Sapa Speciality Food Tour
Experience code: EthosStreet
"Food is our common ground, a universal experience". - James Beard
Duration: 3 hours
Departure time: Offered daily from 5.30 pm
Physical activity: Easy
Location - Sapa town
Travel Style: - Cultural immersion and food tasting
Connectivity: Wifi - available, Mobile coverage - good.
Departure time: Offered daily from 5.30 pm
Physical activity: Easy
Location - Sapa town
Travel Style: - Cultural immersion and food tasting
Connectivity: Wifi - available, Mobile coverage - good.
Summary:
- Weird and wonderful food tour, ideal for the culinary adventurous and culturally inquisitive.
- $35 per person (minimum 2 people)
Background
With a complex geopolitical history, the people of the northern Vietnamese highlands have shown great resilience and creativity to overcome hardship. This is evident in day to day life and reflected in the food which is both exotic and highly varied. Our street food tour takes in some of the more unusual Sapa foods, many of which are foraged from the forest or collected in and around the rice paddies. Our tour offers a variety of local dishes presented in the traditional style plus the high quality Sapa rainbow trout which has turned into a Sapa speciality since the breeding program started in 2005.
The culinary tradition of the ethnic groups around Sapa is based on the fantastic natural produce resulting in simple dishes with clear flavours and unique taste combinations.
Due to the tradition of slaughtering of whole animals at festive gatherings it is a culture who has embraced the concept of nose to tail eating and the lack of refrigeration means there is a wide array of hot & cold smoked meats resulting in some exciting and unique textures and flavours.
With a complex geopolitical history, the people of the northern Vietnamese highlands have shown great resilience and creativity to overcome hardship. This is evident in day to day life and reflected in the food which is both exotic and highly varied. Our street food tour takes in some of the more unusual Sapa foods, many of which are foraged from the forest or collected in and around the rice paddies. Our tour offers a variety of local dishes presented in the traditional style plus the high quality Sapa rainbow trout which has turned into a Sapa speciality since the breeding program started in 2005.
The culinary tradition of the ethnic groups around Sapa is based on the fantastic natural produce resulting in simple dishes with clear flavours and unique taste combinations.
Due to the tradition of slaughtering of whole animals at festive gatherings it is a culture who has embraced the concept of nose to tail eating and the lack of refrigeration means there is a wide array of hot & cold smoked meats resulting in some exciting and unique textures and flavours.
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The Menu:
Food *
Drinks
Food *
- Ếch xào măng cay – Paddy frog with bamboo and chilly (hot)
- Cua đồng rang với lá tía tô, hay dế mèn rang muối giòn - Deep fried field crabs with wild betel leaves or Salty, nutty, crunchy pan-fried crickets.
- Rau su su xào - Stir fried chayote leaves with garlic.
- Rau cải mèo - Local Sapa spinach
- Đậu phụ mắm tôm - Tofu with balm mint and shrimp paste
- Bánh đà – Crispy rice pancake.
- Trứng vịt lộn va rau răm - Half-hatched duck eggs (balut) with ginger and Vietnamese coriander
- Cháo lươn - Eel Congee
- Cá hồi cuốn tươi – Fresh rainbow trout spring rolls
- Chè thập cẩm - Sweet soup
Drinks
- Bia hơi – Draft rice beer or soft drinks
- Rượu mận - Home made wild plum liquor.
* Notes: All menu items subject to availability. In the event of any dish being unavailable, a suitable equivalent will be made available.