Culinary Delights in Da Lat during Rainy Days

Delight in tempting stuffed buffalo snails, aromatic grilled dishes, or simply a creamy soy milk on a chilly night... all will make you love rainy days in Da Lat even more.

Da Lat, known as the city of melancholy, becomes even more somber in the rain, with its chilly and damp weather adding to the discomfort. But with a little effort, the cuisine here is sure to bring happiness to you on rainy days.

Stuffed Buffalo Snails in Da Lat

This dish is famous at a long-standing eatery on Hai Ba Trung Street. As you step in from the cold outside, you'll immediately feel the warmth upon entering the restaurant. The place retains its old-fashioned design from decades ago, with wooden interiors and coat hooks for guests. The space isn't very large, but it's always cozy due to the constant stream of customers. Sometimes you may have to wait 5 - 10 minutes for a vacant seat.

The stuffed buffalo snail dish here is highly renowned among locals in Da Lat. The buffalo snail meat is stuffed together with minced pork, finely chopped, with a few slices of lemongrass added to remove any odor, making you want to eat this fragrant snail dish as soon as you see it. The restaurant owner revealed that the special thing about this dish is the dipping sauce, made according to the secret recipe passed down from the restaurant's first-generation owner.

Tile-Grilled Meat

As the name suggests, instead of using grills, these eateries employ yin-yang roof tiles for grilling. The tiles are placed atop a charcoal stove, brushed with a layer of cooking oil to prevent the meat from sticking. The main dishes at these places include pork, beef, seafood, and wild game meats marinated in delicious spices, served with a plate of mixed lettuce salad with vinegar dressing, which is very appealing. Fresh vegetables, delicious meats, accompanied by a glass of wine are the perfect combination for rainy days. When visiting Da Lat tourism, don't hesitate to venture out and find these special tile-grilling eateries on Nguyen Luong Bang Street.

Grilled Spring Rolls

Da Lat-style grilled spring rolls are similar to those in Nha Trang, made from ground pork wrapped tightly around a chopstick, grilled until cooked, eaten with crispy fried small rice papers, pickles, and aromatic herbs. The main highlight is the dipping sauce made from liver, shrimp, meat, and finely ground beans creating a very special mixture. There's nothing better for rainy days than these fragrant, rich, and crispy meat rolls. You can find delicious grilled spring roll stalls on Phan Dinh Phung Street.

Water Fern Cake

Da Lat water fern cakes are similar to those in the Central region. The cake part is made from rice flour, slightly chewy. The sauce is made from shrimp, finely chopped meat, with a bit of crispy fried pork skin and a bowl of sweet and sour dipping sauce on the side. These water fern cakes are often served with small, fragrant beef or pork sausages. This dish is most famous on Phan Dinh Phung Street, perfect for rainy afternoons.

Meatball Baguette

Surely, anyone who has visited here is familiar with this renowned meatball baguette. The baguette is always warmed on a small charcoal stove to maintain its crispiness and warmth, served with a spicy meatball sauce, a bit of pickled papaya, fresh herbs, making it a perfect dish on wet nights in Da Lat. You can easily find small baguette stalls lining the hill near the Da Lat market. The meatball baguette can be called one of the 'specialties' of this place.

Beef Soy Milk and Cream Puff

Beef soy milk is a short name for soy milk mixed with cow's milk, a very simple but extremely popular drink. On the corner of Tang Bat Ho Street, near the Da Lat market, there are many types of milk and pastries for late-night snacks such as soy milk, mung bean milk, peanut milk, cream puffs... but the most famous is still the beef soy milk served with cream puffs. This place only sells in the evening, very close to the meatball baguette stall. Rainy nights are usually quiet, you can buy a baguette and walk here, sit under the porch, enjoy a hot milk, and watch the rain. A rainy night in Da Lat is simple but very romantic.

According to VnExpress

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Source: Travel Guide by Mytour