Top 5 Pu Luong specialties to buy as outstanding gifts

1. Traditional yeast wine

This specialty wine is the pride of the Thai people living in Pu Luong. From a young age, girls here have been taught how to make fermented wine with leaves, along with traditional xoe dances. The wine-making process is extremely elaborate, requiring patience and meticulousness in every step. Some batches of wine must be prepared continuously for 1-2 months to produce the most standard flavor.
The ingredients to make yeast wine include many precious forest leaves such as Kham Vac leaves, betel, cinnamon, artemisia, ginger, chili, etc., mixed according to the secret recipe of the Thai people. The finished product is a wine with a mild taste, faintly scented with the scent of the mountains and forests, smooth when drunk without causing a feeling of heaviness in the head. This is a Pu Luong specialty that should be bought as a gift because of its uniqueness, difficult to duplicate with any wine in other regions - very suitable as a gift for relatives or partners after each trip.

2. Pu Luong Forest Wolf Tea

Illustration of wolfberry tea (Image source: Collected)

Located in Thanh Lam commune - an area bordering Pu Luong nature reserve, this place has ideal climate and soil conditions for growing the Wolfberry tree under the canopy of the primeval forest. For a long time, local people have known how to take advantage of this tree to process into many health-beneficial products such as essential oils, herbal wine, traditional medicine to treat snake bites and especially Wolfberry tea - a popular natural herbal tea. The tea has a mild aroma, a refreshing taste, helps calm the nerves, cool the body and increase resistance. For those who are looking for Pu Luong specialties to buy as gifts, Wolfberry tea is the ideal choice - both imbued with the flavor of the mountains and forests, and a meaningful health gift from a trip to Pu Luong.
  3. Wild honey

Honey image (Image source: Collected)

Pu Luong forest honey is one of the typical OCOP products of Ba Thuoc district, exploited from natural beehives in the primeval forests. Thanks to the rich source of wild flowers and the fresh environment, the honey here has a rich flavor, golden color and characteristic viscosity. Not only is it trusted by local people, this product is also very popular with tourists from near and far. With high nutritional value and purity, forest honey deserves to be a Pu Luong specialty to buy as a gift after each trip.

4. Mandarin syrup

Mandarin orange syrup (Image source: Collected)

If you are looking for a Pu Luong specialty to buy as a gift, then hoi tangerine syrup is the ideal choice. This is a traditional syrup made by the people of Thanh Hoa highlands from dried hoi tangerine peel, combined with fresh ginger, rock sugar and pure tangerine juice. The syrup not only helps purify the body, supplement vitamin C but also has an effective cooling effect, very suitable for use in the summer or as a gift for relatives after a trip.

5. Dried bamboo shoots

Dried bamboo shoots (Photo source: Collected)

If you are looking for a Pu Luong specialty to buy as a gift, dried bamboo shoots are definitely a choice worth considering. After harvesting, the bamboo shoots are carefully processed, naturally dried in the sun and vacuum-packed to ensure hygiene. When you bring them home, just boil them and cook them with dishes such as braised duck, pork belly, or stir-fry with frogs to have a meal with a strong mountain flavor. Dried bamboo shoots not only retain their natural crispness but also have a characteristic sweet flavor, making them very easy to preserve and transport.
Not only beautiful nature, memorable resort experiences. Come explore this pristine nature reserve to enjoy more attractive Pu Luong specialties and buy rustic gifts for family and relatives.

Source: https://www.vietravel.com/vn/am-thuc-kham-pha/dac-san-pu-luong-nen-mua-ve-lam-qua-v17089.aspx