Strange yet, European cabbage rolled with sour green jujube

A strange and unique dish in Dien Bien that is sour, spicy, astringent, and a little sweet to round out the flavor, yet leaves a deep taste impression on any diner. It is a dish of cabbage rolled with green jujube and dipped in cham cheo.

Cabbage rolls with green jujubes and dipped in Cham Cheo sauce is a combination of sour, spicy, salty, and sweet - a unique and eye-catching Dien Bien specialty.

To enjoy that special dish, we have to wait until the cold weather comes, the fog covers the path, and also when the jujube tree begins to flower and bear fruit.

For people in the plains, loquats are displayed on stalls when they are ripe and bright red, but in Dien Bien, loquats are best eaten when they are green and still have a lot of pollen.

Rubbing away the white powder on the outside reveals each smooth, green loquat, as small as a chili pepper that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand.

Cham cheo dipping sauce makes the cabbage rolls with green apricot unique. A little bit of mac khen, chili, garlic, ginger, coriander, fish sauce, a little MSG, a little sugar to adjust the taste, blend together to create a bowl of fragrant, thick, flavorful dipping sauce.

Second, to roll the jujube, you need cabbage, also choose leaves of medium size, not too old, not too young, white and smooth. Add a few fresh garlic leaves, coriander, and some sliced ginger and it's done.

The main ingredients that make up the unique and eye-catching Dien Bien specialty dish - cabbage rolls with green apricots - are young, tender cabbage leaves and young green apricots that have had the outer layer of powder removed.

Then when everyone was gathered, all the ingredients were laid out, some cut the loquats, some cut the cabbage, some put the loquats, ginger, coriander, garlic leaves, slowly rolled them in cabbage leaves and gently dipped them into the bowl of soup, while eating, people chattered about everything under the sun...

Bring the cabbage roll with green plum to your mouth, take a light bite, and you will first feel the salty, spicy, hot taste of the plum, the cool sweetness of the cabbage, and when your teeth sink into the plum, you will feel the combination of sour, spicy, salty, and sweet.

The spiciness and sourness of Dien Bien's specialty - cabbage rolled with green jujubes - makes us turn to each other and exclaim in admiration, so strange words become familiar.

The way to get close to the people here is just that simple and honest. Although Dien Bien land is less luxurious and bustling, it still has time to sow in the hearts of visitors from far away the quiet, lingering feelings as if this place has been familiar for a long time.

So, humanity is often simply shown in a snack, and it is not just a snack, it is a unique Dien Bien specialty.

Source: https://danviet.vn/la-mieng-chua-rau-bap-cai-xuat-xu-chau-au-cuon-voi-qua-nhot-xanh-chua-dang-hoa-dac-san-dien-bien-2024101315480045.htm