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Spanning over 5 provinces including Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, and Lâm Đồng, Tây Nguyên is a land of abundance blessed by nature with unique produce imbued with the flavors of the mountains and forests, leaving a lasting impression. Therefore, visitors often opt for the finest Tây Nguyên delicacies as souvenirs.
What makes these 5 Tây Nguyên specialties so irresistibly delicious?
Because:
These are the famous specialties, characteristic of the Central Highlands. Just mentioning Central Highlands cuisine, people will immediately think of these delicious dishes.
Especially:
- Central Highlands specialties make perfect gifts for various age groups, from the elderly to young children, everyone can enjoy and use them.
- They have simple, easy preservation methods and can be stored for several months to a year.
- The specialties' prices in the Central Highlands are quite affordable, with some exceptional premium types commanding a higher price but still completely suitable.
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1/ Buon Ma Thuot weasel coffee - A unique Central Highlands specialty perfect for gifting with its distinctive flavor.
Weasel coffee - A truly unique and valuable Central Highlands specialty for gifting.
When it comes to Central Highlands specialties for exquisite gifting, one cannot overlook Buon Ma Thuot weasel coffee. Buon Ma Thuot weasel coffee is an exceptionally unique and valuable gift for coffee enthusiasts, categorized as one of the rarest and most expensive in the world.
Weasel coffee - priceless soulmate
The flavor of weasel coffee is described as extremely aromatic and distinctive: It has the earthy taste of soil, with a hint of mustiness like mold, bitter yet mild, reminiscent of syrup, rich in every drop, as if carrying the essence of the old forest and chocolate.
Storage, usage, and pricing of weasel coffee.
Weasel coffee is elegantly packaged, with weights ranging from 225g to 500g, and has a one-year shelf life.
When purchasing coffee, it should be stored in a dry, cool place, away from direct sunlight to preserve its delicious aroma.
Authentic weasel coffee brands in the Central Highlands have prices ranging from below 10,000,000 VND per kilogram. A cup of weasel coffee in the Vietnamese market specifically and globally typically costs between 30 - 50 USD.
Why is weasel coffee considered rare and priced so high?
The reason why weasel coffee is classified as rare and the most expensive among coffee types is because: During the process of weasels chewing coffee beans through their stomach and intestines, the enzyme-producing cells in the weasel's digestive system will permeate into the husk layer, gently permeate into the coffee core, breaking down the aroma and flavor molecules in the coffee bean's structure.
The coffee beans obtained after being excreted by weasels will be processed to remove any unsafe food factors. Next, this type of coffee is roasted according to the correct technique to ensure quality standards.
2/ Sun-dried beef - A Central Highlands specialty that is both delicious and easy to bring home as a gift.
Where does the name sun-dried beef come from?
True to its name 'sun-dried beef', this dish is made from fresh beef, sliced thinly and marinated with various spices, then sun-dried for a day before being stored.
Sun-dried beef - the exquisite flavor of the Central Highlands.
Sun-dried beef pleases even the most discerning guests.
The grilled beef pieces have a brownish-yellow color, a spicy taste of chili, a rich flavor of salt mixed with the sweetness of sugar, accompanied by the nutty taste of sesame, creating a captivating flavor of this Central Highlands delicacy, pleasing even the most discerning guests.
Storage, usage, and pricing of sun-dried beef.
Central Highlands sun-dried beef is convenient to bring home and easy to store due to its packaging. The beef is vacuum-sealed, with weights ranging from 500g to 1kg, and has a shelf life of 6 months.
When brought home, Central Highlands sun-dried beef is stored in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. When taken out, you don't need to thaw it, just grill the beef slices over charcoal or in the oven, and once cooked, it's ready to eat.
Priced at around 290,000 VND per package
3/ Dried deer meat - A Central Highlands specialty that delights the senses.
Central Highlands dried deer meat boasts a unique flavor.
Alongside sun-dried beef, Central Highlands dried deer meat is also one of the highly sought-after forest specialties in the Central Highlands.
Although the flavor of deer meat is spicy, savory, and rich, seasoned with sugar, pepper, salt, and fish sauce like other regions' dried deer meat, it's only when enjoying Central Highlands dried deer meat that you truly experience the mesmerizing taste of this dish, with its distinctive flavor that defies explanation.
Central Highlands dried deer meat is both sweet and tender, enticing the palate.
The tingling sensation on the tongue, the ripe sweetness of the meat, its tender texture - just one taste and you'll remember it forever.
Storage, usage, and pricing of dried deer meat.
Similar to Central Highlands sun-dried beef, after drying, Central Highlands dried deer meat is vacuum-sealed, with each package weighing from 500g to 1kg, compact and lightweight, with a shelf life of about 6 months if stored in the refrigerator's cool compartment.
Priced at around 300,000 VND per 500g package.
4/ Can wine - A Central Highlands specialty that brings an unforgettable flavor.
Can wine - A Central Highlands specialty that is both delicious and affordable.
When visiting the Central Highlands, you'll surely come across jars of wine with bamboo straws that resemble flower vases. That's can wine. Can wine is a specialty of the Central Highlands, with a secret fermentation formula, using ingredients from the Central Highlands mountains such as rice, corn, cassava... and un-distilled liquor.
Can wine - a Central Highlands specialty, un-distilled.
Central Highlands can wine has a fragrant, light sweetness, notably, it doesn't cause headaches like other types of alcohol.
Storage, usage, and pricing of Central Highlands can wine.
Central Highlands can wine can be kept for quite some time, but once opened, it can only be stored for about 2 - 4 days. It's not advisable to keep it for too long because if left too long, the wine will sour. It develops an odor and can cause stomachaches or other symptoms.
Priced at around 170,000 VND per bottle
5/ Bamboo rice - A tantalizing Central Highlands specialty gift.
Bamboo rice - a specialty dish suitable for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the Central Highlands
Bamboo rice has long been a traditional dish of mountainous people. Rice is cooked inside bamboo tubes, tightly compressed with banana leaves and buried in fire. When cooked, the rice becomes fragrant with the sweet taste of bamboo blending harmoniously with the sweetness of rice, tantalizing the taste buds of the consumers.
Especially, Central Highlands bamboo rice can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Bamboo rice - a traditional dish of mountainous people
Storage, usage, and pricing of bamboo rice
As it is a rice dish, Central Highlands bamboo rice cannot be stored for long, only for about a week, so you should buy it on the last day of your trip to the Central Highlands. If you already like the special flavor of this Central Highlands specialty, then why wait? Buy it as a gift for your loved ones.
Priced at around 15,000 VND per tube
Reputable places to buy specialties in the Central Highlands
When traveling to the Central Highlands and enjoying the delicious specialties there, many tourists want to buy these specialties as gifts but don't know where to buy reputable, quality specialties in the Central Highlands?
Well, the answer is not difficult at all. You can buy Central Highlands specialties as gifts at all supermarkets, tourist spots, and locations. Or you can buy specialties from Minh Tung Central Highlands Specialties, Hoang Vu Central Highlands Specialties, both of which are reputable locations in the Central Highlands.
Besides the 5 specialties from the Central Highlands mentioned above, there are many other delicious specialties such as: bamboo worm, wild banana, Dak Lak avocado, Kom Tum fish salad... and famous tourist destinations in the Central Highlands such as: Lak Lake - legendary Buon Jun, Chư Bluk volcano cave - the longest in Southeast Asia, majestic Langbiang Mountain and winding roads leading to the border landmarks of Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam.
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Regards.
-Phuong Thuy-
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