Top 5 Pu Luong specialties to buy as gifts

If you have the opportunity to visit the pristine land of Pu Luong, Thanh Hoa, in addition to immersing yourself in the majestic natural scenery and fresh air, visitors certainly will not want to miss the opportunity to explore the delicious dishes with the bold flavors of the mountains and forests here. Not only attractive for its local cuisine, Pu Luong is also a "treasure" of unique, rustic specialties - very suitable to buy as gifts for relatives and friends. In this article, let's take a look at the Pu Luong specialties that you should buy as gifts that are delicious, meaningful, easy to preserve and transport, and will surely make anyone who receives them happy.

1. Traditional yeast wine

This specialty wine is the pride of the Thai people living in Pu Luong. From a young age, girls here have been taught how to make fermented wine with leaves, along with traditional xoe dances. The wine-making process is extremely elaborate, requiring patience and meticulousness in every step. Some batches of wine must be prepared continuously for 1-2 months to produce the most standard flavor.
The ingredients to make fermented wine include many precious forest leaves such as Kham Vac leaves, betel, cinnamon, artemisia, ginger, chili, etc., mixed according to the secret recipe of the Thai people. The finished product is a wine with a mild taste, with a faint scent of the mountains and forests, and is smooth to drink without causing a feeling of heaviness in the head. This is a Pu Luong specialty that should be bought as a gift because of its uniqueness, and is difficult to duplicate with any other wine in other regions - very suitable as a gift for relatives or partners after each trip.

2. Pu Luong Forest Wolf Tea

Illustration of wolfberry tea (Image source: Collected)

Located in Thanh Lam commune - an area bordering Pu Luong nature reserve, this place has ideal climate and soil conditions for growing Wolfberry trees under the canopy of the primeval forest. For a long time, local people have known how to take advantage of this tree to process into many health-beneficial products such as essential oils, herbal wine, traditional medicine to treat snake bites and especially Wolfberry tea - a popular natural herbal tea. The tea has a mild aroma, a refreshing taste, helps calm the nerves, cool down and increase resistance. For those who are looking for Pu Luong specialties to buy as gifts, Wolfberry tea is the ideal choice - both imbued with the flavor of the mountains and forests, and a meaningful health gift from a trip to Pu Luong.
  3. Wild honey

Honey image (Image source: Collected)

Pu Luong wild honey is one of the typical OCOP products of Ba Thuoc district, exploited from beehives living naturally in the primeval forests. Thanks to the rich source of wild flowers and the fresh environment, the honey here has a rich flavor, golden color and characteristic viscosity. Not only trusted by local people, this product is also very popular with tourists from near and far. With high nutritional value and purity, wild honey deserves to be a Pu Luong specialty to buy as a gift after each trip.

4. Mandarin orange syrup

Mandarin orange syrup (Image source: Collected)

If you are looking for a Pu Luong specialty to buy as a gift, then hoi tangerine syrup is the ideal choice. This is a traditional syrup made by the people of Thanh Hoa highlands from dried hoi tangerine peel, combined with fresh ginger, rock sugar and pure tangerine juice. The syrup not only helps purify the body, supplement vitamin C but also has an effective cooling effect, very suitable for use in the summer or as a gift for relatives after a trip.

5. Dried bamboo shoots

Dried bamboo shoots (Photo source: Collected)

If you are looking for a Pu Luong specialty to buy as a gift, dried bamboo shoots are definitely a choice worth considering. After harvesting, the bamboo shoots are carefully processed, naturally dried in the sun and vacuum-packed to ensure hygiene. When you bring them home, just boil them and cook them with dishes such as braised duck, pork belly, or stir-fry them with frogs to have a meal full of mountain flavors. Dried bamboo shoots not only retain their natural crispness but also have a characteristic sweet flavor, making them very easy to preserve and transport.
Not only beautiful nature, memorable resort experiences. Come explore this pristine nature reserve to enjoy more attractive Pu Luong specialties and buy rustic gifts for family and relatives.

Source: https://www.vietravel.com/vn/am-thuc-kham-pha/dac-san-pu-luong-nen-mua-ve-lam-qua-v17089.aspx