Vietnamese flavors converge at the "common home"

Here, visitors have the opportunity to explore , experience and enjoy many ethnic dishes prepared and performed by local people, notably bamboo rice - grilled chicken of the Northwest, banh chung - banh giay of the North and canh thut bud may - grilled stream fish of the Central Highlands.

Bamboo rice, grilled chicken Northwest

This is a rustic dish with a rich flavor of the Northwest mountains and forests, and is one of the highlights that attracts tourists when they come to visit and experience activities at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village. To make this dish, people put washed sticky rice into young bamboo tubes, add a little spring water and grill it over hot coals. When cooked, the rice gives off a gentle aroma, with the sweetness of sticky rice and a faint smell of bamboo smoke. Served with bamboo rice is grilled chicken with mac khen, crispy skin, sweet meat, and soaked in the typical spices of the mountains and forests. At the Thai and Muong ethnic villages, visitors can also watch artisans light the stove, grill bamboo rice, grill chicken and introduce the meaning of the dish.

Traditional Chung cake and Giay cake

Banh chung and banh giay are traditional dishes of the Vietnamese people in the Northern Delta, associated with the legend of Lang Lieu. Skilled artisans carefully wrap banh chung in green dong leaves, tied neatly with strings, next to a pot of steaming cakes. The dish evokes the atmosphere of reunion. Square banh chung symbolizes the earth, round banh giay symbolizes the sky, expressing the philosophy of yin and yang, gratitude to ancestors and the desire for fullness and happiness of the Vietnamese people. The activities of wrapping banh chung and pounding banh giay are often held on the occasion of the Hung Kings' death anniversary and Lunar New Year at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, attracting many people and tourists to participate.

Bamboo shoot soup and grilled stream fish from the Central Highlands

These are traditional dishes of the Ede and M'nong people living in the Central Highlands, bringing a wild, strong and passionate flavor. Wild bamboo shoots, stream fish, wild chili and typical spices are put into bamboo tubes, grilled and then pressed evenly until blended into a thick mixture. The dish has a slightly bitter, spicy taste and the characteristic smoky aroma of bamboo, showing the harmony between humans and nature. In the performances at the Cultural and Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups, Central Highlands artisans often cook and tell about the eating customs of their ethnic groups, helping visitors understand more deeply about the culinary culture of the highlands.

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