To experience and feel the street foods of Da Lat in the right way, Nhat Vy (20 years old, Lam Dong), currently studying at Da Lat University, majoring in Food Technology, suggests a culinary experience schedule in the "Foggy City".
“In the morning, enjoy banh can, in the afternoon, eat xap xap, and in the evening, when the weather is cold, enjoy hot milks such as soy milk, corn milk, black sesame milk, rice milk and grilled rice paper... With avocado ice cream, you can enjoy it at any time of the day. The reason for this schedule is because the seller is based on the typical weather of Da Lat: one day has 4 seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter”, she shared.
Banh Can
Banh Can is a rustic dish found in many provinces and cities. However, in each place, the ingredients used to make Banh Can are adjusted according to the characteristics and tastes of that place. For example, Banh Can Ninh Thuan - a coastal province has up to 4 types of dipping sauces and the most special is light fish sauce, cooked from mackerel, tuna, green onions, the cake filling is seafood such as shrimp, squid... In Da Lat, Banh Can has fillings such as quail eggs, bean sprouts, beef...
In Da Lat, banh can has fillings such as quail eggs, bean sprouts, beef...
The dipping sauce can be meatball sauce that has been simmered for many hours with ingredients such as ground pork, then rolled into balls and sliced pork skin, or a mixture of fish sauce, scallion oil and satay. Each portion of banh can has 5 pairs priced from 25,000 to 50,000 VND. Visitors can increase or decrease the number of pairs of banh can according to their needs.
In Da Lat, visitors can enjoy banh can at some famous places such as:
- Le's Banh Can at 27/44 Yersin
- Banh Can at 7 Tang Bat Ho
- Seafood pancakes at 83A Nguyen Van Troi
- Banh Can Co Chin at 15A Da Lat
Avocado cream
Avocado ice cream is one of the addictive snacks you must try when you come to Da Lat. What makes avocado ice cream so appealing is the fresh ingredients. Fresh, ripe avocados are pureed, fatty, creamy combined with sweet, aromatic cold coconut cream to create a harmonious combination that is delicious without being greasy.
Each cup of avocado ice cream costs from 25,000 VND
The green color of avocado combined with the white color of coconut ice cream creates a cup of ice cream that is not only delicious but also extremely beautiful and attractive. Each cup of avocado ice cream costs from 25,000 VND. Besides hot dishes and drinks, enjoying a cup of cool avocado ice cream is also an experience not to be missed when coming to the city of thousands of pine trees.
With avocado ice cream, visitors can enjoy it at some famous shops such as:
- Thanh Thao Avocado Ice Cream at 76 Nguyen Van Troi
- Phung Avocado Ice Cream at 97A Nguyen Van Troi
- Avocado Ice Cream Che Cung Dinh at 164 Bui Thi Xuan
Arrange
Xap xap is also a dish that makes people remember the foggy land. According to the locals, there are many different explanations for the name of this dish and it is due to the way street vendors call it based on the way the ingredients and spices are arranged. This dish is made from young papaya shredded into small, long strips, dried beef, beef liver, pork liver cooked with five spices, roasted peanuts, herbs and sweet and sour broth.
Xap xap is also a memorable dish of the foggy land.
After being shredded into small pieces, the papaya is soaked in diluted salt water until soft, then taken out and drained. The peanuts are roasted and crushed not too finely, the basil is chopped, and sweet and sour fish sauce is added.
Visitors can enjoy delicious xap xap at some restaurants such as:
- Ms. Nam's arrangement in alley 9 Nguyen Dinh Chieu
- A Ti's arrangement at 119B Nguyen Van Troi
- Cherry Hai Ba Trung at 236 Hai Ba Trung
Grilled rice paper
Each local dish not only reflects the taste of the people but also a cultural story that has been nurtured and preserved through many generations. Da Lat can be called the paradise of grilled rice paper because here visitors can freely experience the diversity of this street food.
There are grilled rice paper with beef, chicken, sausage, beef with cheese, quail eggs with runny yolk, dried beef, mixed, scallion oil, soft quail with fried onions, etc. Visitors come here not only to enjoy the delicious and unique flavor of grilled rice paper with Da Lat but also to feel and explore the life here.
Da Lat can be called the paradise of grilled rice paper.
The price of each grilled rice paper is quite cheap, only from 17,000 - 30,000 VND. In the chilly weather of Da Lat at dawn or dusk, holding a hot, crispy grilled rice paper in your hand and slowly enjoying it is an experience not to be missed when coming to the land of thousands of flowers.
Some places to enjoy rice paper that are loved by tourists include:
- Aunt Dinh's grilled rice paper at 26 Hoang Dieu
- Grilled rice paper by Ms. Huyen at 2 Nha Chung
- Minh Chau rice paper at 34 Bui Thi Xuan
- Grilled rice paper of Ms. Phuong at 69C Nguyen Van Troi
Soy milk
One of the street foods that you must try when coming to Da Lat is soy milk. This is a popular drink in many provinces and cities, but soy milk in Da Lat has a delicious, unique flavor. Hot soy milk in Da Lat is a slow drink, holding a cup of hot soy milk in your hand, slowly enjoying it will help you feel the culture of this city. In addition to soy milk, there are many other delicious hot milks such as: corn milk, black sesame milk, rice milk, which are equally delicious.
One of the street foods you must try when coming to Da Lat is soy milk.
The hot milk here has a delicious, sweet and fatty flavor that is very unique. In the cold weather of the land of thousands of flowers, enjoying a cup of delicious hot milk will be a wonderful experience for any tourist.
Visitors can find milk stalls in many places, soy milk, corn milk, black sesame milk cost 15,000 VND/cup, hot rice milk costs from 17,000 VND, cold milk costs from 25,000 VND.
- Hoa Sua Soy Milk at 3F Tang Bat Ho
- Dung Beo Soy Milk at 2 Nguyen Van Cu
- Hai Chi Em Soy Milk at 37 Bui Thi Xuan
- Ms. Lan's Soy Milk at 6 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
Strawberry Shake
Da Lat is a city famous for its many delicious fruits and vegetables, including strawberries. This type of fruit is suitable for cool climates, and Da Lat is a city located on the Lam Vien plateau, at an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level, so the strawberries grown here have a delicious and attractive flavor.
Strawberry shake conquers everyone with its refreshing, sweet and sour taste of strawberries.
Among them, strawberry shake is one of the signature dishes of the land of thousands of flowers. Strawberry shake conquers everyone with the refreshing, sweet and sour taste of strawberries, mixed with salty and spicy shrimp salt. Each glass of strawberry shake costs from 20,000 VND. With strawberry shake, visitors can choose street vendors at Da Lat market and Tran Quoc Toan walking street.
