Dak Nong is a province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. When it comes to Dak Nong tourism, many tourists are impressed by the picturesque landscapes, melodious bird songs, majestic mountains, azure lakes, and especially the unique Dak Nong specialties. The Central Highlands region boasts numerous famous local delicacies.
1. Coffee
To produce ripe coffee beans, Dak Nong farmers invest a lot of time in caring for the coffee plants, including fertilizing, pruning, and weeding. Only after a meticulous process of processing do they create the delicious coffee beans we enjoy today.
Dak Nong Coffee
Moreover, life in the Central Highlands in general, and Dak Nong in particular, is tough due to abundant sunlight and scarce rainfall, making the economy quite challenging. Thanks to coffee beans, the lives of people here are somewhat stable, and they can escape poverty temporarily.
2. Black Pepper
Currently, in Dak Nong, Duc Lap coffee has made its own mark in the Vietnamese market, along with Trung Nguyen coffee, a specialty of Buon Me Thuot city, which has also reached over 60 countries worldwide. So if you're a coffee enthusiast, you can definitely get these specialties.
Dak Nong Black Pepper
Black pepper, also known as eating pepper, is a climbing plant mainly grown to obtain its seeds. After harvesting, the pepper seeds are dried and processed to serve in our daily meals. Currently, pepper is cultivated in Dak N'rung, Dak Song district. With their care, black pepper has become a specialty in Dak Nong.
3. Bamboo Tube Wine
When it comes to bamboo tube wine, people immediately think of the festivals of the Central Highlands in general, and the people of Dak Nong in particular. People in the Central Highlands drink wine using bamboo tubes and share it together in large bamboo wine jars. This is also a characteristic feature of Central Highlands culture found only in mountainous forest areas.
Bamboo Tube Wine
4. Dak Gan Mangoes
When talking about Dak Nong specialties for gifts, Dak Gan Mangoes cannot be overlooked. In Dak Gan Commune, Dak Mil District, there are approximately 750 hectares of fruit trees, predominantly mangoes and guavas. Fruit tree cultivation has opened up new directions in crop restructuring, bringing economic benefits to farmers in the area.
Dak Gan Mangoes
Serepok River Snakehead Fish
The Serepok River snakehead fish is a specialty. It is a smooth-skinned fish with a flat head, similar to catfish in the delta regions. Due to the year-round flow of the Serepok River, the snakehead fish here has firmer flesh compared to other areas, and weighs heavier than snakehead fish from other regions.
Serepok River Snakehead Fish
Serepok River Snakehead Fish is best suited for grilled dishes with spicy salt and snakehead fish hotpot with sour bamboo shoots.
Dak Mil Durian
Adding another specialty from Dak Nong province that we want to mention is Dak Mil Durian. This specialty has a fragrant aroma and a rich taste that anyone who tastes it cannot forget. Known as the 'king' of many fruits in Dak Nong, it is enjoyed and purchased by many tourists as gifts.
Dak Mil Durian
Cloud Bud Soup
Cloud Bud Soup is considered a delicacy of the M'nong and Ma people, used to entertain honored guests and friends during festivals. In addition, the ingredients for making cloud bud soup include bamboo shoots, meat, wild vegetables, or stream fish, a few ants, and a few crickets.
Cloud Bud Soup
Dak Mil Butter Avocado
One of the famous specialties of Dak Nong is butter avocado. Butter avocado is cultivated extensively in Dak Mil district, Dak Nong province. This is one of the precious avocado varieties. This type of avocado is quite large, elongated like a papaya but with very thin, smooth skin and small seeds. When butter avocados ripen, the color will vary depending on the type, some are green-yellow, green, or deep red or purple. Avocado is a very healthy fruit, rich in good fats, and does not contain cholesterol. Avocado can be made into smoothies, cut into slices with sugar or mashed to eat. The avocado harvest season is from April to September. You can buy Dak Nong specialties when they are ripe to eat immediately, but if you want to buy them as gifts, you should choose unripe fruits to keep them longer.
Dak Mil Butter Avocado
You've already checked in to explore the specialties of Dak Nong, if you have the opportunity to come here, try enjoying these outstanding dishes. And don't forget to share with everyone.
Posted by: Duong Pham
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