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Located in the southwestern part of the Central Highlands, Đắk Nông was separated from Đắk Lắk province. Since its establishment, Đắk Nông has embraced the rich culinary culture of the Central Highlands, featuring specialties like Rượu cần (tube wine), Đức Lập coffee, Tuy Đức sweet potatoes, Sêrêpốk river catfish…
Let PasGo unveil 5 delicious specialties from Đắk Nông that everyone should try!
1/ Đắk Nông Tube Wine – A renowned specialty of the Central Highlands forests.
Beforehand, the cheese will be thoroughly washed with water soaked from the forest leaves and then dried in the sun. By doing so, the cheese will not sour and the flavor will be maximized, providing drinkers with a deeply intoxicating experience.
Moreover, the sought-after Dak Nong specialty liquor is often chosen as a gift by many tourists after their exploration of the vast forests of the Central Highlands.
2/ Delicious Dish from Dak Nong: River Snakehead Fish of Serepok River.
What to Eat in Dak Nong Province?
To answer the question of 'what to eat in Dak Nong province?', the answer lies in the river snakehead fish of Serepok River. The river snakehead fish is a smooth-skinned fish that inhabits many places, but perhaps nowhere else offers such excellent quality fish as the Serepok River. The flesh of Serepok River fish is firm, sweet, and nutritious.
River Snakehead Fish of Serepok River – a famous dish of the Central Highlands.
How to Cook Delicious River Snakehead Fish from Serepok River?
The special aroma and taste of river snakehead fish are enhanced when cooked in various ways such as grilling, stewing, steaming, stir-frying with garlic, or making porridge... The addition of spices further enhances the appeal of the dish. Among them, grilled river snakehead fish is considered the most famous dish in Dak Nong, loved by many diners. If you visit Dak Nong and haven't tasted this dish, it's truly a missed opportunity.
3/ Bamboo-tube Rice - Dak Nong's exquisite delight.
The Special Cooking Method of Delicious Bamboo-tube Rice in the Central Highlands.
When it comes to delicious dishes from Dak Nong, one cannot overlook bamboo-tube rice. Dak Nong bamboo-tube rice is made from sticky rice or glutinous rice, cooked not in a pot but in bamboo tubes, hollowed-out bamboo sections, or coconut shells... along with various other ingredients, then roasted over a fire until fully cooked.
Bamboo-tube Rice of Dak Nong – A must-try dish from the Central Highlands.
Although Dak Nong bamboo-tube rice is made from glutinous rice, its unique cooking method gives it a distinctive flavor compared to regular sticky rice. When eating bamboo-tube rice, diners never feel tired of it, and even when accompanied by other dishes such as grilled chicken or beef, the aroma of bamboo-tube rice remains unmatched.
4/ Central Highlands Wild Leaf Hotpot – Dak Nong's rustic specialty with a long-standing tradition.
Why is it called Wild Leaf Hotpot?
Wild Leaf Hotpot is named as such because the majority of the leaves used in cooking the hotpot are various types of leaves discovered by indigenous people while foraging in the forest.
Forest leaves used in hotpot can include: bitter loc vung leaves with good flavor, dang lang leaves promoting blood circulation and strengthening the body, sâm đất leaves with cooling properties and excellent heat relief; kim căng leaves aiding digestion and promoting good sleep. Additionally, there are many other leaves such as hong ngoc, diếp cá, rau sướng, mã đề, cinnamon, basil, mint, thuyền đất... with detoxifying and body balancing effects.
Traditional dish: Central Highlands Wild Leaf Hotpot.
When you taste this dish, you'll fully experience the delicious aroma of the region's characteristic forest greens, which are hard to find elsewhere. That's why Wild Leaf Hotpot is considered Dak Nong's absolutely delicious specialty that everyone should try.
Forest leaves used in hotpot are carefully selected to ensure they are free from toxins.
Each type of leaf used in hotpot is carefully selected, ensuring they are non-toxic, non-reactive, beneficial for health, and regarded as traditional nutritional supplements.
5/ Dak Nong Specialty: Cloud Bamboo Shoot Soup, just the name makes you want to try it.
Dak Nong's famous specialty dish, unforgettable after just one taste.
Made from various forest greens, Cloud Bamboo Shoot Soup is one of the most famous specialties in Dak Nong's Central Highlands cuisine.
This soup contains at least ten ingredients, including various types of fresh or dried shrimp, fish, and birds, cooked with characteristic forest greens such as củ nén, bép leaves (also known as nhíp leaves), chili, and spices.
Cloud Bamboo Shoot Soup
When enjoying this bamboo shoot soup, diners will perceive the fragrant aroma of bép leaves, the spicy taste of chili, and the rich, fatty taste of bamboo shoots. Particularly, upon the first bite, diners may notice a bitter taste of bamboo shoots that seems unpalatable, but the sweetness will quickly spread, making them crave another bite, and then becoming addicted before they know it.
Why is it called 'Cloud Bamboo Shoot Soup'?
When cooking the soup, all ingredients are placed into a fresh bamboo tube, tightly sealed at the top. The bamboo tube is then tilted over the fire and rotated to evenly cook the soup. When it's almost cooked, a section of thorny cloud vine is inserted into the tube, allowing the ingredients to soften and blend together, hence called Cloud Bamboo Shoot Soup.
Are Dak Nong specialties expensive? Where to buy delicious Dak Nong specialties?
During their travels in Dak Nong, many tourists often ask: are Dak Nong specialties expensive? and where to buy delicious Dak Nong specialties? The answer is very simple: Dak Nong specialties are very humble, closely linked to the Central Highlands forests, so the prices of Dak Nong specialties are not expensive at all. Dak Nong specialties are sold in all Dak Nong tourist areas.
For example: A 3-liter bottle of Dak Nong special liquor costs around 145,000 VND, which is quite affordable, isn't it?
Furthermore, if you want to learn more about specialties from other regions across Vietnam such as Sapa specialties, Saigon specialties, Nha Trang specialties, Phan Thiet specialties... Check out PasGo Blog - Regional specialties will help you discover pocket-friendly options for your trips!
Dak Nong is not only a tourist attraction because of its delicious Dak Nong specialties but also because of the longest volcanic system in Southeast Asia Chư Bulk, the majestic Dak G'lun Waterfall, the breathtaking beauty of Lake Ea Sno, and a place that converges all these elements is the Nam Nung eco-cultural-historical tourist area.
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Best regards.
_Phuong Thuy_
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