"To make this dish, the cook must choose delicious catfish. In particular, some places even use rare Anh Vu fish meat to make fish cakes," Taste Atlas describes.

Accordingly, after being cleaned, the fish is filtered to get the meat on both sides and marinated with a mixture of spices including galangal, fermented rice, shrimp paste, turmeric, pepper, etc. After a few hours, the fish meat is clamped onto bamboo sticks and grilled over charcoal. When eating, fish cakes are served on a pan right at the table, with a variety of side dishes such as vermicelli, herbs, Vietnamese basil, green onions, roasted peanuts... and dipped in shrimp paste.

Previously, in February, La Vang fish cake also won one of the top 3 positions in Taste Atlas' list of 100 best seafood dishes in Asia.

Founded in 2015, Taste Atlas is known as a map that brings together traditional dishes from around the world.

According to Matija Babić, founder of Taste Atlas, the food and beverage rankings are based on opinions and reviews from experts and food critics to ensure the reliability of the awards.

Also in the list of the world's 100 best dishes made from white fish, Peru is the country with the most dishes in the top with 9 dishes, including Ceviche, Jalea, Anticuchos de pescado, Leche de tigre...