According to the Mong ethnic language, Ta Van village means a big arc. Because the village leans against the Hoang Lien Son range, and the front is the winding Muong Hoa stream. This place is likened to a beautiful picture in the middle of the Northwest mountains and forests.
Ta Van village is home to the Mong, Red Dao and Giay ethnic groups. Tourists coming here often mingle with the daily life of the locals. Apart from the homestay businesses, the locals still live normally, still farming and for them, tourists are like a long-lost friend who suddenly stops by to enjoy some delicious food, comes and goes.
The Amazing Tour 7 group decided to drive the New Generation Ford Territory through the mountainous area for about 20 km to visit a local family in Ta Van to learn more about the hand-pounded sticky rice cake of the Mong people here. The house was spacious, with four roofs, three rooms, and in the middle were 5 or 6 large, smooth, polished wooden pillars. The roof was covered with corrugated iron or thatch, but it was carefully combed, with waves as even as sedge. The windows, doors, and partitions were hung with colorful brocade paintings and self-decorated drawings.
Travel blogger Tam Bui and Helly Tong try the experience of pounding Mong rice cakes at Ta Van village.
The Mong people's sticky rice cake in Ta Van village usually has a not-too-thin crust, which makes it a bit hard and dry when eaten. The two main types are salty and sweet. The salty cake is round and usually has meat and onion filling. The sweet cake is shaped like a drop of honey and has green bean filling. The Mong people eat sticky rice cake all year round, but especially during the spring holidays. The sticky rice cake needs to be pounded smoothly and evenly until it is smooth. Then it is stuffed with filling and shaped. After shaping, it is often boiled and carefully wrapped in leaves. Chef Hungazit rates this type of cake as quite delicious and will be even better when baked again. At this time, the cake will be softer. At the same time, the sugar and salt inside will melt and thicken, making the flavor more intense.
The couple from Nha Co Hai made the cake and added the filling together.
Photographer Kop Dinh will watch the stove and add firewood to boil the cake.
Youtuber Hoang Nam Challenge Me is ready to enjoy the results.
The life of the local people is very simple, working in the fields in the morning and weaving in the afternoon. Therefore, tourists will feel the peaceful and pleasant atmosphere of the people here. The people are friendly, simple and hospitable, making tourists feel close like family members. At the same time, you will be treated to delicious dishes with specialties of Sapa mountains and forests, giving tourists the most complete and comfortable feeling.
If you depart from Sapa town, follow Cau May street, then continue to turn to Muong Hoa street and drive until the end of Sapa city. At this time, you will encounter a ticket checkpoint, then you ask for directions to Ta Van village. Almost all tourist attractions in Sapa require entrance fees, including Ta Van. The entrance fee to Ta Van village for adults is 75,000 VND/ticket, and for children, 30,000 VND/ticket.
A pattern painted by indigenous people to decorate their houses.
Miss Tourism Vietnam 2022 Luong Ky Duyen is beautiful in indigenous costume.
The couple from Nha Co Hai were very happy after this experience, preparing to put the result in the trunk of the New Generation Ford Territory.
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Amazing Tour is a series of destination promotion trips initiated by Travellive Media Group since 2013. Up to now, Amazing Tour has cooperated with international tourism promotion agencies such as Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Turkey... and recently the Taiwan Tourism Bureau with the itinerary from February 15 to February 23, 2023. The program has successfully organized real-life experiences, promoted tourism and quickly made a strong impression.
Amazing Tour has a new program format with the desire to inspire travel enthusiasts to explore the world. Accordingly, each program will include many practical activities aimed at providing service and destination information based on the real experiences of celebrities, people who have a profound influence on the community in the field of tourism and photographers.
The journey of practical experience, promoting tourism, culture, and cuisine Amazing Tour March 2023 "Ha Long, Sa Pa - Thousand miles of adventure" is organized by Travellive Media Group with sponsorship from Ford Vietnam car brand, and the companionship of partners: Ville De Mont Mountain Resort, Premier Village Ha Long Bay resort, Yoko Onsen Quang Hanh Japanese-standard mineral bath complex, 5-star Ambassador Cruise and Hai Au Aviation.
