Chả rươi

Chả rươi

Course	Entree
Place of origin	Vietnam
Associated cuisine	Vietnamese
Similar dishes	Chả trứng

The sand worms before preparation

Chả rươi (sand worm omelette) is a Vietnamese dish made from the polychaete worm Tylorrhynchus heterochetus; it is a delicacy of some provinces in Northern Vietnam.^[1][2] The dish is prepared from live sand worms, which are put in hot water to remove their tentacles, and then mixed with raw egg. Onions and various spices are added, and the mixture is then fried until it obtains a crispy brown surface.^[3][4]

Because sandworms can only be found in autumn, the dish is not available year-round and is considered a specialty during the autumn. Some vendors use frozen sandworms to be able to serve the dish year-round, but the taste of the fresh sandworms is considered superior.^[4] The sand worms are caught from mangroves in Hai Phong.^[5]

References

1. Bùi Thủy (30 November 2022). "Cách làm chả rươi- đặc sản miền Bắc". Tin nhanh VnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
2. Frank Nadler (20 December 2017). Cha Ruoi - Chả rươi.
3. "Cha ruoi, an autumn treat of the north". 18 December 2016.
4. "Enjoy fried ragworm omelet in Hanoi". 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018.
5. "Cha Ruoi ( Sandworm omelette )- a specialty in Hanoi when autumn comes". 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2018.