Sapa tourism is not only famous for magnificent beauty of nature, the fresh cool climate, but also a place has many special foods with bold flavours of the northwestern mountains. We will give you some suggestion of what food you must try when visit Sapa which impressed all of the tourists visiting here.
Bamboo tube sticky rice
Traditional Sapa bamboo tube sticky rice Bamboo tube sticky rice is typical dish of ethnic minorities Northwest region of our country, the main ingredient is sticky rice cooked in bamboo. When it is done, the singed skin of the bamboo is removed, leaving a thin cover that is also peeled away when you eat. Bamboo tube sticky rice is popular and favorite because of impressive taste of sticky rice, mineral water and soft fragrancy of bamboo.
Seven colours sticky rice
Seven colours sticky rice is traditional dish of Nung ethnic minority in Muong Khuong District, Lao Cai province.
Seven colours sticky rice is traditional dish of Nung ethnic minority in Muong Khuong District, Lao Cai province. This dish has seven colors such as pink, vermilion, scarlet, bright green, yellow green, banana leaf green and yellow and especially these colors is made from natural tree so the sticky rice has typical taste of the nature here and you can totally feel secure when eating it. In New year day, every family eats this sticky rice and wish for lucky and happy New Year. Cap Nach pork
Grilled Cap Nach pork
A delicious food hard to resist in Sapa.
It is easy to meet the picture of local people carrying pigs or even carring under armpit to sell in the market, and the name "lon cap nach" ( or “ carried-under-arm”) is originated from that. This is special pigs of upland people, local people do not lock pigs in pigpen, they free- range them to find food in the forest or garden since they are piglet. Therefore, after 1 year the pigs weight just about 20kgs and then are brought to the market for sale. Cap Nach Pork is very famous and used for processing a lot of delicious food in many luxurious restaurants.
Grilled food
The cool weather is so perfect for grilled food
The weather in Sapa is cool all year, that why you should never forget to try grilled dishes such as the skewered pork, grilled pork side, quail, skewered beef with enokitake mushroom or “Cai Meo” - a special kale in Sapa,... Cai Meo is a special vegetables here, the bitter taste of this vegetables stagnating on the tongue will make tourist enjoy.
Sapa Peach
Sapa Peach is not only beautiful but also very tasty- one of characteristic of this place
The sweet, sour, acrid taste and unmistakable fragrance is the unique taste of genuine Sapa peach. The gardens of Sapa Peach full of fruit around the town always attracts tourists visiting Sapa. A basket of Sapa peaches will certainly be precious gift for friends and relatives from northwest region.
In addition, if you visit a restaurant here, do not forget to order apple pies served with Sapa honey.
Thang Co
Eating Thang Co together with drinking corn wine which is warm and fragrant, is the essence of the mountains.
Thang Co is one of the most famous dishes of the Mong in the northwest of Vietnam. It exists in every villages and market of the H'mong. Thang Co Sapa is made from horse, a pot of soup which includes meat, organs of horse, vegetables and special kinds of spices. The technique of making it is quite simple. After the animal is killed and washed, its internal parts are removed, which are later cut up. These parts are put in a big pan and fried in their own grease. Minutes later, water is added to the pan and the meat is simmered for hours.
Thang Co is often served with Cai Meo, Ngon Su Hao, Cai Lau – some special vegetables in Sapa... Eating Thang Co together with drinking corn wine which is warm and fragrant, is the essence of the mountains. When food and drinks mix together will create a sense of comfort and unforgetability.
Smoked meat
This is a popular dish of ethnic minorities in Sapa.
As a popular dish of ethnic minorities in Sapa. Smoked meat is made from the meat of shoulder and back of pigs, buffalos, cows and horses. To make smoked meat, they first clarify fat and muscle from the meat, cut into 2-3 centimeters pieces, then marinate with mashed Mac Khen leave, granular salt, pepper and crushed banana nuts. Lastly hang it up over wood stove, the heat and smoke from stove are not only preserved meat not to be spoiled but also make the meat has a very particular taste. Fried bacon with Cai Meo will be very exotic dishes, it is tasty enough to keep tourists this place.
Silkie Chicken ( or silky chicken)
The studies have shown that Silkie Chicken has not only effect of sex ability but also medicinal value especially in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
As a special kind of chicken of the Mong with black skin, meat and bone. The meat of Silkie chicken is firm, delicious, crispy skin make eaters feel interesting. The studies have shown that Silkie Chicken has not only effect of sex ability but also medicinal value especially in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The most famous dish made from Silkie chicken in Sapa is grilled chicken with honey. Delicious grilled chicken eating with mint leaves, pepper and salt in lime, will surely sastify the most discerning diners. Silkie chiken is very small, about 1.2 kilogram per one with pitch black skin. the people who sees it the first time will feel a little “disgusting”. Silkie chiken can be processed into many different food but the most delicious dish is grilled chicken with honey. Grilled chicken after finishing still steaming hot, the best is that we eat with mint leaves, pepper and salt in lime, so delicious. Your Sapa trip will be imperfect if you do not try this dish.
Salmon
Salmon Sapa is fine cuisine here, low fat, nutritious and indescribable delicious
Salmon is recently reared sucessfully in Sapa thanks to the temperate climate, similiar to the climate of Europe and North America where is the habitat of salmon. Unlike imported salmon are usually fat, friable meat, farmed salmon in Sapa has firm meat, beautiful pink, low fat and high nutritional value, which can be processed into many different dishes, especially salmon salad, salmon hot pot, grilled salmon ... That is why salmon dish is gradually becoming a luxury dish to treat travelers when coming to Sapa.