Ha Giang is not only a mountainous region famous for its triangular flowers, terraced fields, or mountain passes but also known for its dishes that captivate visitors to Ha Giang Tour from Hanoi . So what are the most unique dishes in Ha Giang? Let’s take a look at 5 of the most unique dishes in Ha Giang !
1. Win hard
Victory at Ha Giang
The weather will be cold, tourists on Ha Giang tour have a bowl of win to try to sip a cup of Bac Ha corn wine. Thang Co is the traditional dish of the H’Mong people, which later becomes a popular dish of the Northwest highland peoples. Originally, Thang Co used horse meat, but now people use beef, buffalo and pork, each place has its own cooking method, but the best recipe is probably still the horse in Ha Giang .
The word “triumphant” comes from “ladder”, in some places it is also said to be the negative variation of “occasional attempt” which means stew.
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Victory at Ha Giang
Cooking is very simple, but in order to cook it well, there must be a secret. After the horse is done, the organs are cleaned, sliced and marinated with spices. Traditional spices are usually salt, cardamom, field, cinnamon, and fragrant grilled lemon leaves, and sometimes chopped lemongrass. Then put all on a large pan, using the main “horse fat”, that is, using only the fat flowing from the horse meat, not adding grease. When the meat is tight, pour in water, and keep simmering over high heat for many hours. When you eat it, you will get there, the pan is still on the stove.
This is an indispensable delicious dish in every upland market, as the “king” dish of the fair.
2. Triangular cake circuit
Triangular cake circuit
Traveling to Ha Giang to see the triangular flowers , you cannot help but try a triangular cake. Triangular flowers bloom in October, around 12 is the seed. People harvested seeds, dried, peeled, and then ground their hands into fine powder. This is a process that really takes meticulous attention so that the dough does not have any remaining shells. Then they will bring the triangular flour mixed with rice flour and sugar, water according to the specific proportions, pour into the mold and then steam. The ripe cake will be soft and fragrant, but that is not enough. For the cake to be porous, it is necessary to add the cake to the charcoal stove, bake for a few minutes for the brownie surface.
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Triangular cake of Ha Giang
At this time, the triangular cake is ready for tourists to enjoy Ha Giang tour ! Delicious triangular cake must be soft, spongy, slightly pungent, characteristic of triangular flowers. Previously, triangular cake was only considered as the food of the people when this season passed, the other season has not yet come and now this kind of cake has become a specialty that to Ha Giang is a must try.
3. Bac Me green rice
Bac Me – Ha Giang green rice
Lam rice is available in mountainous areas, but when coming to Ha Giang, you must try Bac Me lam rice. The way to cook rice is actually very simple. Glutinous rice is treated carefully, soaked to bloom, then put in bamboo tubes with underground water, covered with banana leaves. Bamboo tube containing rice lam is a kind of sapling, tube body, cut off 1 end, keep one end as the bottom of the “pot”. The bamboo tube is then heated over a fire or embers, and slowly rotated to heat the tube evenly. About 1 hour, the rice is cooked, radiating fragrant sticky rice, fragrant with the scent of banana leaves, bamboo scent intertwined. Com lam can be vegetarian, but it is best eaten with sesame salt or grilled fish.
4. Porridge with pipe
Bitter porridge, or bitter congee, will be a great choice for travelers traveling to Ha Giang after a long day of discovery.
Juvenile porridge – Ha Giang
Cu Au Tau, or Au Tau, is the root of O Dau tree, which is listed in the list of poisonous drugs in Group A, but is also a valuable medicine ranked 4th in the “four great pharmaceuticals” (ginseng, velvet, cinnamon, extra). after being carefully prepared. It is a persistent process to get rid of the larvae’s toxins. Tofu needs to be soaked with water to wash glutinous rice, rice to cook porridge. Then rinse, simmer continuously for about 12 hours to soften, turn into a thick powder. Want to know if the larvae are out of poison or not, the cook only has to … try poisoning by himself. If after a few minutes of tasting, the tip of the tongue is numb, which means the poison is not over, and must be simmered. After being washed, the rice is stewed with bone broth or on the legs. After that, add the batter to simmer and simmer with porridge. When eating, add herbs, bamboo shoots or pepper, chili, onion, eggs … depending on the goods sold and depending on the customer’s taste.
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Juvenile porridge
The delicious grilled porridge is when the porridge is fragrant, mingled with the pulp of the tuber and the fat taste of the meat, but the characteristic taste of the larvae is bitter, so if diners are not familiar with it, you can tell the seller to give more. meat, vegetables or other spices eaten together can help reduce the bitterness. People often say “bitter medicine to beat”. This kind of porridge is also a tonic to relieve colds and also has a sedative effect, easy to sleep. So every season porridge is available but only sold in the evening. Going to Ha Giang tour from Hanoi, wandering here on a cold night and then enjoying a bowl of hot porridge must be great, right?
5. Egg rolls
Down down, the cake is usually filled with meat, dipped in fish sauce mixed with sweet, eaten with grilled or added scallion. And egg rolls in Ha Giang are more special.
Ha Giang’s rice rolls
Baking dough is ground from the previous day, stirred in water to settle, then the cake will be sure. When the customer calls, the cake will be coated because the cake just finished is delicious. The flour mixture is poured on a coated canvas, spread evenly, covered with a steamed pot to cook, then the shopkeeper quickly adds an egg on top. Depending on whether customers want a peach egg or a fully cooked egg, the vendor will turn it over quickly or long. There are customers who want “golden cake” instead of “white cake”, the seller will give the egg and beat with the flour mixture and then coated as usual.
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Ha Giang’s rice rolls
The dipping sauce is even more special. Instead of the sweet fish sauce mixed down the bottom, the dipping sauce here is light bone broth, adding green onions and rolls. If the customer likes more salty, add spices by themselves.
Hot rolls with hot broth will also be a great breakfast for chilly days. If you go to Ha Giang tour, you should definitely eat egg rolls to feel the different taste from cakes in other regions. Follow Kỳ Nghỉ Đông Dương