Traveling to Sapa on cold days, visitors not only experience romantic cloud hunting, and snow hunting but also have the opportunity to enjoy delicious and attractive Sapa dishes. Join the Vua Ot to name 7 famous Sapa dishes with bold flavors of the Northwest mountains!
 

Grilled fish

Grilled fish is a popular dish of the people of the Northwest and has a unique flavor, unlike other regions. Fish is not as big as other fish living in ponds and lakes but has the characteristics of firm meat, soft bones, delicious, and especially not fishy. On cold Sapa days, sitting next to the fire in a remote village, enjoying the delicious, hot grilled fish is nothing better. Don't miss this delicious, mouth-watering winter specialty when coming to Sapa.
 

Grilled chicken with green pepper

Going to Sapa without enjoying grilled chicken with green pepper will be a big regret. The grilled chicken is small in size but sweet in meat. In particular, the "soul" of grilled chicken with green pepper is minced garlic sauce mixed with green pepper in the forest. All are wrapped in foil and then grilled to ensure the integrity of the sweetness, aroma and golden color of the chicken. The taste is so delicious, so blended that even the most demanding guests have to whisper praise.
 

Grilled pork

Grilled pork is a famous specialty dish that anyone can easily eat... addicted. Pigs are raised naturally and do not eat industrial bran, so the meat is very sweet, firm, and fragrant.

Many restaurants in Sapa have transformed grilled pork into different dishes such as a grilled bamboo tube, roasted whole,... However, grilled pork is still the most worth-trying dish. After marinating the pork, it will be placed on cast iron and grilled directly with onions, peppers, and lemongrass,... so that the meat is burnt, crispy, and blended with spices. When brought out to visitors, it is still hot, and you can hear the sizzling sound of cooked meat.
 

Pho Sapa

Pho is a dish that is too familiar to us, but in Sapa, Pho has a special flavor of the mountains with a sweet broth that is simmered from beef bones and nuts. The noodles are big and chewy, the hot bowl of Pho will be eaten with shredded beef or chicken, adding a little bit of Muong Khuong chili sauce to create a fragrant Pho flavor, worth a taste for visitors. There's nothing better than enjoying a hot bowl of Pho in the winter.
 

Mam da

Visiting Sapa in November, visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy "mam da" with many different processing methods such as stir-fried vegetables, boiled vegetables, sweet and sour vegetables… Each dish has very unique flavors and is worth a try.

According to people's experience, the colder the weather, the sweeter the vegetables will be, if boiled or fried with buffalo meat, it will have a characteristic sweet taste. Besides, "mam da" is also used as a medicine to help treat aches and pains, so this winter special dish is loved by many tourists and bought as a gift.
 

Men men

“Men men” dish is made from corn kernels grown in the crevices of high mountains. This is the main dish of the H'Mong ethnic group. “Men men” have a fatty, aromatic flavor characteristic of ripe cornmeal. When winter comes, people often eat “men men” with dried chili to warm up, dispel the cold of the Northwest mountains. Chew a small piece of “men men”, take a sip of the broth, you will find it sweet in your mouth, the more you eat it, the more delicious it will be like enjoying the full natural flavor of the mountains.
 

Cocoa 

On cold days, guests can relax at a roadside cafe and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa. Watching people walking on the street, feeling the beauty of Sapa's cold days and drinking a cup of cocoa is truly amazing. Most of the cafes in Sapa serve hot cocoa, visitors can easily find a small corner to immerse themselves in the sweet taste of frozen cocoa cups.
  Do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the specialties of Sapa to eat in the cold winter. Because there are dishes that must be eaten on the right occasion to feel all the delicious flavors - which make us stick around forever.