Attractive cuisine of Khmer ethnic minorities

Special dishes of Khmer ethnic minorities

We had the opportunity to attend a robe offering ceremony in Tri Ton district. After the religious ceremony, the family treated guests to a typical meal of the Khmer ethnic minority. Fish noodle soup is a notable highlight, looking quite simple with noodles and finely ground fish meat on top, rich turmeric yellow color. Served with noodles is a plate of mixed vegetables, clear fish sauce with a few slices of spicy chili. In Tri Ton town or Thoai Son district, it is not difficult to enjoy fish noodle soup cooked in the style of the Khmer ethnic minority. Skillful women who are good at seasoning open shops in the town center so that many customers can eat regularly. Fish noodle soup is true to its name, most of the fish meat is finely ground and cooked in broth, creating a rich and natural sweetness, mixed with wormwood and carefully selected spices.

During the tourist season, when coming to the Seven Mountains to explore, the list of culinary dishes introduced by "backpackers" and locals is countless. The locality also promotes unique cuisine through organizing booths present in the framework of most events taking place. Along with that, introducing typical agricultural products, special products to stimulate demand, support households, establishments, and businesses in the area to reach consumers. In particular, the cuisine of the Khmer ethnic minority always includes pickled papaya, grilled frog, chicken burned with Chuc leaves, beef porridge, ka-tum cake, palm cake, chicken cooked with giang leaves, palm milk, flat rice... Annual events are integrated with a series of exciting activities, from culture, sports, to folk games, typical dishes of the ethnic minorities.

Just for banh canh, from Tinh Bien town to Tri Ton district, there are many versions for tourists to choose from, such as: Vinh Trung banh canh, lo ren banh canh, doi banh canh, banh canh - cam banh, banh canh hanh... Banh canh noodles are made from the local specialty rice, soft, chewy, fragrant, some places process into round noodles, or flattened shiny noodles. Associated with local tourist destinations, banh canh shops have become famous, welcoming a large number of diners to enjoy, helping the cuisine become an indispensable product in the discovery journey of groups and tours inside and outside the province. In Tri Ton district, banh canh has its own unique characteristics, eaten with cam banh called banh canh - cam banh; banh canh with beef balls must wait to be cut into dough on the spot, all ingredients are fresh called doi banh canh...

Among the dishes known as "roadside specialties", grilled beef along the road leading to Phnom Pi hamlet (Chau Lang commune, Tri Ton district) is one of the first names worth mentioning. Each piece of beef is skewered alternately with pieces of fat and grilled to harmonize the fatty, soft, not boring taste, served with mashed papaya with more than 10 ingredients, giving off an attractive aroma. The dishes mainly use palm sugar, a characteristic of the cuisine of the Khmer ethnic minority people that cannot be mistaken for anything else. Next is grilled frog, which cannot be found anywhere else, but must have the standard taste prepared by the Khmer people in the Bay Nui region to fully enjoy the delicious feeling. Grilled frog is sold at many places in the center of Tri Ton town, is a dish that is quite elaborately prepared, using rich spices. In which, mashed turmeric, lemongrass, and betel leaves are the main spices that create the flavor of the dish. The frog meat is minced with pork belly, marinated with spices and stuffed back into the frog's belly, grilled over hot coals, continuously brushed with sauce so that the meat turns golden brown and shiny.

Many dishes are considered specialties by diners, which were previously just popular snacks in the village. Thanks to the promotion of tourism , more and more curious tourists come to enjoy them, and people have opened restaurants, creating significant income and promoting their unique culinary culture to the community. These simple but elaborate dishes are the result of cultural exchange and the skillful creativity of housewives using available ingredients, enriching the culinary map of the Bay Nui region.

MY HANH

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