Sapa is a beautiful small upland town in Lao Cai province. Sapa tourism is not only attractive by the majestic natural landscape but also by the extremely attractive specialties. If you come to Sapa, do not miss the Sapa specialties introduced in this article.
When it comes to Lao Cai tourism , where will people think of the first place? Surely most of us will immediately think of Sapa, right. For many years Sapa has always been in the top of the most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam.
Sapa has many attractions that make visitors impressed. That can be the majestic natural landscape, poetic, unique upland ethnic cultural features. However, what makes tourism forever remember is the culinary culture of Sapa. Sapa’s dishes are full of flavors of the Northwestern mountains. In this article, Vietnam Tourism will share with you a list of specialties that can not be missed by Sapa .
Sapa specialties cannot be missed
Victory
Hearing the name, many of you have never even heard of this dish. Traveling in Sapa in the cold winter and enjoying a pot of Thang Co is indeed nothing better. This dish is a specialty of the Mong, usually made from horse, a pot of rice with meat, heart, liver, heart, horse blood and 12 spices: cardamom, cinnamon, lemongrass, ginger and many things. Another heirloom seasoning, in which, the tree is the 12th spice.
When eating, people will draw broth into a hot pot, cut horse meat and drop in and often eat with vegetables dipped in kohlrabi, kohlrabi, hot pot cabbage, … Try to drink with corn wine, strong wine. Warm, fragrant, made from the essence of mountains and forests. Travel to Sapa definitely do not miss this Sapa specialty !
Sticky seven colors
Talking about the most famous Sapa specialties, it is certainly impossible not to mention the seven-color sticky rice dish. This is a dish bearing the traditional culture of the Nung ethnic group in Muong Khuong, Lao Cai with seven distinctive colors including: pink, magenta, crimson, green, yellow, green, banana and yellow. From a variety of natural forest leaves, it has a delicious and fresh taste with the mindset that eating sticky rice on Tet holidays will bring a lot of luck. When traveling to Sapa, remember to find this delicate sticky rice dish to feel the richness of heaven’s pearls!
Black chicken or Sapa evil chicken
The chicken of the butt person has fleshy skin, black bones are famous for their firm, delicious meat and crispy skin. It works to increase the ability to “blanket” and cure cardiovascular diseases. The most famous dish made from Sa Pa’s black chicken is the delicious and irresistible honey grilled chicken. Eating this dish will give you many interesting experiences in your Sapa trip
Smoked pork
Sapa tourism does not enjoy this dish is a pity. It is made from the shoulder meat and lean back of pigs, buffaloes, cows and horses. To make bacon, people filter all the fat and tendons, cut 2-3 cm thick squares, then marinate the leaves of the chopped cocoon, add spices such as salt, chili and crushed wild banana seeds. Finally, hanging upstairs for wood, the heat and smoke of the stove will help the meat not spoil but also have its own unique flavor. Stir-fried bacon with kohlrabi will be a very strange dish, enough to hold back the legs of tourists.
Dao Sapa
Dao Sapa is also voted by many people as one of the most famous Sapa specialties that you should not miss. Sapa peaches look very rosy and eye-catching, with a sweet, sour, acrid taste and unique aroma that attracts visitors. You can also buy peaches to take home as gifts for friends and relatives to enjoy and make sure everyone likes it. When traveling to Sapa, remember to bring back the fairy gabions!
River fish
Grilled fish is a quite familiar dish and you probably have already enjoyed this dish in a part of Vietnam. However, if you have the opportunity to enjoy Sapa’s grilled fish, you will definitely never forget the taste of this dish. Fish is caught directly from the stream, so the root meat is very sweet and fragrant. There are many different types of fish such as: flat white fish, flower fish, goby, … Sapa stream fish is usually only as small as the tip of your finger, so it will be very crispy when grilled.
Above are the most famous Sapa specialties that you should learn and experience when going to the Northwest. Surely you will want to return to Sapa regularly to enjoy these unique and attractive cuisines.