Vietnamese Duck Curry (Cà Ri Vit)

a unique curry dish, in a style of its own!

Mar 23, 2026

recently, we reconnected with friends from Eminami to recreate a specialty dish from their menu - one which also holds a special significance to the husband-and-wife restaurateur team who owns the halal Vietnamese restaurant business.

for those who follow our social media channels closely, you might remember Eminami from two of our previous videos with them, one where Emina shared her recipe for Banh Xeo, the first menu item she started with in her home-based food business in Singapore. 3 years ago, she also walked us through with cooking the same Duck Curry recipe - albeit we didn’t share the recipe for it at that time!

while Chef Emina’s EXACT Duck Curry recipe is a closely guarded recipe, our in-house chef Azfar formed a version of the Duck Curry recipe according to his memory of learning from Chef Emina!

this amazing Vietnamese Duck Curry a.k.a. Cà Ri Vit is a specialty of Hoi An and its surrounding region in Central Vietnam where duck is a common feature in the cuisine. while it may look like a typical Singaporean/Malaysian style poultry curry at first sight, the Cà Ri Vit is quite distinct in which coconut water is used. the ingredient not only gives a balanced sweetness to the dish but also acts as a natural tenderiser to break down the duck meat.

as compared to South Asian / Southeast Asian style curries, Cà Ri Vit is also milder in heat and noticeably richer and creamier form the coconut milk.