Coming to Ha Giang, you should not miss egg rolls with a thin layer of wet dough, inside is the peachy red color of eggs, a specialty of the homeland.
Another dish to try is Au Tau porridge, cooked with yellow flower glutinous rice mixed with regular rice, water chestnut tubers simmered thoroughly in rich pork leg broth and herbs. Au Tau porridge is not only a simple dish, but also a cold tonic.
Banh chung gu cake is a specialty of Ha Giang, wrapped by hand, the crust is green or black depending on the type of rice. For green cakes, the rice is mixed with dill, while for black cakes, black rice is used. The filling contains both lean meat and fat. Cakes are packed daily by several families in Ha Giang city, but must be ordered in advance because quantities are limited. Each cake costs from 17,000 VND.
Thang aran in Dong Van looks like banh troi in Hanoi, made from glutinous rice flour, can be made vegetarian or wrapped with bean paste.
Thang co is not a dish that everyone can eat, but it is a specialty of the Northwest with the aroma of cardamom, doi seeds, lemongrass and the greasy taste of meat.
Au tau porridge is cooked from upland sticky rice, pig’s feet and au tau root. Take home au tau roots, wash them, soak them in rice water for one night, then simmer for about 4 hours until soft and crumbly. Then the meat is mixed with rice and cooked in broth from pig’s feet. Au tau root is very toxic so it must be carefully processed and eaten to relieve hangovers and prevent bone and joint pain.
Buckwheat cake is a typical cake of the Mong people in the rocky highlands. The process of making cakes has many steps, the harvested buckwheat seeds are dried, then ground until smooth, then mix the flour with water and mold into flat round cakes, put them in a mold and then steam them. When eating, grill or fry. The cake has a fragrant, slightly sweet, slightly gritty taste.
Bac Me Lam Rice gradually becomes a typical specialty of the Tay ethnic people. When enjoyed, Lam rice has a delicious aroma mixed with banana leaves and grilled tubes, eating with sesame salt or grilled stream fish will be very interesting.
