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Phu Quoc is one of the most beautiful and worth places to visit and a lot of meaningful to buy. So, what are the specialties of Phu Quoc as gifts, what to buy in Phu Quoc and where to shop in Phu Quoc? Let’s check out our Phu Quoc shopping guide and best shopping Phu Quoc with the list of 27+ must have Phu Quoc souvenirs and best things to buy in Phu Quoc in this article!

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Buying Phu Quoc specialties as gifts after a journey to explore the pearl island is always the choice of many tourists. This place is not only attractive because of its nature, landscape, and attractive tourist activities, but also because of its unique culinary culture. Therefore, delicious and eye-catching dishes are always popular with everyone!

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If you are still wondering about these questions above for your upcoming trip, please refer to the +27 meaningful gifts below.

Phu Quoc fish sauce (#What to buy in Phu Quoc)

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Leading the list of specialties and best things to buy in Phu Quoc that you definitely have to buy is fish sauce. For a long time, Phu Quoc fish sauce has been rated as having the most delicious flavor, made from fresh anchovies, traditionally fermented anchovies that catch in Phu Quoc waters.

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Fish sauce is a very famous Phu Quoc specialty that even if you have never been to Phu Quoc, you still want to try this unique specialty. The fish sauce here has a high protein content, a characteristic delicious color and flavor. Phu Quoc fish sauce is a special product, you should buy a glass bottle of fish sauce instead of a plastic bottle. If you travel by plane, you should learn about the airline’s packaging and shipping process to ensure safety.

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However, you should buy the Stolephorus tri and Gray Anchovy, Chinese Anchovy fish sauces because of their delicious and special aroma. The characteristics of Phu Quoc fish sauce are high protein content, dark brown color, clear and lightly fragrant, salty and sweet, and rich.

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Reference price:

  • Type 40 protein is about 170,000 VND/ 1 plastic bottle
  • Type 43 protein is about 110,000 VND/ 1 plastic bottle (Price may change depending on quantity and size of bottle)

Where to buy:

  • Thinh Phat fish sauce: Street 30, Ward 1, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Khai Hoan fish sauce: 11 Hung Vuong, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Phung Hung fish sauce: 471 Nguyen Van Cu street, Ward 2, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

Phu Quoc pepper

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Phu Quoc is not only famous for its specialty fish sauce to bring back as a gift, but the pepper here is also extremely popular. Phu Quoc pepper has thin grains, dense core, has a spicy and delicious taste, much better than pepper from other places. If asked what to buy as a gift when going to Phu Quoc, choose pepper here.

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The characteristic rich spicy flavor, pungent taste, spicy and aromatic, plump seeds, thin shell, and dense core are the outstanding advantages that make Phu Quoc pepper one of the most popular specialties here. You can visit these pepper farms on the way to the North Island, the pepper farms in the Suoi Da stream area or on the way to visit Ham Ninh fishing village.

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There are 3 types of Phu Quoc pepper: ground or White pepper, Black pepper, salted pepper, candied pepper… Pepper is mainly harvested by hand.

Reference price:

  • Black pepper: 200,000 VND/kg
  • White pepper: 260,000 VND/kg

Where to buy:

  • Khu Tuong pepper farm: 7XH9+53P, Khu Tuong Hamlet, Cua Duong, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Ngoc Ha pepper farm: TL 47, Duong To, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, TL47, Duong To, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Phu Quoc night market: Duong Dong Town, Kien Giang

Phu Quoc dried seafood

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If you are still wondering what specialties Phu Quoc has as gifts, you definitely cannot miss the dried seafood here. This is a snack that is very popular with tourists and almost everyone who comes to the pearl island for tourism also stops to buy these Phu Quoc specialties. Because of the abundant seafood, the dried food is also made with quality, delicious, and attractive. Dried seafood listed in the list of Phu Quoc specialties that you must try as gifts include: Nurse sharks, dried sea cucumbers, dried abalone, dried scads, dried squid, salted and sugared scads, dried shrimp, dried goby fish, etc. Surely everyone will love this Phu Quoc specialty as a gift.

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  • Reference price: 200,000 – 300,000 VND/kg (vary by types of dried seafood)
  • Where to buy: Duong Dong market, An Thoi market, Ham Ninh port

Melaleuca mushroom

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A delicious and nutritious specialty in Phu Quoc, it often grows on hillsides, along streams, on rotten leaves in Melaleuca forests. Every year, there are only 2 seasons of picking Melaleuca mushrooms, in the 4th and 7th lunar months.

This is a Phu Quoc specialty that many tourists choose as a gift. Melaleuca mushrooms often grow on hillsides and have many nutritional values. This dish is often cooked into soup or dried and then processed with other dishes. Melaleuca mushrooms have many medicinal effects such as flu, headache, and health improvement.

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Melaleuca mushrooms can be fresh or dried and then processed into delicious and healthy dishes, supporting the treatment of fatigue, flu, headache, and strengthening internal organs because of the melaleuca oil in the mushrooms. Melaleuca mushrooms have a slightly bitter taste, but this is a medicine that helps purify the body, detoxify well, and relieve hangovers.

Reference price: 200,000 – 400,000 VND/kg

Where to buy:

  • Duong Dong Market: Ngo Quyen Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Dinh Cau Market: 6X84+VHM, Quarter 2, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

Banh Kheo (pies of skillfulness)

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A unique and novel name that arouses the curiosity of visitors. Made from wheat flour with many different flavors to form the pie filling: coconut, green beans, taro… And skillfully created by bakers into beautiful shapes. The cake has a sweet taste, low in fat so it is not boring.

Banh Keo is a type of cake sold in many Phu Quoc specialty stores. This cake is simple but very easy to eat, suitable for many people’s tastes. Banh Keo is often packaged very carefully into small, eye-catching boxes, so you can bring it back as a gift for relatives and friends.

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What to buy in Phu Quoc? Try choosing the Banh Kheo (pies of skillfulness). This is an extremely delicious snack in Phu Quoc. The Kheo cake is small and pretty, with many fillings such as green beans, taro, very rich, sweet and not afraid of being fat. In particular, buy this Phu Quoc specialty as a gift for children, they will love it.

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Reference price: 120,000 VND/kg

Where to buy:

  • Thu Hien’s cake shop (47 30/4 street)
  • Dung’s cake shop: at 43 30-4 street, Duong Dong town- Phu Quoc
  • Thai Binh cake shop: 195 Ngo Quyen – Ward 8, Duong Dong- Phu Quoc
  • Dinh Cau Phu Quoc night market: Vo Thi Sau- Duong Dong- Phu Quoc

Banh Tet Mat Cat (Phu Quoc Lady Palm cylindrical sticky rice cake)

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In addition to the familiar ingredients when making cylindrical sticky rice cake such as sticky rice, green beans, pork, pepper, salt, Phu Quoc cylindrical sticky rice cake has a unique flavor thanks to being wrapped in Broadleaf lady palm leaves. The green color of the cake is combined with pandan leaves, when eaten, we will feel the flavors of green beans, rice, fatty meat and the fragrant smell of pandan leaves.

In addition, Phu Quoc sticky rice cake does not use coconut water like some other sticky rice cakes in the West, but it is still rich, fatty and especially delicious.

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For many people, Phu Quoc Lady Palm cylindrical sticky rice cake is a rather strange specialty of Phu Quoc as a gift. But this is a delicious cake in Phu Quoc. The cake filling includes sticky rice, green beans, fatty meat, mixed with pandan leaf juice to create fat. When eaten, the cake is very soft, fragrant, and chewy.

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Reference price: 10,000 – 20,000 VND/cake

Where to buy:

  • Duong Dong market: Ngo Quyen Street Market, TT. Duong Dong, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Dinh Cau Market: 6X84+VHM, Ward 2, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

Palm Sugar Honeycomb Cake

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Walking around Phu Quoc night markets, visitors can easily find popular cakes such as grilled bread, grilled corn and especially Palm Sugar Honeycomb Cake. This snack has a sweet taste, the cake is chewy so you won’t get bored when eating it. For those who are looking for Phu Quoc specialties as gifts for children, you should consider this cake!

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Palm cake is a Phu Quoc specialty that everyone loves as a gift. Along with grilled bread and grilled corn, palm cake is a snack sold throughout Phu Quoc markets. The cake is chewy, has a sweet taste, and you won’t get bored when eating it. This dish will be very popular when bought as a gift for children.

  • Reference price: 5,000 VND/cake
  • Where to buy: Duong Dong market, Dinh Cau market

Sim wine (Rose myrtle wine)

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Phu Quoc sim wine is famous for its deliciousness, no less than other premium wines. Sim wine is made from Rose myrtle, which has a sweet and astringent taste when ripe, and is brewed for 1 month. Sim wine is very good for blood circulation, blood nourishment, good sleep, and good for the digestive system. This is a Phu Quoc specialty that is a very meaningful gift for the elderly.

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Wild sim wine is not harmful to health if you know how to drink it properly and in moderation. It is a very good medicine for the digestive system, treating heavy stomach, indigestion, especially when eating foods high in protein, increasing vitality for men, helping to sleep well, strengthening tendons and bones, preventing back pain, knee pain in the elderly, enriching blood, blood circulation, food poisoning and stopping diarrhea.

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There are many sim plants on Phu Quoc Island, growing in forests such as Ham Ninh, Cua Duong or Duong To protective forests. The traditional wine production process is natural fermentation from wild sim fruit and white sugar, or you can add a little alcohol to increase the concentration.

Sim wine is a specialty in Phu Quoc, considered a useful medicine for the digestive system, increasing vitality, supporting bone and joint problems in the elderly, … The wine is fermented completely naturally with wild sim fruit and white sugar, so you can be completely assured of the ingredients of this wine.

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  • Reference price: 140,000 – 200,000 VND/bottle/600ml (Price may change depending on quantity and type of wine)
  • Where to buy: Thanh Long Sim wine, Vuon Tao restaurant, Bay Gao Sim wine (124 30/4 Street Duong Dong)

Crow’s beak wine (#phu quoc souvenirs)

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Crow’s beak wine is also a famous wine in Phu Quoc. Local people here dry the crow’s beak fruit and soak it in 40-degree alcohol. After a while, the wine turns dark red and has a bitter taste. Crow’s beak wine is effective in treating back pain, sweaty hands and feet, swelling, hepatitis, and is suitable for people who need to improve their health.

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Besides sim wine, crow’s beak wine is also one of the famous wines of the jade island. To make this wine, local people use dried crow’s beak fruit and then soak it in 40-degree alcohol. This wine has a dark red color, a slightly bitter taste, and is especially effective for people with colds, hepatitis, and those who need to improve their health….

  • Reference price: 390,000 VND/1500ml
  • Where to buy: Duong Dong Food store, Dinh Cau night market, Bach Dang night market

Dried Giant Sea Catfish sauced with pepper and sugar

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Dried Giant Sea Catfish is grilled and gives off a characteristic aroma. There are 2 types: fish that is only dried, not yet edible and fish that is dried, grilled and can be eaten immediately.

Reference price: 100,000 – 600,000 VND

Where to buy:

  • Duong Dong Market: Ngo Quyen Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Ham Ninh Market: 52JX+52P, TL47, Rach Ham, Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang

Bird’s Nest

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Phu Quoc bird’s nest is a famous food on the Pearl Island, the reason is that this place has a bird’s nest island complex specializing in providing natural bird’s nests. Although the price is not too cheap (ranging from 1 million VND to 10 million VND per kilogram), the quality is unmatched. Research shows that Phu Quoc Bird’s Nest contains 18 types of amino acids and 31 trace elements that are essential for the human body.

  • Where to buy bird’s nest as a gift: Hong Huong Bird’s Nest or Phu Quoc Bird’s Nest Island
  • Bird’s nest price: from 1,000,000 VND to 10,000,000 VND/kg.

Sea ginseng tea

A gift suitable for many people such as: young and old, men and women… that you can choose when traveling to Phu Quoc is sea ginseng tea. This is a herbal tea with a sweet taste extracted from the Sâm Dây tea tree, jasmine and herbs. The uses of sea ginseng tea are to strengthen the immune system, stimulate digestion and help beautify the skin, anti-aging… Therefore, this is also a product listed in the list of Phu Quoc specialties as valuable gifts that tourists should refer to.

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Sea ginseng tea is extracted from the Ginseng plant. This is one of the precious medicines that combines homegrown flowers with many herbs that are very good for health. Sea ginseng tea has the effect of cooling, detoxifying, nourishing the body and is very suitable for use on hot days. Therefore, ginseng tea is an ideal gift you can give to your superiors, friends, grandparents after a trip to the jade island.

  • Sea Ginseng tea price: from 100,000 VND to 300,000 VND/bag.
  • Where to buy Sea Ginseng tea as a gift: Duong Dong market, Dinh Cau market.

Chou Chou Caramelized Peanuts

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Chou Chou Peanuts are a very famous Phu Quoc specialty that has been roasted and sold by a Frenchman at Duong Dong night market for more than 15 years. This is a familiar popular snack in Phu Quoc, but for tourists, this is a unique dish that is worth experiencing.

You can go to the night market to be invited to try the product for free. Currently, Chou Chou peanuts have more than 30 different flavors such as cheese, chili salt, coconut, durian, matcha, … tourists can easily choose the flavors they love as well as buy them as gifts for relatives and family.

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Chou Chou peanuts are a very famous Phu Quoc specialty, originating from France. The peanuts are marinated with rich spices, fatty, crispy. Not only used as a snack, Chou Chou peanuts are also used as an appetizer, and are also great to sip with wine.

Currently, there are many units producing this type of peanut to compete, but the original place of the product is with the French logo. You can meet this owner right at the store.

Peanuts are packaged in plastic boxes of different sizes, the price is also relatively cheap, only from 30,000 – 120,000 VND/jar.

Where to buy: Duong Dong market

Dried sea cucumber (#best things to buy in phu quoc)

Phu Quoc sea cucumber is considered “sea ginseng” with many effective medicinal uses. There are 2 types of sea cucumber: white sea cucumber and black sea cucumber, of which black sea cucumber has higher nutritional value. After catching, sea cucumbers are often dried for easier preservation.

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Dried sea cucumber is a Phu Quoc specialty gift with many nutritional values ​​from the sea. Sea cucumbers in Phu Quoc are delicious, crispy and rare, so although the price is a bit high, tourists still want to buy them as gifts.

  • Reference price: 2,500,000 – 3,000,000 VND/kg
  • Where to buy: Duong Dong market, Dinh Cau night market

Phu Quoc Stir-fried shrimp paste

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Shrimp paste is a familiar dish of Phu Quoc people. Shrimp paste is used to stir-fry with pork belly, dip with fruit or eat with rice, all very delicious. This is also a Phu Quoc specialty as a gift in the suitcases of many tourists who have visited the Pearl Island. Shrimp paste is made from sea shrimp, has a fragrant, delicious taste, no fishy smell, and is addictive.

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  • Reference price: 30,000 VND/jar
  • Where to buy: An Thoi market, Cau Sau market, Phu Quoc night market, Ham Ninh market

Pearls

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What souvenirs to buy in Phu Quoc? Pearls in Phu Quoc are very precious and valuable. If you have the financial means, you can buy pearls, a specialty of Phu Quoc as a gift. Seawater pearls are of better quality than freshwater pearls. The value of pearls is classified by color, in which the most expensive is black. Therefore, Phu Quoc pearl jewelry is not cheap if it is a high-quality pearl.

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Surely many people wonder why Phu Quoc is called “Pearl Island”. Not only because of the beauty of this place but also because of the extremely beautiful and valuable pearls that are made into luxurious jewelry.

Depending on the shape, quality and color, Phu Quoc pearls have different prices, but in general, they are still quite expensive. The special thing is that you can find black pearls here, which are not available everywhere.

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Known as the “pearl land”, when visiting Phu Quoc Island, you can easily buy many beautiful jewelry made from pearls. Pearls here are abundant and quite valuable, so depending on the color and shape, each type of product from this specialty can be priced. The most valuable pearl is black pearl with a price of 1,000 USD/1 pearl.

• Where to buy:

  • Quoc An pearl farm: Address: Duong Bao Hamlet – Duong To Commune. Phone: 0773.983.777 – 0918.320 576 – 0918.678 505.
  • Ngoc Hien Pearl farm: Address: Duong Bao Hamlet – Duong To Commune. Phone: 0773.988.999 – 0933221.221.
  • Long Beach Pearl farm: Address: 124 Tran Hung Dao, Duong Dong town, Phu Quoc. Phone: 0773 996 727.

Ham Ninh Crab

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It would be a mistake to come to Phu Quoc without enjoying Ham Ninh crab, the crab meat here is very firm, fresh and delicious with lots of roe. When choosing to buy as a gift, you need to make sure the crab is packaged and refrigerated to ensure the freshness of the crab.

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Ham Ninh crab is one of the most delicious and attractive Phu Quoc specialties as a gift. The crab meat is fresh, delicious, firm and has lots of roe. If you travel far, you should ask the seller to package it carefully and refrigerate it to preserve it. According to my experience, you should buy crab at Ham Ninh fishing village or An Thoi market to ensure freshness and deliciousness.

  • Reference price: from 180,000 – 250,000 VND/kg
  • Where to buy: Ham Ninh fishing village, Duong Dong market, An Thoi market

Nurse shark

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With the sweet and fragrant taste of the sea, it can be processed into many delicious dishes such as fried, grilled or mixed salad, this is also a specialty that is bought as a gift quite a lot in Phu Quoc.

Coming to Phu Quoc pearl island, there is a type of fish that can only be found here, which is nurse shark. It is known that shark is also known by other names such as baby shark. This is a specialty of Phu Quoc, a dish that tourists should try when coming here. When enjoying it, you will clearly feel the delicious and sweet taste through each piece of meat. This dish is neutral, lean and has few bones, so it is not difficult to eat. Because of this special feature, shark stick is often “put in the shopping cart”, as a gift after a trip to Phu Quoc.

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Nurse sharks are sold in the markets. This type of fish has another name, baby shark, but it is completely different from the sharks we often know.

Normally, dried shark bars are bought a lot as gifts. Just clean them, then fry or grill them, then dip them in tamarind fish sauce and eat them immediately or shred them, mix them with vegetables to make salad.

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The price for this special Phu Quoc specialty is only from 300,000 – 400,000 VND per kilo.

Where to buy

  • Duong Dong Market: Ngo Quyen Street Market, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang
  • Ham Ninh Market: 52JX + 52P, TL47, Rach Ham, City. Phu Quoc, Kien Giang

Dried Abalone

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Coming to a place that is blessed by nature with an extremely rich source of seafood like Phu Quoc without buying abalone here as a gift is a real mistake.

Abalone dishes always attract many tourists to enjoy. To buy abalone as a gift for relatives, you should choose dried abalone, which is easy to transport and just as delicious as fresh abalone.

Sea urchin

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When mentioning Phu Quoc cuisine, we cannot fail to mention sea urchin. This type of seafood can be processed into many different dishes such as: sea urchin stewed with meat, sea urchin grilled with scallion oil, sea urchin porridge, stir-fried sea urchin meat… In addition, many tourists choose sea urchin as a Phu Quoc specialty as a gift because dishes made from this ingredient help increase vitality, nourish the kidneys, nourish blood very well,…

Sea urchin is a very popular dish when traveling to Phu Quoc. Sea urchin meat has a warm, salty taste that helps nourish blood, strengthen the kidneys, increase vitality, especially the choice of men. Sea urchin is processed into many attractive dishes such as sea urchin porridge, grilled sea urchin with scallion oil, sea urchin steamed with eggs, stir-fried sea urchin…

  • Reference price: 600.000 – 700.000 VND/kg
  • Where to buy: Ham Ninh market, Duong Dong market

Phu Quoc King Crab

Choosing Phu Quoc specialties to buy as gifts is not easy, you need to carefully consider the options and reasonable prices before making a decision. If you travel to the pearl island around the 12th lunar month every year, you should choose king crab as a gift because at this time the crab is very delicious and has a lot of meat. Although king crab is quite expensive, in return this gift has many effects to help nourish bone marrow, reduce pain, good for the brain, …

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King crab is often chosen by tourists in the 12th lunar month because at this time the crab has more meat, is more delicious, and is a favorite Phu Quoc specialty as a gift. King crab has the effect of reducing pain, nourishing bone marrow, producing blood, good for the brain, and has high nutritional content. However, the price of king crab is also quite expensive, you should consider when buying it as a gift.

  • Reference price: 1,000,000 VND/crab
  • Where to buy: Ham Ninh fishing village, An Thoi market

Atrina seminuda

Atrina seminuda can be processed into many delicious and unique dishes such as soup, hot pot, sweet and sour stir-fry, … For gourmets, this is a gift not to be missed when coming to coastal areas like Phu Quoc. In particular, grilled clams always make diners fascinated by the salty taste of salt, the spicy taste of chili and the delicious taste of the sea snail. Therefore, this can also be considered an ideal gift choice when visiting the pearl island.

  • Reference price: 70,000 – 80,000 VND/kg
  • Where to buy: Ham Ninh market, Duong Dong market, Phu Quoc night market, …

Crow’s beak fruit (#best things to buy in phu quoc)

Crow’s beak fruit is often used to soak in wine, has a very good effect in curing diseases. It helps support the condition of bone and joint pain, hepatitis, bone diseases, numb limbs… Crow’s beak fruit when soaked in wine can be taken out and used after 15 days.

  • Reference price: 250,000 VND/kg
  • Where to buy: Phu Quoc night market, Duong Dong market

Thanh Ca mango

What are the specialty fruits of Phu Quoc? Thanh Ca mango is the most delicious mango variety today and is chosen by tourists as a gift when coming to Phu Quoc. When ripe, the mango is light yellow, has little fiber, is sweet and very fragrant. However, many people like to eat Thanh Ca mango when it is not ripe. The mango will have a sour taste, dipping it with shrimp paste is really great.

Thanh Ca mango is famous for its sweet and fragrant taste, with very little fiber when ripe, however, most visitors to the pearl island choose unripe mango to bring back as a gift, at this time the mango is often sour, eaten with shrimp paste creating a very attractive aftertaste.

  • Reference price: 28,000 – 30,000 VND / kg
  • Where to buy: Duong Dong market, Phu Quoc night market, Dinh Cau market

Where to shop in Phu Quoc?

Duong Dong market

Duong Dong market is a place to buy Phu Quoc specialties as gifts chosen by many tourists. The market focuses on a wide range of items from dried seafood to snacks, fresh seafood and many other souvenirs. The prices here are also quite reasonable. However, you should still bargain to get the most reasonable cost with your financial conditions. The market is located right in the center of Duong Dong town – the capital of Phu Quoc, very convenient for tourists to travel.

Ganh Dau Market

Another place to buy Phu Quoc specialties as gifts that you cannot miss. The market is located in Suoi Cai village, Ganh Dau commune. Although it is a bit far from the center, the sellers here are very pleasant, not too noisy and crowded like other markets. Ganh Dau Market sells a lot of fresh seafood at relatively cheap prices. You can come here to buy gifts for family and friends without being “overcharged” by the sellers.

Ham Ninh Market

 

Ham Ninh Market is located right next to Ham Ninh fishing village, specializing in providing fresh seafood. This place is famous for fresh and dried crab dishes at quite cheap prices. If you plan to buy Phu Quoc specialties as gifts, you should visit this market. After buying, remember to tell the seller to pack the items carefully to avoid damage during transportation.

Phu Quoc Night Market

  • Address: No. 6 Bach Dang Street, Duong Dong Town, Phu Quoc.
  • Reference opening hours: 6pm – 11:30pm daily.

It would be a mistake if you did not visit Phu Quoc night market once during your trip to the pearl island. From dusk, the shops begin to display and light up with many visually appealing dishes. Located along the poetic Duong Dong riverbank, when you come here, you will be immersed in a culinary paradise, freely enjoying Phu Quoc specialties.
Phu Quoc night market is divided into 2 areas, helping you find the desired items:

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  • Area 1 – the beginning of the market: is where culinary dishes and specialties such as dried sea cucumber, fish sauce, pepper, sim wine, shark bars, … are concentrated, suitable for buying as gifts.
  • Area 2 – end of the market: here there are stalls selling handicrafts, souvenirs, pearls,…

Things to note when buying Phu Quoc specialties as gifts

When choosing to buy Phu Quoc souvenirs, specialties as gifts, you need to note the following to avoid unwanted problems:

  • Before buying, you should ask the price before deciding to “buy” to avoid being “ripped off”. Because this is a tourist destination, cases of “overcharging” often occur. Don’t be afraid to bargain to get the best price!
  • With dried specialties, you need to check carefully because you may encounter fake, imitation, poor quality products, … You can refer to reputable brands that produce specialties before deciding to buy to have a safe shopping experience.
  • Tourists traveling to Phu Quoc by air when buying Phu Quoc specialties as gifts should request and ask the shop owner to pack carefully to avoid breakage as well as to avoid being refused when bringing them on the same flight.

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