At an altitude of about 145 m above sea level, Ba Be is the largest natural freshwater lake in Vietnam in Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, Bac Kan province. This place is an interesting stop for tourists when they want to get away from the noisy life of the city to experience the wild nature. immense and fantastic.
In addition to relaxing moments and scenery when cruising on the lake, visitors can also stay at Pac Ngoi village to understand more about the cultural characteristics of the Tay people living on the lakeside, as well as enjoy dishes with bold local flavors on the mountain.
Grilled fish
Grilled lake fish in Ba Be is a favorite dish of many tourists because of the fishy smell, although it is as small as a finger, but the taste is strong and attractive, you can eat both meat, bones and head. After washing, the fish is princibly dissected to remove the bile and intestines, then clamped tightly with a bamboo stick, grilled on charcoal for about 15 minutes, waiting for it to turn golden before it can be used.
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Sour shrimp
In Ba Be, people often eat sour shrimp with pork leg meat or boiled pork belly with a plate of sour star fruit, 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 smooth feeling, absorb the fatty and sour taste of the meat, feel the spicy chili garlic and the aroma of galangal...
The dish is sold quite a lot in the villages of Bo Lu, Pac Ngoi... In addition to shrimp, shrimp or small fish are caught fresh in the lake, not eaten all, people also salt them in jars, to eat gradually.
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Wild banana seeds
Banana seeds of Ba Be lake are sold a lot on the way up to Tien pond, the pick-up area from the entrance gate to the lake... Because it is planted on the mountains around the lake, the banana stems reach high, the round fruits look very attractive, both creating a beautiful landscape and being used as medicine and gifts.
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Pork in the kitchen
Unlike some other ethnic groups, the Tay people living around Ba Be Lake often put meat in baskets or go to the forest and then hang it on the stove. The smoke from the wood stove smokes every day, making the meat yellow-black.
The meat hangs like that for a whole year without spoiling. Nowadays, although they do not have to store meat hanging in the kitchen as food to save, there are always a few in the houses of the Tay people around the lake, used on occasions to welcome distinguished guests, holidays or other important days. Often when making meat hanging in 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 the high mountains, Ngoc is very attractive to tourists when Bac Kan tourism. It is not only interested by the special name but also a very tasty dish. Vegetables are often prepared by stir-frying garlic, stir-frying sour bamboo shoot juice or stuffed with very delicious peanuts. Besides, this vegetable is also known as a remedy used to cure many different diseases. Especially diseases of the colon and digestion.
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Sticky rice
From the round glutinous rice grains, people soak for many hours before putting them in wooden bowls, and the food is cooked with steam. The rice grains are then flexible and do not stick to the hands, when eaten, the taste of glutinous rice is different, less stuffy.
The Tay people in Ba Be lake often use sticky rice with grilled fish, pork in the kitchen or rim meat.
Broccoli
Bo khai has a very unique taste, and it is impossible to find similarities in any other type of taste. Around spring, bodhi begins to bloom with green tops. On this occasion, all the highland markets here are selling bodhi vegetables. If you have the opportunity to visit Bac Kan, let's enjoy the typical taste of the mountains and forests.
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Bamboo shoots
Coming to Ba Be Lake, visitors can enjoy many types of wild bamboo shoots such as bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, etc. This is 100% clean food. In addition to enjoying fresh bamboo shoots stir-fried, boiled or cooked in soup, Bac Kan people mainly preserve bamboo shoots by drying. This dish is like a precious gift to buy after every visit to Ba Be.
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