(Baonghean.vn) – Lam is an indispensable dish of the Thai and Khmu ethnic groups in the highlands of Nghe An and today it is widely popular and loved by many diners.
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| According to Thai village elders, lam dish originated from this ethnic community. This is a dish that uses bamboo tubes as "pots" to cook various types of food. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Bamboo rice is a popular food among the Thai community. Sticky rice is cleaned and put into bamboo tubes to be burned to retain its flavor. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Tadpoles are also a delicious dish when processed into lam combined with spices such as broken rice, lemongrass, chili... Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Many people have also found more unique dishes, using snail shells as "pots" to cook food. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| In addition to the above dishes, the Khmu people of Nghe An also have many special lam dishes such as lam chuot, lam cay... Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The main ingredient of this dish is rat meat trapped in the deep forest and "strung" for a long time in the kitchen attic. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Hot chili is indispensable in the Khmu dish. Unfamiliar diners will feel the spiciness when enjoying this dish. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| To make a dish of lam, the cook must prepare very carefully and sit by the fire for hours to "watch the fire". Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The Kho Mu people's lam dish must be smooth and have the aroma of natural foods. Nowadays, these dishes are not only popular among the ethnic communities in the highlands but are also loved by diners everywhere. Photo: Dao Tho |
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