Dalat Artichoke
In May 2023, the natural specialty Artichoke of Da Lat (Lam Dong) was successfully nominated by the Vietnam Record Organization to set an Asian Record for Vietnamese cuisine and specialties.
Artichoke is a temperate plant, brought to Da Lat by the French to grow in the late 19th century. Artichoke, from fresh ingredients to finished products, has the effect of cooling the liver, clearing bile, diuretic, helping to lower cholesterol in the blood; especially cynarine essence from Artichoke has the effect of helping to quickly eliminate alcohol.
The soil and climate of Da Lat are two important conditions to produce the freshest artichokes, with the highest cynarine content in Vietnam.
Coming to Lam Dong, visitors can enjoy many delicious dishes made from artichokes such as artichoke stewed with pork leg, artichoke stewed with young ribs, artichoke pho,... and especially artichoke tea.
Lam Dong Coffee
Lam Dong is a large coffee growing region with many famous varieties around the world. This is a specialty that tourists should enjoy and can buy as gifts when traveling to Lam Dong.
With very suitable climate and soil conditions, Arabica coffee in Cau Dat - Lam Dong has very high quality, comparable to the quality of the best Arabica coffee in the world. Arabica is attractive thanks to its elegant aroma. Drinking Arabica coffee, diners can feel a slight bitterness mixed with a bit of sourness on the tip of the tongue without any ripples, the light brown coffee water shines with an amber color.
When coming to Lam Dong, especially Da Lat, tourists should try the experience of sidewalk filter coffee. Instead of using a filter, pure coffee is put into a small filter or thin bag, dipped into a boiling pot to extract all the coffee, then poured into a cup. In addition to the name filter coffee, Da Lat people also call it warehouse coffee. The brewing method is simple and "lightning fast", but the cup of coffee is still passionate, rich, warming the hearts of tourists on a cold morning.
Ripe persimmons from Dalat
The persimmon season in Da Lat and some neighboring areas in Lam Dong usually starts in September and lasts until the end of December. However, from October onwards is the time when persimmons enter their most ripe stage. At that time, the persimmons turn orange and then red, the leaves also change color, creating a colorful scene, attracting many tourists to visit and take pictures.
Coming to the gardens, in addition to checking in "tired hands", visitors can also enjoy ripe persimmons right on the spot, feeling the sweet, soft, juicy taste of this typical autumn fruit in Da Lat.
In Da Lat, there are currently about a few dozen varieties of roses, but the most popular and well-known are the egg-shaped roses, flat-head roses, smooth eggs, Chin Nen roses, fire eggs, Bomson roses, Tam Hai roses, and square roses (also known as cup roses). Roses are dried, soaked in wine, or hung in the wind by gardeners so that tourists can easily buy them as gifts.
In Da Lat, the best egg rose gardens are often concentrated in Tuyen Lam Lake area, Prenn Pass or Chin Nen rose in D'ran town. In addition, there are square roses grown in Khe Sanh and naturally crispy roses, flat-head roses from Don Duong and Cau Dat areas are the best.
With egg persimmons, locals mainly incubate them until they are ripe and have an eye-catching red color, or choose old fruits to ripen naturally. This type of fruit is also steamed to make the famous crispy persimmon dish of Da Lat.
Laba Banana
Laba bananas are known as "king bananas" and are grown in Don Duong, Duc Trong and Lam Ha districts of Lam Dong province. This type of banana is recognized by the Department of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Science and Technology as a specialty product in Lam Dong, with a unique appearance and flavor, typical of the Southern Central Highlands.
Laba bananas are different from dwarf bananas in that they have long bunches, slender fruit, beautiful shape, slightly curved, and when ripe have thin, bright yellow skin. The flesh is yellow, supple, sweet and has a characteristic aroma.
This banana has quite high economic efficiency, Japanese, Dubai, and Korean importers are very fond of this banana. Up to now, domestic supply is not enough for export.
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