The city of flowers, Da Lat, is not only a famous place to avoid heat in the country but also attracts many foreign tourists. Coming to Da Lat, you can both experience a dreamy space for ultimate chill and enjoy diverse and unique food in Dalat.
To become such a famous tourist destination, indeed the taste of the dishes, or in other words, Da Lat’s specialties, will also have something that can retain tourists. So, quickly treat yourself to a trip, treat your belly with delicious dishes, and buy Da Lat specialties as gifts in this city on the plateau.
1/ Dalat stuffed snails – the must try food in Dalat
One of the Da Lat specialties that you must take advantage of is the divine meat-stuffed snail dish. The combination of the sweetness of the meat and snail juice mixed with minced lean meat, along with the aroma of lemongrass, all blended to create a dish that will make you addicted. Reference price: 50,000 – 200,000 VND/portion.
2/ Da Lat clay pot rice
Clay pot rice is cooked so that there is a thin layer of burnt rice on the bottom, while the rice on top is always sticky and fragrant. Rice is eaten with everyday rustic dishes such as stir-fried broccoli with garlic, stir-fried thien ly with pork, braised fish with pepper,… Enjoying this Da Lat specialty with your family is perfect for a trip. The price of rice in a pot is only from 95,000 – 150,000 VND/portion.
3/ Grilled meat on tile – the special food in Dalat
Going to a place with a cool climate and cold at night, a BBQ party will bring an unforgettable atmosphere for you. If you don’t grill yourself, you can absolutely go to restaurants, eateries, etc., to buy and enjoy this unique grilled meat flavor. Reference price: 100,000 VND – 220,000 VND/portion
4/ Chicken hotpot with é leaves
One of the famous Da Lat specialties everywhere is chicken hotpot with é leaves. With the sweetness of chicken, the unique and characteristic flavor of é leaves combined with other flavors to create a fragrant hot pot. In the cold weather, there’s nothing better than enjoying a warm chicken hot pot, right? Chicken hot pot for 2 – 4 people costs only from 250,000 VND.
5/ Banh Can – the delicious food in Dalat
Banh Can may be a specialty in many places, but when it is a Da Lat specialty, it has a very unique flavor. The soft cake, combined with a fatty filling made from chicken eggs, minced beef, or seafood,… enhanced with the region’s typical fish sauce, is the best thing about this banh can dish. This snack is relatively cheap at only 20,000 VND/portion.
6/ Shumai bread
When you come to Da Lat, you can choose shumai bread for your breakfast menu. Although the ingredients are straightforward, from bread dipped in delicious sweet and sour shumai sauce to a bit of chewy pork skin in sesame shumai balls, it is enough to make a delightful Da Lat specialty. The price of shumai banh mi is only 35,000 VND/portion.
7/ Beef hotpot
If you have enjoyed chicken hotpot with é leaves, you should take a day to taste the flavor of another type of hotpot, beef hotpot in Da Lat. Beef hot pot restaurants in the “city of flowers” use beef shank, cow tail, and beef feet to prepare. So when you eat it, you will feel an exciting, crunchy, soft, and tender feeling.
You can easily find restaurants in Da Lat selling delicious beef hot pots with prices ranging from 200,000 to 350,000 VND/portion. The broth is stewed from beef bones. So it’s sweet and delicious. When eaten with noodles, fried tofu, and dipped in fresh vegetables harvested in Da Lat, the dish is more decadent. The best time to enjoy this dish is in the evening when the sun is out, the street lights are on, and the weather is chilly.
8/ Moist cake with chicken intestines
Although it is a simple dish, chicken intestine wet cake has become a Da Lat specialty sought after. Each piece of damp cake coated hot and served with sweet and fragrant chicken meat, pork intestines. And chewy chicken intestines is the essence of this dish.
Don’t worry if you think that the cold weather in Da Lat will make the food lose its taste. Every restaurant selling wet cakes with chicken intestines boils them in moist cakes before serving them to customers, ensuring the food is warm. The ideal time to enjoy chicken nuggets is early in the morning. After your stomach is complete, you need to find a small basket of coffee along the Da Lat market. Then slowly admire the peaceful rhythm of life in the quiet mountain town. The price of the chicken intestine wet cake is only 40,000 VND/portion.
9/ Grilled rice paper
Grilled rice paper is a favorite snack for not only young people. But also captures the hearts of many older tourists. Rice paper rolls are grilled, creating a fatty taste thanks to eggs combined with green onions, dried chicken, dried beef, sausage, cheese, chili sauce, and tamarind sauce. It makes a Da Lat specialty that is passed down everywhere.
It’s not simple, but grilled rice paper is called “Vietnamese pizza” by diners from all over the world. Although it is made from simple ingredients such as quail/chicken eggs, green onions, dried shrimp, and beef jerky… creating a “standard” rice paper is not easy. The seller must comb the rice paper with eggs, sprinkle the ingredients. And flip it skillfully to ensure the crispiness and hotness of the rice paper. It is a highly delicious snack with a very cheap price of only 15,000 VND/piece.
10/ Soy milk – the signature food in Dalat
Walking around night market, you can stop to warm your body with a hot glass of bean and onion milk. Besides traditional soy milk, you can try the flavors of many other types of beans. A drink that is good for your health is also good for your mood. The price for a cup of warm soy milk is only 10,000 VND/cup.
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With the dreamy beauty that Da Lat possesses, along with the highly beautiful flavors of the dishes, this will undoubtedly be a tourist destination that brings a lot of meaning to anyone who visits. Don’t hesitate to join Yourvietnam.org to make a schedule to explore Da Lat’s specialties right on the Lam Vien plateau.
