(Baonghean.vn) – Due to the natural conditions and geographical location, ethnic minority communities in western Nghe An province have adapted to their living environment in many ways since ancient times. Through this, they have created their own unique culinary culture. Using bamboo or rattan tubes to cook food is the oldest and most common method among ethnic minority communities in the highlands of Nghe An.
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| Traveling to the western part of Nghe An province, home to ethnic minorities such as the Thai, Mong, and Khmu, visitors can enjoy different unique dishes each season. Many of these dishes are prepared using bamboo tubes. (Photo: Ho Phuong) |
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| Using fresh bamboo or rattan tubes to prepare food is considered the oldest method of the ethnic minorities in the highlands. The photo shows pickled vegetables in bamboo tubes – a specialty of the Thai people in districts such as Que Phong, Quy Chau, and Con Cuong... The main ingredient is a type of small-stemmed, chewy upland cucumber. When eaten, it has a refreshing sour taste and a very distinctive aroma. Photo by Ho Phuong. |
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| The most distinctive dish made in bamboo tubes is sticky rice cooked in bamboo. Today, sticky rice in bamboo remains indispensable for those who spend long periods in the forest or fields, and it is also present at community festivals and holidays. Photo by Ho Phuong. |
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| Sticky rice cooked in bamboo tubes, a dish from the mountains and forests, has been a staple on the tables during village festivals. Photo by Dao Tho. |
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| Fermented pork in bamboo tubes can be made from wild boar, piglet, buffalo, beef, deer, etc. In Nghe An, this special dish can only be found in the western region. Photo by Ho Phuong. |
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| Stone crabs cooked in bamboo tubes is a rustic dish, but it will satisfy anyone who has the chance to taste it. Photo by Truong Hien. |
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| Crab cooked in bamboo tubes will have a more beautiful color and retain all its nutrients, as well as the distinctive flavor of crab meat mixed with the aroma of fresh bamboo. Photo by Truong Hien. |
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| The dishes created by the people of the mountainous regions are based on the realities of their working and production conditions. The simplicity of their daily lives is what has created a culinary culture that has existed from ancient times to the present day. Photo by Ho Phuong. |
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