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Are you a travel enthusiast? Do you relish tasting exquisite dishes from all corners? Embark on a journey to Bắc Giang, a land blessed with breathtaking landscapes and delectable cuisines. Let's explore some of the tantalizing delicacies of Bắc Giang together.
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Delve into the World of Luscious Lychees
When talking about specialties of Bắc Giang, one cannot ignore the luscious lychee. Lục Ngạn lychee is predominantly grown in the region of Lục Ngạn – Bắc Giang. Recognized by its vibrant red color when ripe, thin skin, small seeds, and thick flesh offering a rich, sweet flavor, the distinctive taste of Bắc Giang lychee is utterly captivating, leaving you craving for more. Apart from enjoying fresh lychees, they are also dried to preserve their unique sweetness without compromising their flavor.
Dongguan cake
For those fortunate enough to savor the Dongguan village cake in Đông Sơn commune, Bắc Giang, it surely leaves a lasting impression of a rustic, deeply flavorful dish that encapsulates the essence of the homeland, a taste not easily found elsewhere. Dong Quan village cake is beloved for its chewy and refreshing texture. The white, silky cake, adorned with crunchy peanuts, offers a delightful contrast in every bite. Dip it into the dipping sauce, and all these flavors harmonize into a rich, hometown taste.
Yên Thế hill chicken
One of the renowned delicacies in Bắc Giang is Yên Thế hill chicken. Hill chicken meat is typically firm, sweet, and fragrant, unlike industrial chicken, which tends to be bland and tough. The best hill chicken dish should be boiled just until cooked, with the meat remaining firm and crispy, perfect for dipping in salt mixed with lime leaves, or enjoying with sweet broth and rice. In Bắc Giang, this dish is beloved by many diners.
Rice noodles
Speaking of Chu noodles, nowhere else can compare to Bắc Giang. Chu noodles are made from Bao Thai Hong rice, resulting in extremely chewy and smooth noodles. Particularly, Bao Thai Hong rice must be grown on Chu hills, not in fields. The noodles are thinly coated, cut into strands resembling pho noodles, dried, and tied into small bundles. They are often used in noodle packets, but perhaps the best way to enjoy Chu noodles is in a hot pot.
Thổ Hà rice crackers
River-side Rice Paper made in Vân Hà commune, Việt Yên district, Bắc Giang province. The locals have been producing rice paper since 1990, and it has since become a renowned specialty of Bắc Giang. Thổ Hà rice crackers are celebrated for their delightful aroma stemming from meticulously selected ingredients. There are two types of crackers: grilled rice paper and rice paper rolls. Grilled rice paper boasts a fresh yellow color, crispy texture, and a fragrant sesame and peanut flavor. Rice paper rolls, on the other hand, are white, soft, chewy, and delicious, with a diameter of about 40cm.
Chinese-style Caramelized Tea
Chinese-style Caramelized Tea is one of the traditional dishes enjoyed during full moon festivals or festive occasions. The tea has a slightly dark yellow color – the hue of caramelized sugar with fragrant toasted sesame seeds sprinkled on top. The chewy texture of green beans, the nuttiness of sesame seeds, the sweetness of sugar, the richness of fat, and the creaminess of green beans blend harmoniously, enhancing the overall deliciousness of this simmered dish.
Vai cake
When you hear the name cloud cake, many might not know what it is, right? This is a unique delicacy of the people in Lục Ngạn region. The ingredients for making cloud cake include glutinous rice, sugar, green beans, banana leaves, and mugwort... Glutinous rice is ground using a stone mortar; Mugwort leaves are boiled and mixed with lime water to reduce bitterness, then finely mashed and mixed with glutinous rice flour. After kneading and wrapping, the cake is boiled in water for about two hours, then drained to be ready for serving.
Stone Crab
Stone Crab Ghẹ is a type of ghẹ often found in rocky banks of the Cầu River, only appearing in the first two months of the cold season, when the temperature drops. If you visit Bắc Giang in the early days of winter, you will have the chance to enjoy this dish. Stone Crab is prepared in various delicious ways such as salt-roasted, in soup, but perhaps the best is steamed with beer. When cooked, the crab turns a very enticing golden yellow. The flesh is sweet, and the shell at the legs and claws is quite tender. Dipped in a mixture of flour and squeezed lime, it's a taste sensation.
Tri-color Glutinous Rice
Three-color Sticky Rice Sticky rice is made from ingredients including red leaves of cẩm trees, wild sau trees, turmeric, and yellow-flower sticky rice. Three-color sticky rice is a dish made by people in Bắc Giang to offer to ancestors, welcoming them home to bless and protect their descendants. The ingredients for making sticky rice are various leaves that are very beneficial to health, so they are increasingly favored by many people.
Vân Village Wine
The name Vân Village Wine has become its own 'brand' and a source of pride for the people of Bắc Giang province for generations. The wine is made from yellow-flower sticky rice and the ancient wine yeast of Vân village made from 36 rare and precious herbs from the North, steeped for 72 hours. The wine is transparent with a gentle, soothing flavor that has won over even the most discerning guests.
Nhâm Ca
The dish Jellyfish Catfish has become an indispensable dish for the people of Hiệp Hòa district, Bắc Giang province. The ingredients for making the sauce are very simple including black sesame, pork belly, carp, fragrant herbs, sour star fruits, roasted peanuts, basil... Also, there are onions, chili, lime, pepper, and some other spices. The jellyfish dish is delicious, especially thanks to the aroma of fragrant, rich, and creamy sesame. If you visit Bắc Giang, you can try this dish at eateries in Hiệp Hòa district or local markets.
Ant Egg Sticky Rice
Perhaps many people have never tasted or seen this dish. Ant Egg Sticky Rice is a characteristic dish of the Tày ethnic group. After washing and draining the eggs, sauté the onions until fragrant, then add the ant eggs and stir-fry, season with just enough spices. Stir until the ant eggs emit a fragrant, rich aroma along with the scent of onions. When the sticky rice is cooked, stir evenly and mix with the ant eggs. Anyone who has tasted ant egg sticky rice will forever remember the flavor of this dish.
Đà Mai Rice Vermicelli
Đà Mai Rice Vermicelli has elastic noodles, refreshing to eat, lasting the whole day without turning sour or becoming sticky like tapioca starch. Đà Mai Rice Vermicelli has 4 main products: tangled vermicelli, jellyfish vermicelli, crab noodle soup, and crab noodle soup (also known as crab noodle soup) with retail prices ranging from 12 to 20 thousand dong per kilogram. Not only a specialty of Bắc Giang, the Đà Mai Rice Vermicelli profession also contributes to improving the economic livelihoods of the local people. Nowadays, Đà Mai Rice Vermicelli has firmly established itself in the market due to its quality.
Cam Bo Ha
Cam Bo Ha This is a type of ceramic pottery commonly used as gifts, especially during the Lunar New Year. The oranges have a sweet, fragrant, and juicy taste. This type of orange is grown extensively in Bắc Giang, and every year, in the 12th lunar month, many people and traders flock to the Bố Hạ market to buy this type of orange. They buy in bulk, in large quantities. They purchase oranges and grapefruits that meet the standard to be sold in provinces across the country.
Kê Rice Cracker
The locals love Ke Village Rice Cracker which creates a distinctive flavor unlike rice paper anywhere else. Ke Village Pancake is one of the characteristic dishes of the Northern countryside. The main ingredient for making Ke Village Rice Cracker is rice. You have to choose good quality rice. If left for a long time, the rice starch will transform into another form, it will condense again and dissolve into fine white rice grains. The rice paper is thinly coated in a round shape, topped with black or white sesame seeds which are very enticing. Enjoying this dish with a cup of green tea or bitter tea is very interesting.
Luc Nam Persimmon
Luc Nam Persimmon These persimmons are large, uniform, sweet, with beautiful fruit models, and can maintain freshness longer than other persimmons in other regions, so they are bought and consumed by traders from many provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, Lao Cai, etc.
The product Luc Nam Persimmon has been granted a Collective Trademark Registration Certificate for the trademark 'Luc Nam Persimmon' by the National Office of Intellectual Property (Ministry of Science and Technology), bringing significant income to the local people.
Yen Dung Fragrant Rice
With continuous annual fertilization conditions provided by silt deposition combined with favorable weather, the rural area of Yen Dung has long been a base for producing irrigated rice agriculture, and when mentioning the name Yen Dung Fragrant Rice, everyone knows.
Talking about Yen Dung Fragrant Rice, not to mention its outstanding advantages such as large, white grains, and when cooked, it has a special fragrance, much tastier than other varieties.
Yen Dung Fragrant Rice not only has good quality but also brings high economic value to farmers. Each hectare of fragrant rice brings in a higher income of 5 million dong compared to pure rice, while the investment costs are not high in terms of seed quantity and labor.
Luc Nam Pineapple
Luc Nam Pineapple in Bac Giang province is known not only because it is the largest producer of pineapples in the province but also because the pineapples here have a very beautiful shape, bright yellow color, large size, sweet, fragrant, and slightly sour taste.
In Luc Nam, the image of pineapples has become very familiar to every citizen, it greatly contributes to improving livelihoods and solving employment. With technical measures and careful care, the quantity and quality of pineapples here are also increasingly improved.
Bat Tien Son Dong Sweet Soup
Throughout history, Vietnamese people have been familiar with the name of Thai Nguyen tea, Shan snow tea from Suoi Giang. Few know that in Son Dong, Bac Giang, there is also a delicious tea called Bat Tien.
Bat Tien Tea It does not have sediment and does not cause cups to become moldy, yellow, so it is favored by the market. With fertile soil conditions and suitable climate, the Bat Tien tea variety here develops very well, with a distinctive fragrant aroma that helps cool down.
In the cool weather of the highlands, enjoying a cup of hot tea with its unique aroma that cannot be mistaken for any other type of tea is very interesting. The color of Bat Tien Tea in Son Dong is beautiful with a clear green hue, the aroma gently wafting, a small sip already brings forth a rich lingering taste on the palate.
Across Vietnam, each region, each province has its own specialty dishes. If you are a fan of Vietnamese cuisine and have not yet set foot in Bac Giang, then hurry to this countryside. I hope this article will help you discover many delicious dishes.
Posted by: Quyến Phùng
Keywords: Must-Try 19 Specialties in Bac Giang
