Phu Tho is considered a place where the father of the land falls, spiritual tourists come here every year to pray for peace and happiness. There are not many unique natural landscapes, so Phu Tho is not too famous on the tourist map of Vietnam. But if you can enjoy the very simple dishes of Phu Tho, you will realize that it is not just a delicacy that is delicious, the taste of life and the motherland is here.
Green tea hill Phu Tho – Photo: Collectibles
1. BY DOAN HUNG
Doan Hung grapefruit is probably famous throughout the country for its deliciousness not inferior to any type of fruit in the West – which is considered as the largest fruit basket in our country. Doan Hung grapefruit is white, soft, succulent, sweet and fragrant, often used as gifts, to burn incense to worship the ancestors. In Doan Hung, there are 2 communes of Chi Dam and Bang Luan that have the best pomelo, visitors coming here can find a certificate to buy as gifts.
Doan Hung grapefruit is delicious – Photo: vnexpress
2. THANH SON THIA THANH
Thanh Son sour meat is a specialty of the Muong here. This dish is made from badger pig naturally grazed by Muong people, eating only vegetables and wild fruits, so it is great for delicious meat. Thanh Son sour meat rolled with fig leaves, mausoleum, added spicy chili sauce to make sure you forget the way home.
Phu Tho Sour Meat – Photo: wanderlusttips
3. THE COOKING CORN
As a specialty of Phu Ninh land – the countryside is famous for palm trees and palm products such as conical hats, hanging blinds … The Phu Ninh people are very skillful in bringing the traditional plants into their homeland dishes, that is palm leaf rice ball. The ingredients of this dish are quite simple, the young palm leaves of the small newly grown palm trees about 1 meter and the white rice ball round, then roll the rice into the palm boat to tighten the rice. Finally, just enjoy the palm leaf rice ball with sesame salt, lemongrass salt or salted pork ribs to enhance the flavor of the dish.
The special delicious palm leaf rice ball – Photo: baomoi
4. VEGETABLES
Cassava vegetables are young cassava buds of a root-hunting tree that people often eat. Young cassava buds after soaking in water to reduce the plastic are crushed, mixed with salt and fermented for about 4 5 days. Salted cassava vegetables can be used to make salads, stir-fry, cook fish soup …
Cassava vegetable salad – Photo: vnngon
5. WHEEL
Almost every village has quite rustic snacks, the people of Phu Tho too, and that is the cake made from non-glutinous rice flour, minced pork to mix with spices, then bring. steamed up. The ear cake is molded very well, shaped like an ear, dipped with delicious fish sauce, the taste of the village is filling each piece of food.
Ear cake – Photo: wanderlusttips
6. SEARCH
Looking through the palm silkworm, it is a bit “scared”, but enjoy with closed eyes and then know that this dish is extremely delicious and nutritious. The palm silkworms brought to grill on charcoal burned from the old palm trunks, caught fire and turned golden yellow. Eat and smell the mountains and hills of Phu Tho village.
Silkworm palm fat – Photo: readzo
7. AVOID OM STOCK FISH
Braised fish braised specialty is definitely a super special dish of Phu Tho. The fruit is ugly but cooked up, it has a sour and fragrant taste absorbed into the soft and tender fish meat, mixed with the smell of soy sauce. Eating this dish, people not only eat fish, but many people also love to eat the rich, creamy fillings.
Braised fish stock – Photo: Collectibles
8. CHICKEN PILLOW
A specialty sticky rice of Phu Tho has a very strange name: chicken nape sticky rice. This type of sticky rice has long stem plants, large seeds, and when sticky rice ripe faster than other types of sticky rice. Sticky rice sticky rice with sticky chicken, sesame salt or more, eat with grilled hill chicken, delicious sticky rice but fragrant mountains and forests.
Sticky rice sticky rice with chicken crows, fragrant, each seed – Photo: wanderlusttips
9. SMALL
The palms are put into a pot to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, poured out to drain, the same way as palm boiling but in Phu Tho language called ò. The palm finish has a dark brown color, with a rich yellow flesh, is a dish that every visitor to Phu Tho wants to enjoy.
The plump – Photo: zingnews
10. DEAD STONE
It sounds strange and not clean, but the Phu Tho people pay much attention to cleaning so you can completely rest assured when eating this dish. Moss is taken from the rocks on the stream, washed, slit, mixed with garlic, spices, lard, wrapped in papaya leaves and incubated in hot charcoal until the leaves are burned black, but spring rolls are baked. Stone moss at that time mingled the aroma of garlic onions, spices to create a special flavor not mixed with any other dish.
Specialty moss stone Thanh Son – Photo: dulichphutho
11. LAM LOADING BANANA
Banana porridge is similar to braised banana dishes in the North, but in Lam Thao, people often eat this dish at parties, weddings, eating … are indispensable bananas. The fragrant banana flavors, herbs, spicy chili and braised fish are all in harmony, creating an unforgettable taste for the dish.
Lam Thao banana flute – Photo: congly
Maybe Phu Tho does not really stand out in terms of scenery, but the cuisine, culture, and people of Phu Tho make everyone who has come here, enjoying this place, wants to come back here, to the sacred place of Hung Temple to feel peaceful, serene and have moments of peace and lightness.