Thanh Son sour meat
Sour meat is a typical specialty of the Muong people, nổi bật with its own unique flavor that is hard to confuse. The dish is made from pork, usually wild boar, with a natural sweetness. The meat after being cleaned, sliced with the skin, will be mixed with roasted coriander, then fermented for a certain period of time. When enjoyed, the meat has a slightly sour, buttery, soft taste, combined with crispy and chewy skin to create an attractive feeling.
Sour meat is often eaten with leaves such as sung leaves, dinh lang leaves, dipped in chili sauce, becoming a familiar dish in gatherings. Currently, this dish has many variations such as sour meat with skin, sour meat with bamboo tubes or sour meat with garlic and chili, meeting a variety of tastes.
Ear cake
Tai cake is a rustic dish shaped like an ear, so it is called that, formerly known as Hon cake. The cake is made from plain rice flour, creating a characteristic soft white crust.
The filling inside is pork marinated to taste, fatty and fragrant, blended with a flexible, soft crust. The cake is best when eaten hot, just steamed, especially suitable for chilly weather days. This is also a popular dish with prices from only 3,000 - 5,000 VND per piece.
Hemibagrus hotpot
Viet Tri Hemibagrus has long become a famous specialty of Phu Tho thanks to its firm, sweet and boneless meat. This type of fish was once used as a royal dish. From Hemibagrus, local people process many attractive dishes such as grilled galangal, grilled betel leaves or mixed with shallots.
Among them, Hemibagrus hotpot cooked with sour bamboo shoots is the most popular dish. Thanks to the inherent sweetness of the fish, the hotpot does not need too much seasoning but still retains its rich flavor, is easy to eat and suitable for many diners.
Cassava cake
For many people in Phu Tho, cassava cake is associated with memories of difficult years. Today, this rustic cake has become a specialty loved by many people.
The cake has two types of filling: sweet and savory. The sweet filling is usually made from green beans, peanuts, sesame, coconut and sugar, while the savory filling includes minced meat, dried onions and wood ear mushrooms that are stir-fried until flavorful. The cake is wrapped in banana leaves, steamed, has a small round shape, when eaten hot, dipped in peanuts and sesame seeds to create a characteristic rich aroma.
Scrubbing
Cọ ỏm is a typical dish from palm fruit - a familiar fruit in Phu Tho. After harvesting, the palm fruit is cleaned and boiled for about 20-25 minutes to ripen.
The finished product has a glossy black skin, yellow inside, thick, soft and buttery flesh. When eaten, cọ ỏm is often dipped in sesame salt or fish sauce, bringing a simple but unique flavor. The selling price ranges from about 60,000 - 70,000 VND/kg.
