Luc Ngan ant sticky egg sticky rice is considered a famous specialty dish of Bac Giang, associated with the culinary cultural characteristics of the people here, and is one of the dishes that are memorable for visitors right from the first time. stay awake.
Referring to the Luc Ngan land of Bac Giang, people often think of a famous specialty fruit that is lychee, but this place is also the cradle to produce many attractive dishes typical of Northern cuisine. Giang, in which it is impossible not to mention Luc Ngan ant egg sticky rice dish.
Sticky with ant eggs is a very unique and unique dish. Instead of cooking sticky rice with beans, gac and coconut, Luc Ngan people cook sticky rice with ant eggs. The small ant eggs make many people afraid when they first enjoy it, but once you have boldly tasted it, you will be hard-pressed to forget the rich, buttery flavor of this delicious dish.
Luc Ngan ant sticky rice sticky rice is a strange but delicious dish of Bac Giang. Photo: baobacgiang
Sticking with Luc Ngan ant eggs – boiled heaven only once a year
Hunting season “fortune”
Luc Ngan ant sticky sticky rice has long been an attractive dish that is popular with many people. This dish is not available all year round, but only one season, so it is even more popular. March and April of lunar calendar is the time when the hunting season for ant eggs in Luc Ngan begins, this season, old girls, boys or even children take advantage of the “heavenly fortune” because it is the time of ant eggs. the most plentiful and fatest.
Ant eggs hunting season starts from March to April of lunar calendar. Photo: mytour
According to passed down experience, although there are many types of ants in the forest, the only one type that can eat eggs is the black ants that are 3 to 4 times larger than the common black ants that specialize in living and making. nest on the tree. The nest is usually made from dry branches, dry leaves, the size of a fist or as big as a kettle.
Black ant’s nest when cut down. Photo: young
Perennial junglers said that the ant nests are silver black, the grain of the big nest and the slightly slumped branches will give many eggs, the black and spongy nests do not need a great deal of eggs, but should be thin for the next season. .
Tools to get ant eggs are large pans with long handles, when taking down the nest, people will put them in their mouths and then use sticks to hit the nest so that the ant’s eggs fall, this movement must be quick so that the ants will not forgive. eggs take off.
Close-up of the precious “Loc heaven” of Bac Giang only once a year. Photo: @annamtour
Since ancient times, Bac Giang people have used ant eggs as a medicine and daily cuisine with the outstanding dish of Luc Ngan ant egg sticky rice . That is why when they come up again, when they hunt for ant eggs, they will meet again to get this unique heavenly fortune.
A rustic dish with a characteristic flavor of the mountains and forests
To make Luc Ngan Bac Giang ant eggs sticky rice, people often use two main ingredients: glutinous rice and black ant eggs with spices such as onion, chicken fat.
After bringing home, ant eggs must be preliminarily processed, washed in warm water, gently treated several times to get a clean and delicious batch of ant eggs. When the ants are clean, people will bring them to fry them with chicken fat and scallions and taste the spices to make them fragrant.
Eggs must be cleaned before being processed. Photo: anninhthudo
After stir-frying ant eggs, they will pour out banana leaves and put them in a sticky rice bowl, surrounded by sticky rice seeds. Sticky toys away eggs Bac Giang is the kind of sticky fragrant fields, both big and particle clouds, pale and color before cooking to wash and thoroughly soaked for 3 to 4 hours.
When sticky rice with Luc Ngan ant eggs, people also set the fire and time it like regular sticky rice. When you see that the sticky rice seeds have turned to a clear white color, and the aroma of glutinous rice, fried onion, chicken fat and the rich leopard smell of ant eggs is cooked.
When the sticky rice is ripe, the sticky rice seeds are clear and shiny. Photo: Mytour
Sticky rice begins to ripen, people will use chopsticks to gently stir the sticky rice to cook it evenly and ant eggs will not be broken. To fully enjoy the delicious and fragrant flavor of Luc Ngan ant egg sticky rice , people often eat it hot.
Bac Giang people often eat hot sticky rice with ant eggs. Photo: @ habe0809
The right way to enjoy this dish is to use your bare hands to pick up small pinch of sticky rice and put it in your mouth to chew slowly to feel each ant’s crackling when the ant’s egg breaks. The fatty taste spreading in the oral cavity mingles with the sticky aroma of upland sticky rice will make diners amazed by the attractive flavor.
The dish seems to awaken all senses of the eater, you will feel as if you are enjoying the typical taste of the Northeastern mountains when enjoying this fascinating dish.
Which season to come to Bac Giang to eat sticky rice with Luc Ngan ant eggs
The delicious and attractive flavor of Luc Ngan ant egg sticky rice is loved by many visitors, but because it is a specialty dish that only has one season in a year, you do not always have the opportunity to enjoy this sticky rice dish. .
Sticky eggs with ants are usually available in March and April. Photo: @ngocjamie
You should travel to Bac Giang in March and April of the lunar year every year to have the opportunity to enjoy this famous specialty. If you come in the right season at some sticky rice shops in the city center of Bac Giang you can still enjoy the food, but to taste the original taste you should come to Luc Ngan district and visit the Tay village. .
During the season, ant eggs are also sold in the market. Photo: baobacgiang
Today’s Luc Ngan ant sticky rice is not only a traditional dish of the local people but has become a well-known specialty. Especially, this dish not only has a strange taste but also a very good taste for health, especially for women. If you have the opportunity to come to Bac Giang, you definitely do not miss the opportunity to enjoy this fascinating “heavenly fortune”.
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