Cần Thơ Province

Duck simmered in fermented tofu (chao) with lemongrass and coconut water - the chao gives the broth a creamy, funky depth unique to the Mekong Delta, eaten with fresh rice noodles and water spinach

Grilled pork paste skewers with a slightly sweet, charcoal-smoky flavour - served with rice paper, fresh herbs, green banana, and a thick hoisin-peanut dipping sauce at lively open-air restaurants

Ripe banana wrapped in glutinous rice and grilled over charcoal until caramelised - drizzled with thick coconut cream and toasted sesame, a beloved Mekong Delta street dessert eaten warm at night markets

Cylindrical sticky rice cake coloured deep purple with magenta plant leaves, filled with mung bean and fatty pork - a Cần Thơ Tết specialty as beautiful to look at as it is to eat

Mudskipper hotpot simmered in sour tamarind broth with young rice paddy herbs - a quintessential Mekong Delta dish that Cần Thơ has perfected

Sizzling crispy rice crepes stuffed with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts - larger and crispier than the central coast version, wrapped in mustard leaf and dipped in sweet fish sauce

Deep-fried savoury cups made from rice flour and mung bean, topped with a whole prawn - a Khmer-origin street snack that Cần Thơ has made its own signature