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included in the ranks of extreme culinary delights.
Quoted from vietnam.vn, Friday (6/2/2026), before biting, Tamara had doubts. He worries it’s rat meat, while Craig comments more relaxedly.
“It looks like a donut,” Craig said.
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Thay ended up eating the donuts. Tamara describes it as tasting like salty palachinka, a typical Balkan fried pastry. Without realizing it, he had finished a third of the patties even though he didn’t know exactly what he was eating.
Some time after that,they realized that what they were eating were not ordinary donuts. When they looked down at the basin there were live worms there.
“This snack is really crazy!” Craig said enthusiastically.
Apparently,the food that Tamara and Craig ate was cha ruoi or patties of fried sea worms.
Yes, they enjoyed this unique culinary experience as part of their adventure exploring Vietnamese cuisine. Tamara said that at that time they were on a culinary tour in Hanoi and really didn’t know what to try.
“We both like new things, so we instantly agreed when we found out this was a ‘crazy’ dish,” said Tamara.
Craig added that when they tried the food they were told it wasn’t too extreme. They were calmer at that time.
After finishing it, they said they didn’t mind eating it again.
Apart from ragworm patties, their itinerary when traveling in Vietnam also included excursions in the cities of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Da Nang. Most of the traveling activities involve tasting local culinary delights, such as beef pho, chicken pho, bun cha, beef betel leaf, braised beef, and banh xeo.
Ragworms are marine worms that live in brackish waters,about 7-10 cm long,with slender pink or green bodies. Its shape makes many people doubtful, even afraid, but ragworms are rich in protein and minerals such as calcium, iron and zinc.
The ruoi season, as the worm is locally known, is only a few weeks a year and is popular in the Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong and Ha Tinh areas.
From fresh sea worms, local people prepare various dishes such as patties, fried, sautéed or braised. In Hanoi, sea worm patties are often found in restaurants and are a must-try dish for culinary connoisseurs.
Even though it is indeed challenging for foreign tourists, the savory, fragrant and delicious taste of these fried patties makes many people addicted.
Traditionally, ragworms are washed, drained, mixed with minced pork, grated orange peel, dill, green onions, dried onions, eggs, and spices, then fried until