Mr. Le Thanh Tai, a chef at Can Tho Eco Resort (Phong Dien rural district), said: "In Phong Dien rural district there are many delicious dishes that made from fruits such as mangosteen chicken salad, Ha Chau strawberry chicken salad, Ha Chau strawberries cooked with chicken (Ga um Dau Ha Chau)…Therefore, we took advantage of the fruit orchards and available ingredients in the resort so that the idea of making rambutan chicken salad was formed. This is a dish that has been being both familiar and cool in the summer.”

Accordingly, to make this salad, rambutan must be golden, just cooked, ensuring crispness, moderate sweet and sour. When rambutans are picked from the garden, it will be processed to take the white pulp inside, mixed with a little sugar and soaked in ice to keep it fresh and crispy. The chicken used in the salad is backyard chicken, ensuring the meat of toughness, aroma and sweetness. Mixed vegetables in the salad include shredded cucumber and shredded carrots, finely grated onion, shredded chili with basil, laksa leaves, fried onions and roasted peanuts. All ingredients are pre-processed and mixed with sweet and sour fish sauce. Chef Le Thanh Tai said: "To ensure the crispiness and taste of the delicious dish, we should mix ingredients for 5 minutes. Rambutan chicken salad is a suitable appetizer for summer days, very popular with diners."

Tourist Tran Thi My Huyen said: "Rambutan is a very familiar fruit and I haven’t thought combining chicken with rambutan could create an interesting dish. Rambutan chicken salad has all the flavors of sweet, salty, sour, spicy... it is a delicious dish, you will never get bored of eating it." It can be seen that the dishes in Can Tho city have many creativity based on local ingredients, depending on the season. Mr. Lam Minh, General Manager of Can Tho Eco Resort, said: "We want to bring visitors authentic indigenous culinary experiences. Especially in Phong Dien rural district, the dishes are creative when combined with local fruits. Depending on the season, we have unique dishes such as: rambutan chicken salad, durian pig skin cake (a Vietnamese steamed layer cake made from tapioca starch, rice flour, mashed mung beans, taro, or durian, coconut milk and/or water, and sugar, durian)...; to serve tourists with diverse and memorable experiences about Can Tho city."