Bac Ha Sour Pho

Located about 100km from Sa Pa town, Bac Ha district is a place with beautiful natural scenery that captivates people with the forest of plum blossoms, peach blossoms, white mountains every spring or colorful markets of ethnic minorities. High land. There is also sour pho, a traditional dish that brings unique excitement for first-timers. Unlike the white color of the usual pho we often eat, the pho here has a slightly pinkish color. If you want to make pho cake both soft and fragrant, you must choose the local red rice known as the rice that is grown in Lung Phinh commune, the rice grains have a very characteristic red color.

Normally, each shop selling sour pho makes pho noodles right at the shop, the process is quite elaborate including the stage of rice selection, washing, soaking, puree and then coated. After being coated, the cake must be cooled down before being cut into fibers to serve visitors. You will see the seller with quick hands cutting each noodle noodle very evenly and beautifully. The required pho must be neither too thin nor too thick, the cake is only allowed to be used in one day, without the use of preservatives, until sold out.

A bowl of sour pho consists of pork, chopped raw vegetables, some pickles, peanuts, freshly coated rice noodles and finally sour water. For sour noodle soup, the decisive factor to the delicious taste is the sour water, the sour water here is the type of water that is traditionally made from soaking vegetables with sugar water, then fermenting sour to extract the water. When enjoying, you will mix well to add a little chili seasoning, fish sauce. When eating, you will feel the slight sour taste, the fleshy taste of peanuts combined with the soft fibers of the cake to create a very delicious dish in the highlands of Bac Ha. The price of each bowl of sour pho is also very affordable, ranging from 10,000 VND to 20,000 VND a bowl. If you have the opportunity to come to Bac Ha district in Lao Cai, remember to stop by to enjoy this sour noodle soup.