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From December 29, 2015, to January 2, 2016, the 2015 Da Lat Flower Festival will be held. This biennial event attracts numerous tourists to the city of thousands of flowers. If you happen to visit the city during the festival, besides admiring the famous flowers, you should also wander around the streets to enjoy Delicious Delights of Da Lat, savoring the unique and humble flavors of the local cuisine.
Round cakes
This dish originally hails from other regions across the country such as Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang... When in the misty city, round cakes become a Delicious Delight of Da Lat, carrying its own distinct flavor, unlike any other region.
Delicious Dalat cuisine – Stuffed snails with meat have captivated countless diners during the Dalat Flower Festival at the year's end.
Snail meat is stuffed with minced pork and lemongrass leaves. The slices of lemongrass not only help to remove the fishy smell of the snails, enhancing the flavor of the filling, but also make it easier for diners to pull apart the stuffed meat. The rich aroma of this Dalat delicacy will tempt you to dig in at the sight of the snail dish. According to locals, the specialty of this dish lies in the dipping sauce with a traditional recipe.
Diners can enjoy stuffed snails at Hai Ba Trung Street, Dalat. The eateries here will offer you delicious stuffed snails with the distinctive flavor of the foggy city.
Meatball sandwich
Visiting Dalat during the 2015 Flower Festival, don't miss out on the meatball sandwich. It's one of the delicacies of Dalat renowned far and wide. If you get a chance to taste it, you'll be deeply impressed by the cuisine of this region – simple yet extraordinary.
The simplicity of the dish is evident in its form and preparation method. The meatball sandwich consists of bread and a bowl of meatballs. The bread is toasted to crispiness and warmth. As for the meatball bowl, it has a spicy flavor with a few meatballs, Vietnamese sausage, and sliced bananas for color, along with some eye-catching chopped green onions.
The uniqueness of the dish lies in the way it's enjoyed. You can eat this dish in 3 ways. Firstly, tear the bread and dip it into the bowl. Secondly, tear off a piece of bread, dip it into the broth until it soaks up some liquid, then enjoy the moistened part. Finally, you can split the bread in half, stuff the meatballs in between, then dip it in the broth. Each eating method brings a different sensation, but the spiciness of the broth and the crispiness of the bread leave diners unable to forget this dish.
This dish is best enjoyed in the morning or at night. Additionally, if you want a quick bite to have more time to enjoy the Festival, you can also have it for lunch. Travelers should head to a delicious eatery – a food destination located at the corner of Hoang Dieu and Tran Nhat Duat intersection to have the meatball sandwich imbued with the flavors of Dalat at a price of only 7,000 VND/bowl of meatballs and 2,000 VND/bread.
Boiled beef hotpot
Boiled beef hotpot is a famous delicacy unique to Dalat. Hence, many diners consider this dish the 'highlight' of the local cuisine.
This dish is prepared in the simmering style and perfected in the hotpot manner. Fresh and delicious beef is simmered with traditional Eastern herbs according to a secret recipe. The dish showcases the delicacy and skillfulness of the chef.
Not only is boiled beef hotpot delicious, but it also has the benefits of relieving pain, cooling the liver, aiding digestion, and more.
If you indulge in boiled beef hotpot during the 2015 Dalat Flower Festival with your loved ones, the coldness of the Central Highlands seems to melt away, replaced by warmth and coziness.
You can enjoy this delicious Dalat cuisine at the Yersin boiled beef hotpot restaurant, located at 27/44A Yersin Street – Ward 9 – Dalat. Nowadays, many tour companies also often bring tourists here to enjoy boiled beef hotpot.
Hue-style beef noodle soup
When introduced to Dalat, Hue-style beef noodle soup brings a unique flavor. The spicy and hot taste of the bowl of noodles is very suitable for visitors to the city of thousands of flowers on the chilly days at the end of the year, especially during the upcoming 2015 Dalat Flower Festival.
Instead of split water spinach, Hue-style beef noodle soup in Dalat features lettuce, bean sprouts, spring onions, and banana flowers. Depending on the diner's preference, the restaurant owner may add beef shank, beef hock, or beef tendon.
You can enjoy this Dalat dish at Anh Sang hamlet – a small street next to Xuan Huong Lake. The delicious Dalat eateries will serve you a bowl of Hue-style beef noodle soup with authentic flavors. The price per bowl is only from 20,000 to 30,000 VND.
Most of the dishes in Dalat have a spicy and smoky taste. This reflects the personality of the local people, who are both elegant and gentle, as well as passionate and intense. During the upcoming 2015 Dalat Flower Festival, you should visit the city to admire the blooming flowers and enjoy the local cuisine.
