‘Bat pearl’: So rare that the ancient kings did not have to taste them all

The reason is considered the precious dish serving the ancient kings and royals is because these dishes have ingredients that are difficult to find, not always found in folk.
“Bat pearl” is the common name for 8 dishes for kings and nobles of the old court. The symbolic element for royal cuisine differs from the ordinary place through two factors: rare and sophisticated. All 8 dishes in the “bowl of pearls” guarantee these two things, so not all kings can enjoy all 8.

1. Public rolls The peacock’s spring rolls are made from the skin and flesh of a peacock. The meat of this species is said to be very nutritious, can help to purify toxins in the body. Another special feature is that people do not cook public meat, but cook it by fermentation with galangal, garlic, pepper … for 3 days. The ancient people called this bird a giant, they live on high hills or dense bamboo forest, so it is difficult to catch. (Photo: Internet) 2. Phoenix ball Cha pho is a dish made from the meat of a bird of the poultry family, usually pheasants. Because this bird has a pretty color and a long tail, people often mistakenly think it is a phoenix. The preparation of this dish is very meticulous, from cutting blood to plucking raw hair without boiling water, wrapping banana leaves to steam and frying with chicken fat … The preparation of this dish is very sophisticated. (Photo: Internet) 3. Rhino skin Ancient rhinoceros are rhino today, to make this dish, ancient people used only skin in the armpit because it was the thinnest skin of this animal. Skin is sun-dried, heated for 100 days, then soaked in alcohol for a month and then dried, stored in a gold or silver box. When you want to process, you must soak in herbal water for 7 days and nights, wash them, then steam them in a water bath, and slice them to eat like spring rolls. 4. Bear’s hand In ancient times, the forelimbs of the bear species were considered to have obtained enough yin-yang from heaven and earth, so they were great, often offered to the king to eat to “increase strength”. Before stewing with herbs and tonics, this part of the limb will be fatized 100 times to clean the hair and soften the meat. Bear hands with the desire to become ‘mighty warrior’. (Photo: Internet) 5. Veil of deer Venison is just a general ingredient, there are many types of processing to turn into delicious food. Deer thighs will initially be stripped and softened, followed by splitting, ribbed tendons. The venison removed soaked in salt water mixed with vinegar to make it white and soft. When processing, people often stew with other nutritious spices. This dish is said to help people eat healthy, not old forever. The dish is believed to help ‘never grow old’. (Photo: Internet) 6. Orangutan lips Catching the dangerous orangutan, the hardship is no less than catching the merits or phoenix. According to old books, skilled hunters have to rely on the behavior of this species to lure them to … get drunk until tired to catch them. The orangutan lips are the most precious part, only for offering the king “chop chopsticks”. (Photo: Internet) 7. Elephant feet In ancient times, elephants were the means of transportation of the king, as well as being powerful “warriors” in the battlefield. So the ancients only made elephant meat when they died. The soft tendon meat below the elephant’s feet is considered the most precious, processed into a delicacy to offer to the king. This is a very effective remedy for tendonitis. (Photo: Internet) 8. Nests Told as “white gold” in the culinary world, Salanganes’Nest is one of the nutritious Vietnamese bowls that can still be found and bought today. Bird’s nest nests are made from the saliva of the bird’s nest when they saliva into a nest on the high cliffs. Photo: Internet