Go to the West to enjoy bamboo rice

(Baonghean.vn)Western Nghe An tourism is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists not only because of its many famous landscapes but also because it warms the hearts of the most demanding diners with its unique and unforgettable bamboo-tube rice dish.

According to the experience of the Thai people, to make delicious bamboo tube rice requires many steps. From choosing bamboo tubes cut from young trees, you must cut tubes that receive the most sunlight, not too old and not too young.

Each tube has one end cut off, the other end acts as the bottom of the pot. The rice used to cook sticky rice must be selected from delicious sticky rice, soaked until it expands, washed, sprinkled with a little salt, mixed well, then put the rice into the tube and poured in water to cover the rice.

The mouth of the bamboo tube must be plugged with wild banana leaves or dong leaves to keep the flavor of the sticky rice intact. Grilling the bamboo tube requires skill, placing the bamboo tube on the stove and turning each tube evenly so that the sticky rice does not become tough. After about an hour, the fragrant aroma of sticky rice will be released, which is a sign that the rice is cooked.

Bamboo rice has become a "favorite" dish of tourists. At festivals such as Hang Bua Festival, Tham Om Temple (Quy Chau), Nine-room Temple (Que Phong)... bamboo rice has been favored by domestic and foreign tourists. At hotels and restaurants today, bamboo rice is considered the "top dish" on the menu of "customers".

Ba Thinh