầm Sơn · Bưởi tiến vua Luận Văn · Nước mắm Ba Làng · Chả tôm Thanh Hóa · Chiếu cói Nga Sơn
Where to buy
Chợ Điện Biên in Thanh Hóa city carries the full range of dried specialties and sweets. For dried seafood go to chợ Cột Đỏ in Sầm Sơn — cheapest early in the morning when the catch lands. Many products carry the name of the village they come from: bánh gai Tứ Trụ from Thọ Xuân, sedge mats from Nga Sơn, fish sauce from Ba Làng in Nghi Sơn.