5 delicious and unique Vinh Phuc specialties, diners "flock" to buy as gifts

Lap Thach fermented fish

When mentioning Vinh Phuc specialties, we cannot fail to mention the famous fish dish (also known as sour salted fish) of Lap Thach district, which has been associated with many generations of people here. The season for making fish dish usually takes place during the time of planting winter-spring rice. At this time, the ponds will dry up and people will go catch fish to process.

Pickled fish can be enjoyed immediately or processed into many dishes, but the most delicious and popular is grilled fish.

Initially, locals pickled the fish to prolong its shelf life and use. Over time, this fish dish with a unique preparation method became a specialty loved by both locals and tourists from all over the world (Photo: Hieu Le Foods)

Diners who have had the opportunity to enjoy Lap Thach sour salted fish commented that the fish meat is not dry like fish sauce, not mushy like fresh fish or fried fish. When removed, the fish meat has a deep pink color, a harmonious sour and salty taste and an indescribable aroma.

Beef with ant bites

Raw beef with ants is a dish that not only has a strange name but also impresses with its elaborate preparation process and only when coming to Tam Dao (Vinh Phuc), visitors have the opportunity to enjoy it.

Freshly slaughtered cows, the meat still hot, will be cut into pieces and hung right next to ant nests on forest trees. People will poke the ants in the nest to burst out, covering the meat. To ensure hygiene, the locals only choose ant nests on trees.

After the ant bites, the beef is washed in diluted salt water, drained, then placed on a grill and grilled over glowing charcoal until the meat is rare, sizzling, and fragrant, then it can be enjoyed.

Fresh beef is thinly sliced, placed on bamboo sticks and placed close to ant nests (Photo cut from clip)

If you have the opportunity to visit Tam Dao, visitors can find and enjoy this specialty at some restaurants in town with prices ranging from 350,000 - 400,000 VND/kg.

Lung Ngoai Cake

Banh ngoa is a long-standing specialty of the people of Lung Ngoai village, Lung Hoa commune, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province. This cake has also been recognized by the Vietnam Record Organization (Vietkings) and Top Vietnam Organization (VietTop) as one of the Top 100 specialty dishes and Top 100 unique gift specialties (2020 - 2021) nationwide.

Lung Ngoai Ngoa cake has the chewy taste of sticky rice, the sweet taste of molasses, combined with the rich taste of green beans and peanuts, making diners remember it forever after just one bite (Photo: Vinh Phuc Newspaper)

Ngoa cake is made from main ingredients including green beans, molasses, sticky rice, roasted peanuts and often appears during holidays, Tet or important events of Lung Hoa commune people such as longevity celebrations, village parties, etc.

Cakes using Vinh Tuong molasses

Similar to bánh ngoa, bánh làm làm is also a famous specialty of Vĩnh Tường district people with the same preparation method as bánh trôi and bánh chay. However, bánh làm làm làm có không có thể có thể có thể có một flavor.

The molasses cake is prepared in the same way as banh troi and banh chay but has its own flavor (Photo: Culture and Development Magazine)

The molasses cake is attractive because of its red color, the gentle aroma of ginger and a little roasted sesame sprinkled on top. The soft white cake layer blends with the sweet molasses flavor and the rich flavor of sesame, becoming a rustic gift loved by many people.

Chayote Tam Dao

Tam Dao is not only the most popular tourist destination in Vinh Phuc province, but also impresses with its diverse cuisine , with many delicious dishes, including the famous chayote dish.

Tam Dao has favorable natural climate conditions, so chayote here grows very well and has high quality (Photo: Vinh Phuc Province Tourism Promotion Center)

Chayote from Tam Dao can be processed into many different delicious dishes such as stir-fried chayote shoots, boiled chayote shoots, stir-fried chayote fruit, etc. Not only enjoying it on the spot when traveling to Tam Dao, many tourists also buy chayote as gifts for family, friends and relatives.

Phan Dau

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