Hekou Town belongs to Hekou Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, separated from Lao Cai City by the Nam Thi River. This is a small town, can be visited in a day or combined with a tour in Sa Pa.
Coming to Hekou, visitors will be able to fill their “hungry stomachs” with a food paradise filled with a variety of colors and rich Chinese flavors like in the movies we have seen. Let’s join Travellive to review the street foods that gourmets cannot refuse when coming to Hekou.
Milk tea
Milk tea - a favorite drink of many young people appears on all the streets of Hekou with a variety of different brands. Notable are Yi He Tang, 123Smile, Chaxixi... The two most popular dishes at these milk tea brands are grilled milk tea and fruit tea. The astringent taste of tea leaves, the rich and fatty taste of milk, the burnt taste of the baked sugar layer on top are the special features that make the name of grilled milk tea. On the contrary, fruit tea brings diners the freshness and coolness from the fruits. Each cup of milk tea at Hekou is quite cheap, ranging from 6 to 10 yuan (equivalent to 20,000 VND to 30,000 VND).
Milk tea in Hekou will make you "addicted", especially the grilled milk tea.
Zhejiang Baked Cake
It would be a mistake to mention Hekou cuisine without mentioning Zhejiang mooncakes. The special thing about round mooncakes is that when customers order, the owner will roll out the dough, shape the cake, add the filling and press it against the wall of the oven. Customers will always enjoy the cake fresh from the oven, crispy crust, fragrant sesame smell. There are 2 types of fillings: salty and sweet to choose from based on each person's preference. With sweet mooncakes, you can choose white sugar or red bean flavor. Salty mooncakes bring a different feeling when combining minced pork or beef with seaweed and adding a little green onion.
The list of must-try dishes in Hekou cannot lack Zhejiang baked goods.
Dumplings, wontons, wontons
Steamed buns, dumplings, and wontons are famous Chinese dishes. The fillings of the dumplings include minced meat, mushrooms, and green onions, all seasoned to perfection. When eaten hot, gourmets can enjoy the softness of the dumpling skin and the rich flavor of the meat filling. The dumplings are dipped in a dark soy sauce, which brings a harmonious flavor to the dish. Each dumpling costs between 8 and 20 yuan (equivalent to 25,000 VND and 60,000 VND).
Dumplings, wontons, and wontons have become very familiar dishes to Chinese people.
Grilled squid Mr. Bald
Hekou cuisine brings the authentic Chinese spicy flavor, which cannot be mentioned without mentioning grilled skewers, especially the grilled squid of Ong Troc. Biting into a piece, you will feel the fresh, crispy squid skewer, rich sauce mixed with the pungent smell of onions, green onions, pepper, chili and typical rich spices. For each portion, you must order at least 10 skewers, each skewer costs 2 yuan. It is the impressive spicy flavor that makes food lovers exclaim with delight and cannot stop eating.
A few delicious grilled squid skewers are enough to "satisfy" your hungry stomach when you come to Hekou.
Giant sausage
Unlike Vietnamese sausages, when eating giant sausages, you have to sprinkle a lot of chili powder on top to feel the characteristic spicy flavor. Sausage skewers with fatty and crispy flavor will be the perfect choice when diners are looking for an impressive street food in Hekou.
A novel combination of giant sausages dipped in chili powder.
Most of the eateries in Hekou are easy to find and have reasonable prices. Pack your bags and head to Hekou to fill your stomach with this diverse street food paradise.
