10/11/2026
This shrimp comes from a forest.
In Cà Mau, at the southern edge of Vietnam, coastal communities raise and harvest shrimp among living mangrove roots.
I traveled there to follow the ingredient back to its source—and to understand how the water, forest, and knowledge of local families shape what eventually reaches our kitchens.
Food never begins on the plate. It begins with a place and the people who care for it.
