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Grilled Rice Paper
This is one of the tasty dishes in Dalat you can't miss. Not overly complicated in ingredients and preparation, yet this dish has the power to impress even the most discerning diners. It's often dubbed as the Vietnamese version of pizza but at a much lower price, ranging from only 10,000đ to 15,000đ. Dalat grilled rice paper is large and loaded with toppings. The filling combines the unique flavors of eggs, cheese, beef jerky, and spring onions.
Grilled rice paper is often enjoyed with chili sauce, the spicy taste of chili sauce blending with the creamy texture of eggs and cheese, along with the sweetness of beef jerky and the fragrant aroma of spring onions, creating a very special flavor in the cool weather of Dalat. Additionally, the grilling technique of these 'grilled rice paper artisans' will leave you impressed with their skill and finesse.
Dalat Grilled Rice Paper
Here are some places where you can enjoy delicious grilled rice paper when traveling to Dalat:
- Aunt Dinh's Grilled Rice Paper: Hoang Dieu Intersection, Tran Nhat Duat.
- Grilled Rice Paper Restaurant 61 (Nguyen Van Troi).
- Minh Chau Grilled Rice Paper Restaurant on Bui Thi Xuan Street.
Grilled Pork Sausage
Anyone who visits Dalat without tasting grilled pork sausage cannot be considered to have truly experienced Dalat's specialty dishes. Grilled pork sausage is not difficult to prepare, but it requires high standards in selecting ingredients and fish sauce. The meat chosen for making grilled pork sausage must be 'hot meat,' meaning pork that is freshly slaughtered, retaining the characteristic pink freshness of the meat and must be ground finely until the meat is smooth and pink.
Next comes the intricacy in preparing the fermented shrimp paste, which is made from shrimp, meat, and ground beans along with the intricate cooking methods of the sellers, each of whom has their own secrets to make the fermented shrimp paste more fragrant. The grilled pork sausage is rolled and grilled immediately after being ground, served with fried rice paper, pickles, fresh herbs, and dipped in thick golden fermented shrimp paste sauce. And there are hardly any words that can describe the deliciousness of this dish. Prices range around 40,000 VND per serving.
Grilled Pork Sausage Dalat
The best eateries in Dalat where you should try grilled pork sausage:
- Ba Hung Grilled Pork Sausage: 328 Phan Dinh Phung (old number 254 Phan Dinh Phung), Dalat or D51-52 Hoang Van Thu, Ward 4, Dalat City.
- Bà Nghĩa Grilled Snail: 45 Bui Thi Xuan - Across from Donbosco Church Dalat.
- Hung Van Grilled Snail: 150 Bui Thi Xuan - Dalat.
Stuffed snails with minced meat
What's delicious in Dalat? Stuffed snails with minced meat is not very common in Dalat, as dishes like boiled snails, stir-fried snails with tamarind... with simpler cooking methods are enough to delight diners. However, stuffed snails with minced meat brings you a very new sensation in the delicacy and the way of cooking dishes from snails. Cleaned snails are steamed with lemongrass, chili, and lime leaves, then only the meaty part of the snail is taken to make the dish crispy and sweeter, while the snail shells are cleaned to drain water.
Snail mouth meat, filtered, mixed with thigh meat, chili, lemongrass, pepper, and a bit of seasoning, then stuffed back into the snail shell. This dish is served with dipping sauce along with herbs, starfruit, and thinly sliced banana. The crispy sweetness of the snail meat blends with the rich flavor of the meat, the spicy heat of chili and lemongrass, the mild sourness of starfruit, and the characteristic bitterness of green banana dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce to create a special delicious flavor. Price is around 110,000 VND per bowl of snails.
Stuffed snails with minced meat
Famous restaurants in Dalat known for stuffed snails with minced meat are:
- Restaurant 33 Snails: 33 Hai Ba Trung, Dalat.
- Restaurant 33 Tam Snails: C5 Tran Le, Ward 4, Dalat City.
- Restaurant Snail Numbers 4D and 41 Hai Ba Trung, Dalat.
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Banh can
It's a type of rice cake grilled with fillings like chicken eggs, duck, or quail eggs depending on the customer's preference. The cake is poured into molds and grilled directly over fire instead of being fried in oil or fat, so it's fluffy and not greasy or heavy. The layer of egg filling when grilled gives off a fragrant aroma and rich flavor.
Banh can is often served with shredded green mango, onions, and shredded cucumber. What makes the taste of delicious banh can in Dalat special is the dipping sauce that accompanies the cake. What's better than dipping a pair of banh can into a bowl of hot dipping sauce, not forgetting to add some shredded green mango along with a bit of meatball, Vietnamese sausage, and spring onion. The price ranges from 25,000 VND to 35,000 VND.
Banh can
Where to find delicious banh can in Dalat? You can visit some addresses like:
- Lệ's Banh Can: 27/44, Yersin, Ward 10, Dalat, Lam Dong.
- Nhà Chung Banh Can: No. 13 Nhà Chung, Dalat, Lam Dong.
- Banh Can with Meatball and Avocado: No. 56, Tang Bat Ho, Ward 1, Dalat, Lam Dong.
Steamed rice rolls with chicken heart
Next up, you can't miss the steamed rice rolls with chicken heart. This dish is made from ingredients such as steamed rice rolls, dumplings, shredded chicken salad, young chicken eggs, onions, chicken heart, betel leaves, served with fish sauce. The preparation of steamed rice rolls with chicken heart is not too complicated, but to have a delicious bowl, the cook must be careful.
The rice for making the rolls must be good-quality rice, soaked, ground into flour, mixed with water in the right ratio to make the rolls elastic, not broken. When spreading the rolls, the cook also needs to be skillful to avoid uneven thickness. The chicken meat used is free-range chicken, firm meat, steamed or boiled then shredded. As for the chicken heart, it will be cleaned, marinated with onions and garlic, and stir-fried until cooked. Especially, the dipping sauce, each place will have its own unique flavor, creating a unique characteristic for each stall.
Steamed rice rolls with chicken heart
When eating, you will feel the fragrant and chewy taste of the steamed rice rolls, the crunchy texture of the chicken heart, blended with a sweet and sour, spicy taste of the fish sauce. A rustic dish, simple but awakening the taste buds of diners. The price for a portion of steamed rice rolls is around 40,000 VND - 50,000 VND. You can check out places like:
- Trang's Steamed Rice Rolls with Chicken Heart: 15F Tang Bat Ho, Da Lat City.
- Long Eatery: Alley 202, Block A16 Phan Dinh Phung Urban Area, Da Lat.
- Da Lat Steamed Rice Rolls with Chicken Heart (Hang) - 68 Phan Dinh Phung, Da Lat.
Beef Noodle Soup
Amidst the cool weather of Da Lat, nothing beats enjoying a steaming bowl of beef noodle soup, right? Most of the delicious beef noodle soup spots in Da Lat are run by people from Hue, ensuring the authentic taste. A bowl of beef noodle soup typically consists of noodles, beef, tendon, meatballs, and sausage... The broth has a sweet meaty flavor, fragrant lemongrass aroma, and a hint of mild chili. When eating, add a squeeze of lime, some chili, and fresh herbs to enhance the flavor. Prices range from about 30,000đ to 45,000đ per bowl.
Da Lat Beef Noodle Soup
Some popular beef noodle soup restaurants in Da Lat loved by many tourists include:
- Hue Thien Trang Beef Noodle Soup: No. 2 - Ho Tung Mau, Da Lat.
- Hue Vy Vy Beef Noodle Soup: No. 202, Phan Dinh Phung, Da Lat.
- Hue Beef Noodle Soup Ap Anh Sang - Ut Van: Ap Anh Sang.
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Meatball Baguette
If you're looking for a delicious breakfast option in Da Lat, don't miss out on meatball baguette, also known as Da Lat dipping baguette. Unlike in some other places where the meatball is stuffed inside the baguette, here in Da Lat, it's served separately from the baguette.
The meatball is made from finely ground lean meat, shaped into balls, and simmered in a broth made from pork bones, topped with some scallions. When eating, you dip the baguette into the accompanying broth with meatballs. The dish has a sweet taste from the broth without being overly fatty, and the meatballs are fragrant and tender, paired with crispy warm baguette. If you like it spicy, you can add some chili sauce. In some places, besides meatballs, there's also pork skin and Vietnamese sausage, making the meatball baguette even more enticing. Prices range from 10,000 VND to 15,000 VND.
Meatball Baguette
If you're traveling independently to Da Lat, don't forget to try this characteristic breakfast dish at some famous eateries like:
- Hoàng Diệu Meatball Baguette: 26 Hoàng Diệu, Da Lat City, Lam Dong (Intersection of Tran Nhat Duat and Hoàng Diệu).
- Thông Thiên Học Meatball Baguette: Intersection of Thông Thiên Học and Bùi Thị Xuân, Da Lat City, Lam Dong.
- Hồng Baguette: 10 Yersin, Da Lat.
Chicken and Elephant Ear Mushroom Hotpot
Not only famous dishes like those mentioned above, but tourists also love to indulge in chicken and elephant ear mushroom hotpot when they come to Da Lat. In fact, this is a specialty of Phu Yen. However, when people from Phu Yen come to live in Da Lat, they bring this dish with them. Unlike regular chicken hotpot, this hotpot is only eaten with one type of vegetable, which is elephant ear mushrooms. The hotpot uses free-range chicken as the main ingredient, so the meat is tender, fragrant, and slightly chewy, which is very delicious. Combined with the fresh and fragrant flavor of elephant ear mushrooms, it will surely bring a unique sensation to you.
Chicken and Elephant Ear Mushroom Hotpot
The price for a pot of chicken and elephant ear mushroom hotpot is about 200,000 VND. Mytour recommends some famous eateries in Da Lat where you can enjoy this hotpot:
- Tao Ngộ Chicken and Elephant Ear Mushroom Hotpot: No. 5, 3/2 Street, Da Lat City.
- 668 Chicken and Elephant Ear Mushroom Hotpot: No. 2B Chu Van An Street, Da Lat City.
- Phu Yen Chicken and Elephant Ear Mushroom Hotpot: No. 178 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street, Da Lat City.
Beef Three-Pot Hotpot
Another specialty of Da Lat that you should try is beef hotpot. In a pot of hotpot, there will be beef, beef tendon, tail, tendons, and beef brisket. The beef slices are thick, but very tender, biting into one piece, you will feel the unique aroma of mountain beef. To fully experience the delicious taste of beef, don't forget to dip it in the sauce made from chili paste.
Depending on your personal preference, you can add your favorite meat to the hotpot. Besides, you can enjoy it with vegetables, noodles, and flavorful broth, hot and delicious. The price for a pot of beef three-pot hotpot is about 150,000 VND - 300,000 VND.
Beef Three-Pot Hotpot
Here's a famous address for you to enjoy this dish:
- Ba Toa Beef Three-Pot Hotpot: 1/29 Hoang Dieu, Ward 5, Da Lat City.
- Thanh Tam Da Lat Beef Hotpot: 14 Nguyen Thi Dinh, Ward 1, Da Lat City.
- Da Lat Beef Hotpot - Phan Rang Beef Hotpot: 15B, Quang Trung, Ward 9, Da Lat City.
However, according to travel experience in Da Lat, you should go to the Da Lat Wooden Restaurant because this is the original Ba Toa Beef Hotpot restaurant in Da Lat.
Avocado Ice Cream
For a long time, avocado ice cream has become a favorite treat among tourists and made it onto the must-try list of Dalat's best foods. This ice cream consists of creamy ice cream mixed with smooth mashed avocado, with a hint of sweetness from milk, creating a 'melting-in-your-mouth' sensation. If you enjoy durian, you can ask the vendor to add some durian into your cup for a more flavorful experience. A cup of avocado ice cream is priced at only around 20,000 VND. To enjoy the authentic taste of avocado ice cream, tourists should visit establishments such as:
- Thanh Thao Avocado Ice Cream Da Lat: 76 Nguyen Van Troi, Da Lat, Lam Dong.
- Nari Avocado Ice Cream & Desserts Da Lat: 74C, Nguyen Van Troi, Da Lat, Lam Dong.
- Phung Avocado Ice Cream Da Lat: 97A, Nguyen Van Troi, Da Lat, Lam Dong.
Avocado Ice Cream
The article above has compiled a list of delicious foods in Da Lat that you definitely should try when visiting. Hopefully, you have gained more useful information for your upcoming trip. And don't forget to book your flight tickets to Da Lat and Da Lat hotels to explore the city of thousands of flowers. If you don't have experience traveling to Da Lat, book a Da Lat tour at Mytour.vn for the most complete trip!
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