At an altitude of about 145 m above sea level, Ba Be is the largest natural freshwater lake in Viet Na in Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. This place is an interesting stop for visitors when they want to get away from the noisy life in the city to share with the pristine nature, immense and fanciful.
In addition to relaxing moments with the scenery when cruising on the lake, visitors can also stay in Pac Ngoi village to better understand the cultural characteristics of the Tay people living on the lakeside, as well as enjoy local dishes on the mountain.
Grilled fish
Grilled lake fish in Ba Be is a favorite dish of many tourists because the smell is not fishy, although small with fingers, but the taste is fragrant and attractive, can eat both meat, bones and head. After washing, the fish is preliminarily dissected to remove bile and intestines, then clamped tightly with bamboo sticks, grilled on charcoal for about 15 minutes, waiting for it to turn yellow to be usable.
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Sour shrimp
In Ba Be, people often eat sour shrimp with spring leg meat or boiled ba chi with a plate of sour caramel, green bananas, lentils ... In the midst of the poetic natural scenery, sipping sour shrimp and a small cup of spicy corn wine, visitors will have a feeling of smooth lightheadedness, penetrating the fatty and sour taste of meat, feeling the spicy chili garlic and galangal aroma ...
The dish is sold quite a lot in Bó Lu, Pac Ngoi villages ... In addition to shrimp, shrimp or small fish are caught fresh in the lake, not eaten all, people also salt into jars, to eat gradually.
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Forest banana nut
Bananas in Ba Be lake are sold a lot on the way up to Tien pond, the area to welcome guests from the entrance to the lake ... Because it is grown on the mountains around the lake, the banana stems rise high, the rounded fruits look very attractive, both creating beautiful landscapes and used for medicine and gifts.
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Pork guard kitchen
Unlike some other ethnic groups, the Tay people living around Ba Be Lake often put meat in the basket or go to the forest and then hang it on the stove. The smoke from the wood stove every day makes the meat yellow-black.
Such hanging meat leaves for a whole year without spoiling. Today, although there is no need to store meat hanging from the kitchen as food to save, there is always a little in the Tay house around the lake, used on occasions of welcoming distinguished guests, holidays or other important days. Often when making meat hanging from the kitchen, people use the "rocket pig", a type of pig raised for a long time but the meat is very delicious.
Vegetables
As a vegetable that only grows in high mountainous areas, the vegetable is very attractive to visitors when Bac Kan tourism. It is of interest not only by its special name, but also as a very tasty dish. Vegetables are usually prepared by stir-frying garlic, stir-frying sour bamboo shoot juice or mannequin with peanuts which is very delicious. Besides, this vegetable is also known as a remedy used to cure many different diseases. Especially diseases of the colon, digestion.
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Sticky rice
From the rounded glutinous rice grains, people soak for hours before putting them into wooden bowls, cooked by steam. The rice grain is then flexible and not sticky, when eaten, the taste is different, less cloying.
The Tay people in Ba Be Lake often use sticky rice with grilled fish, pork from the kitchen or rim..
Bodhi
Pelicans have a very unique taste, it is impossible to find similarities in any other flavor. Around spring, pelicans begin to bloom lush green. On this occasion, everywhere in the highland markets here, there is a sale of Portuguese vegetables. If you once have the opportunity to visit Bac Kan, let's enjoy the typical taste of mountains and forests.
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Forest shoots
Coming to Ba Be Lake, visitors can enjoy a variety of forest shoots such as bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots ... This is 100% clean food. In addition to enjoying fresh bamboo shoots stir-fried, boiled or cooked soup, Bac Kan people mainly preserve bamboo shoots by drying. This dish is like a precious gift to buy after each visit to Ba Be.
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