Sapa in Vietnam: travel guide book from A to Z (part 5)

Sapa in Vietnam: travel guide book from A to Z (part 5): What to eat?

Tourists to to Sapa to see the beautiful scenery of clouds, mountains, forests, terraces, but also want to taste all the gastronomic specialties of the mountain town of Sapa. specialties are very long list, we only recommend some special dishes as follows:

1. FRESH VEGETABLES

In the cold climates, Sapa is the country of temperate vegetables such as white cauliflower, blueberry, red radish, chayote, chayote, chives. Vegetables planted in Sapa when eaten special tastes, soft sweet attractive. The most famous vegetables in Sapa include: Su sufu boiled sesame salt, garlic stir-fried, chicken hot pot with vegetables ...

2. FRESH SALMON

Unlike salmon, sturgeon imports are often slightly fat, fish in cold water fish in Sa Pa meat firm, hunting meats, no fat. In the cold Sapa, a hot pot of salmon / hot sturgeon steamed with fresh vegetables whip, diners do not remember the whole life is strange. Salmon or sturgeon can also be sliced ​​thinly to mix salad, grilled ...

 

Salad steak Sapa. Picture: monngonvietnam

3. SMALL PIG

This is a Mongolian pig breed in a free-floating style. Sometimes, a person grabs a grip on the armpit and sells it to the market. It is called an ax. An adult "armpit boar" also weighs only 4 - 5 kg. Pigs are cleaned, marinated and then left whole roasted or roasted. The thin piece of meat, from the outside into only a crispy crust, then a layer of lean meat is soft, sweet, less than 2 cm thick; and in the same bone, usually also very small and soft, edible if not the bone. The meat of "boiled armpits" sip with Sapa cucumber wine, night drinking not bored.

 

Sauteed pork steak Sapa. Photo: dulichsapa360.com

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4. GRILLED DISHES

It can also be because of the cold climate in Sapa, where anything can be baked. From chicken eggs, duck eggs, meat skewers, meat wrapped vegetables, rice, chicken legs to potatoes, potatoes and many specialties, by the Sa Pa people themselves. In the evening, the barbecue area near the Sapa Rock Church is the most popular place for tourists because of warm space and delicious food suitable for cold mountain weather.

5. RIVER FISH

Stream fishes are of many kinds and it is worth mentioning that there is no fishy taste. Stream fish just cooked on charcoal, then eat hot right. Many people just baked or crispy and then bring the tomato sauce with curry powder, pepper powder is on the tray of rice has a delicious food.

6. MUSHROOMS

At any Sapa market, you are also invited to buy dried mushrooms, specialties of Sapa Mountain, cost about 50,000 VND / 0.5 kg. Dry mushrooms soaked in water, will expand but still retain the scent of mountain soil, the taste of the forest. As a gourmet, you can ask the restaurant to eat fried mushrooms or some mushroom dishes.

7. THANG CO

For the ethnic people, often try to cook all kinds of meat, buffalos, cows, pigs ... Thang good try to 27 different types of spices such as cinnamon, anise, cardamom, fragrant leaves ... Forest vegetables are important part the second of the win. It is difficult to describe the special taste, just sweet, fat, sweet, aromatic flavor of this specialty. Nothing was as fun as sitting on the side of the pan trying to boast, eating and sipping a cup of corn wine, feeling warm in the cold air, mountain breeze. The winner of the famous Sapa is the winner of Ma Le, specializing in winning the horse; Trying to win A Quynh: 015 Thach Son, Sapa.

 

The famous winner of Sa Pa. Picture: dulichvietnam

8. SAPA BLACK CHICKEN

Evil very small range of 1.2kg / child has "skin" black, who first look is slightly ... ghê. Evil can be made into many dishes but the most delicious is honey baked. The grilled chicken is also hot and just blew up with mint leaves peppered with lemon pepper. Any visitor who has not come here to eat this Sapa trip certainly will not be called perfect.

9. DRIED MEAT

Buffalo, cow, horse and pig meat are usually hung up by the Mongolian to dry the stove. Buffalo meat is sliced ​​into pieces of about 2 - 3kg, and then hung on the stool to store food. Meats that hang up on the stool will dry up and leave for years. When eating, clean the smell of soot and dust and then stir in tomatoes, bamboo shoots ... Meat smell and smell.

Stir-fried "Sturgeon". Photo: camnangphuot.com

In addition, in Sapa, Lao Cai also has specialties such as: Bac Ha plum with blue shells, Bac Ha fungus, Nung Din forest meat, Bac Ha wine, San Lung wine, effervescent corn steamed rice, steamed rice, "sour", sour bamboo shoot "sour", clone cooked vegetables "ua gai" ", Smoked sausage sausage ...

Some restaurants adress in Sapa

Anh Dung Restaurant. Address: 69 Xuan Vien Street, Sapa Town - Tel: (020) 3871024

Bien May Restaurant. Address: 031 Xuan Vien Street, Sapa Town - Tel: 0203 872 606

A Quynh restaurant. Address: 015, Thach Son street, Sapa town - Tel: 0203 871 555

Xuan Vien Restaurant. Address: 08 Xuan Vien, Sapa Town - Tel: 0203 875 888

Quynh Anh Restaurant. Address: Xuan Vien Street, Sapa Town - Tel: 020 3872630

Hoa Sua Restaurant. Address: Group 10 Thac Bac Street, Sapa Town - Tel: 0203 871766

Hill Station Restaurant. Address: 7 Muong Hoa street - Sapa town

Delta Restaurant. Address: Hai Yen, No. 99, Hop Thanh Street, Pho Moi Ward, Lao Cai City - Tel: 0203 835288

Pho Tung Restaurant. Address: SAPA Trade Center - opposite the Vinh Nghiem Buddhist Temple or Huy Hoang tape recorder looking cross to the road.



Nature Restaurant. Address: 24 Cau May Street, Sapa Town - Tel: 0203 871 438