Irresistible delicacies of the Ba Na people in Kbang district

(NLDO) - Traditional cuisine of the Ba Na people is prepared from natural ingredients, imbued with the flavor of the mountains and forests.

Cuisine is an important part of the traditional culture of the Ba Na people in Kbang district, Gia Lai province. The uniqueness of Ba Na cuisine lies not only in its flavor but also in its preparation, ingredients, and profound cultural significance.

The Ba Na people often prepare dishes in the traditional way, without using many industrial spices, but taking advantage of spices from available roots and seeds to enhance the flavor of the dish. The cooking method is also simple such as grilling and steaming, helping the dish retain its natural flavor. Typical dishes include: bamboo rice, grilled chicken, cassava leaves, grilled stream fish...

Grilled pork is one of the traditional dishes of the Ba Na people. The pork is skewered and grilled over hot coals to create a rich, fragrant flavor, crispy skin, and soft, sweet meat inside.

Nowadays, at events, cultural weeks and festivals, Ba Na dishes are often introduced so that diners have the opportunity to enjoy and feel the unique festival atmosphere. Ba Na cuisine is also on the menu in many restaurants and homestays to meet the culinary exploration needs of tourists.

Mr. Dinh A Ngui, owner of Dinh A Ngui homestay in Kong Long Khong commune, Kbang district, said that the Ba Na people often take advantage of clean ingredients available from nature and farming to prepare dishes. Natural ingredients from the mountains and forests such as: bamboo shoots, stream fish, wild vegetables, rattan shoots... Homegrown and farmed ingredients such as cassava leaves, perilla leaves, theo meat, chicken.

"Tourists coming to Kbang district like traditional Ba Na dishes, natural ingredients such as grilled chicken, stream fish, cassava leaves... Tourists can also follow the process, be guided on how to prepare the dishes to better understand the cuisine of our people" - said Mr. Dinh A Ngui.

Cassava leaves and bitter melon are naturally grown ingredients often used by the Ba Na people to prepare food.

Fresh fish is caught from the stream and then grilled over hot coals to help the fish retain its freshness and sweet meat.

Fragrant sticky rice is stuffed into bamboo tubes and grilled over hot coals to create the famous bamboo rice dish of the Ba Na people in Kbang.

Bamboo rice, grilled chicken with salt and perilla leaves is a Ba Na dish that has conquered many tourists.

Fish and stream shrimp are seasoned with natural spices and then wrapped in banana leaves and grilled over a fire to create a rich flavor.

Foreign tourists enjoy traditional dishes of the Ba Na people at Dinh A Ngui homestay, Kong Long Khong commune, Kbang district.

In addition to enjoying dishes with rich mountain flavors, visitors to Kbang district are also warmly welcomed and immersed in the bustling sounds of gongs and passionate xoang dances.

Coming to Kbang district for tourism, in addition to admiring the wonderful natural scenery; experiencing the life of the Ba Na people; sitting in a traditional communal house, tourists gather around a jar of rice wine, enjoying fragrant bamboo-tube rice, grilled meat with salt and perilla leaves, steamed stream fish wrapped in banana leaves, fried noodles...

The appeal of Ba Na cuisine lies not only in its unique flavors but also in the cultural stories and indigenous emotions hidden behind each dish, leaving a deep impression on diners.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nhung-mon-ngon-kho-cuong-cua-nguoi-ba-na-o-huyen-kbang-196241128165019856.htm