Cơm lam
Com lam is a rustic dish but causes nostalgia for many tourists. Sticky rice is washed and soaked in water from black rice plants, red rice plants... to create color, mixed with a little salt, put in fresh bamboo tubes and then grilled over charcoal. When cooked, the charred bamboo peel emits a characteristic aroma, the rice inside is chewy, sweet and faintly smells of young bamboo. Com lam is served with sesame salt or grilled meat, very suitable after a long mountain climbing journey.
Che lam
Che lam is a familiar snack at stops in Yen Tu. This dish is made from roasted sticky rice flour, sugarcane honey, ginger and crushed roasted peanuts. The che lam piece is chewy, sweet, with a slight spiciness of ginger, and a fragrant and buttery taste of peanuts. Many tourists choose to buy che lam as a gift because of its traditional flavor and ease of preservation.
Cinnamon cake
Cinnamon cake (or tube cake) is made from simple ingredients such as rice flour, sugar, coconut milk and sesame seeds. Under high pressure and temperature, the flour mixture is cooked instantly and pushed out through a flat mold. As soon as the cake is out of the machine, the craftsman will use scissors to cut it into pieces or roll it up before the cake cools and hardens.
Nut cake
Chestnut cake takes advantage of the characteristic chestnut source of the Northeast region. Chestnuts are ground to make filling, combined with grilled or steamed flour crust. The cake has a natural buttery and fatty taste, light aroma, and is often sold a lot during the festival season.
Bamboo shoots
Once you come to Yen Tu, don't forget to try fresh bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots are crispy, sweet, often stir-fried or most delicious when boiled and dipped in sesame salt.
Soaked bamboo shoots are also a specialty that many people seek to buy. Fresh bamboo or bamboo shoots are crispy and crunchy, soaked with fresh chili powder, creating a spicy taste that stimulates the taste buds. The special highlight lies in the mắc mật fruit, bringing the characteristic aroma of Northeast cuisine.
Besides, Yen Tu cuisine is also extremely rich with crispy and fragrant fried stream fish with piper lolot leaves; chicken cooked with Bau wine with the characteristic flavor of the Dao people; wild water spinach made into salad or stir-fried with meat; sweet and fragrant banh tai lon of the San Diu people. Order both herbal sweet soup or a little spicy Yen Tu apricot wine to make the meal more complete.
To enjoy these authentic dishes, you can visit famous addresses such as Com Que Lang Nuong restaurant, Tho Quang restaurant, Tung Lam restaurant or stroll around the culinary area in Lang Nuong.
