Long known for its idyllic scenery, cobalt waters and golden sands, central Khanh Hoa Province is now gaining a reputation for something entirely different.Ostrich farming for meat, feathers, skin and eggs has come to the province and the world famous beach town of Nha Trang.
And like the world’s fastest bird, it has come in a big way.
Nha Trang is littered with restaurants serving up dishes from meat supplied by the town’s very own Khanh Viet Company (Khatoco) farm.
About 50 kilometers southwest of the Nha Trang, at the Yang Bay Waterfall Ecotourism Park, chefs are hard at work on more than 15 ostrich dishes.
Ranging from VND80,000-150,000 (US$4.8-9) each, nothing goes to waste.
The heart and liver are steamed with green pepper, legs are broiled with traditional medicines, fillets are whipped up in a minority ethnic style and fried with pumpkin flowers.
Coconut milk and spices are inserted into bamboo pipes for broiling and fillets are placed in gourds and pumpkins for steaming.
At VND150,000 ($9) a kilo, ostrich has carved out a prominent niche amongst Nha Trang cuisine, but is still something of a curiosity in the other provinces.
According to Thuy Phuong Livestock Research Center in Ha Tay Province, ostrich has as much protein as beef and more protein and calories per serving than chicken and fish, low levels of fat, and lower in cholesterol than pork, beef, chicken and fish.
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