The dishes made from ant eggs are very diverse, in which, 3 dishes from ant eggs are the most popular and delicious, including: sticky rice with ant eggs, ant egg cake and ant egg mannequin. Sticky rice with ant eggs: is a dish made from glutinous rice, with added fat, onions, pepper, spices and ant eggs. The method is quite simple: Take the glutinous rice and wash it, soak it in warm water for about 4-5 hours, take it out to let the rice drain and then put it in the pantry. When you see the aroma of sticky rice, taste it soft, the rice grains are soft and succulent. Sauteed onions with fat (using chicken fat will create the most delicious flavor), then, add the cleaned ant eggs and stir-fry, seasoning to taste. Stir well when you see the fat aroma of ant eggs and the aroma of onions. When the sticky rice is cooked, stir it up, mix it with the ant eggs and then put it on a plate and eat it hot. The sticky rice with ant eggs has the fatty taste of fat, onions, the richness of ant eggs, and the fragrant plasticity of sticky rice. Ant egg cake. Ant egg cake: In the Tay language, it is called “pong nay”, a unique dish made from glutinous rice flour, ant eggs, and minced pork. In particular, there is an indispensable ingredient when making ant egg cake is fig leaves, which the Tay call “bà naa”. Choosing leaves to make cakes must choose the type of cake leaves, neither too young nor too old. When making cakes, you must choose small leaves that will be more fragrant and soft than the big ones. Glutinous flour can be made from dry flour or wet flour, mixed with a little flour so that the cake is not pasty or too flexible. After the dough is drained, mix it with a medium amount of soup powder. Place fig leaves in a thin bamboo mat to make cake, then thinly slice the previous layer of dough about half an inch thick. Next is the fried ant eggs with onions, minced pork spread evenly on the surface of the dough, then add a layer of glutinous rice flour, fig leaves on top. Gently press the cake to make it even and then steam it. When the cake is cooked, take it out to cool, use scissors to cut into squares just right to eat. The ant egg cake is flexible, fragrant with the smell of fig leaves, fatty and greasy with the smell of ant eggs. When eating, do not peel off the fig leaves, but the fig leaves are the factors that create the unique flavor of the ant egg cake. Ant egg salad. Ant egg salad: Made from ant eggs with banana flowers, it is very delicious and attractive. Prepare banana flowers with young sheaths washed, thinly sliced, soaked in water mixed with vinegar, then picked out and drained. Stir-fried ant eggs are mixed with banana flowers, mixed with herbs, lemongrass leaves and spices like sugar, salt, garlic… Eating this dish, you will find it spicy, acrid, sour, sweet and salty. The crispiness of banana flowers is mixed with the fragrant, fatty taste of ant eggs.

To have a delicious thorn cake, people choose yellow flower sticky rice, soak it overnight and then grind it into flour. Thorn leaves after drying will be stripped of tendons, boiled, pureed and mixed with flour and molasses to make cake crust. Part of the cake includes green beans, pumpkin seeds, fresh coconut, lotus seeds and lard are cleverly wrapped in the crust, the outer layer is dried banana leaves. When enjoying, the flavor of the thorn leaves blends with the aroma of the cake to create a unique flavor that makes visitors remember forever. Ant eggs cake. Ant eggs cake To Tuyen Quang, visitors must definitely try the ant egg cake – a specialty of the Tay ethnic group. The cake is made from young ant eggs, minced meat, onions, cumin, and crushed peanuts. The crust is made of ground rice powder made from upland sticky rice and is covered with young fig leaves. After steaming in the water from 45 to 50 minutes, the cake is ripe for visitors to enjoy. Ham Yen Sanhed Orange Ham Yen Sanhed Orange is grown mainly in the foothills – where there is natural water source and high mineral content in the soil, giving great nutritional value and vitamins. Ham Yen Sanhed Orange has a cool sweet taste and eye-catching form, so many tourists choose to buy it as a gift for their relatives. Tea Tuyen Quang has a large tea plantation area and production due to its favorable climatic and soil conditions. Each land here gives a different flavor of tea, creating its own brand name such as Phu Lam green tea (Phu Lam commune, Yen Son district), shan tea (Hong Thai commune, Na Hang district. Pa Then tea (Linh Phu commune, Chiem Hoa district) … Na Hang corn wine Na Hang corn wine is processed by a unique formula from the main ingredients of corn and yeast from more than 20 rare herbs and distilled according to the traditional recipe. In addition, Na Hang wine is also used for healing wounds and bone and joint diseases … Fish field fish Fish field fish is made from carp farmed. To process this dish, people have a rather unique way of brewing: After the glutinous rice is turned into sticky rice, let it cool, people mix it with yeast and keep it sealed. Aromatic fermented sticky sticky rice will be mixed with fish, galangal, betel leaves, red rice leaves, salt … then put in a jar, add water and cover for several months. Fish sauce is not only used for boiled meat, boiled vegetables, raw vegetables … but also has the effect of detoxifying and effectively detoxifying.

According to the experience of ethnic minorities in Tuyen Quang, not all species of ants can take fresh eggs for processing. The kind of ants that take fresh eggs must be nursery ants or brown ants for the eggs to be fragrant and ripe. Particularly, the black ant nests have a bad smell and do not eat. Fresh ant eggs were once marketed as a health remedy. After taking ant eggs from the forest, the eggs will be brought to the sieve and cleaned, removing impurities, leaves and ants mixed in it. After this stage, the new plump egg seeds are packed, sold or processed into many unique and delicious dishes. Ms. Tran Thu Hang, 37 years old in Thuy Khue, Tay Ho (Hanoi), said that she is currently in the ant eggs season, so she actively collects fresh ant eggs from Na Hang (Tuyen Quang) people to Hanoi to sell to customers. gourmet. “These fresh batches of ants were shipped directly to Hanoi. Every day we only get a limited amount, about 15-20 kg of ant eggs. Because the quantity is too small, we have to immediately pay the bill to the customer who arrives there. Customers ordered a lot but did not have enough fresh ant eggs to pay ”. According to Ms. Hang, fresh ant eggs can be processed into many delicious and nutritious dishes such as ant egg rolls, fried ant eggs, ant egg cakes and especially ant egg sticky rice. “Customers who buy fresh ant eggs can be used to make sticky rice, make cakes, wrap leaves to eat like salad, cook porridge, eat with rice cakes, mix eggs or minced meat to fry, … In general, in many Ant eggs sticky rice dish and ant egg cake are the most popular. Or someone soaked in wine with ant eggs ”, Ms. Hang asserted. There are many dishes made from ant eggs Some localities like Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, and Cao Bang people make ants egg cakes Or fried egg rolls with ants Ant eggs are packed into bags Fresh forest ant eggs are quite expensive, many people buy frozen food gradually. She added, buying fresh ant eggs, customers can freeze and use gradually over a few months. Currently, the price of a kilogram of fresh ant eggs is 220,000 VND. Meanwhile, 2-3 years ago, this price was twice as expensive, about 450.00 VND / kg. This is because this year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the demand for fresh ant eggs has decreased significantly, and ant eggs are in good condition ”. Herbalist Vu Quoc Trung (Member of the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine Association) said that fresh ant eggs are collected from ant nests in the forest, so they are rich in protein, nutritious and help improve health. However, because they are rich in protein, they can easily cause allergies to people who eat. Not to mention, ants often live in humid places in the forest, so they can contain many parasites and bacteria that pose a high risk of poisoning when eaten. This physician recommended, people should not eat out of curiosity and curiosity. Especially those with a history of allergies to insects. In particular, ants should not be eaten when they are not cleaned carefully.

Ms. Thuy in Hoang Mai, Hanoi – a small trader selling ant eggs on her personal facebook-said: “Every day in addition to all kinds of worm cake, cassava cakes in the highlands, I also sell about 300 more interesting egg tarts. called as muffin cake. These are the cakes made by their parents and children in Cao Bang. Therefore, the cake is very delicious and typical of the Cao Bang people ”. This trader said that the ants egg cake is not available for sale all year round, although it is very expensive. Ant eggs are usually available in the 2-3 months of lunar month every year This special cake is considered the specialty of the Tay people in Cao Bang, Bac Kan. The main ingredient of the cake is the ant eggs. Because of this dependence on this special ingredient, it is only possible to make cakes from the beginning of April to the end of May of the solar calendar year, equivalent to from the end of February to the end of the third lunar month. This is the period of strongest growth of the forest black ants. Ms. Thuy revealed, as the name of the cake, the main ingredient to make the ant’s egg cake is the young egg of the ant. The cake is made of glutinous rice flour, filled with ant eggs, wrapped with young leaves of the fig tree. In addition to simple ingredients, the process of making ant eggs is not too fussy. Young ant eggs are the size of rice grains, milky white from the forest and will be washed, non-fragrant with dried onions. “Many families add some minced pork, crushed roasted peanuts and a few small palanquin leaves mixed with ant eggs and onions. But our family only filled ant eggs with palanquin leaves, did not mix with pork or other ingredients, ensuring delicious cake, traditional Cao Bang ant egg cake “, Ms. Thuy said. So the ant egg cake is only available for 1-2 months The cake crust is wrapped from glutinous rice flour that has been kneaded and thinned. Then, put that piece of glutinous rice powder into a fig leaf, sprinkle the filling on the cake dough, finally put the next piece of fig leaf on the surface of the cake. The cake is steamed for about 45 to 50 minutes in a water bath. When eating ant eggs, people peel the fig leaves (honey-leaf leaves) wrapped outside if the cake has 2 layers of leaves. If the cake has a layer of leaves, you can always eat this leaf. Buying cakes just need to preserve the refrigerator, when eating and steaming, there are instant cakes. “This type of cake can be eaten hot or cold depending on the taste because you can feel its own delicious taste every way. In addition to the soft taste of sticky rice, the soft taste of fig leaves, diners also feel the fatty taste of the cake made from ant eggs “, Thuy shared. The typical ethnic cake in Bac Kan and Cao Bang is being sold by Ms. Thuy for 60,000 VND / 5 cakes, 120,000 VND / 10 cakes. Packed with young fig leaves, when eaten can eat the whole leaf wrapped cake “Customers who order egg ants are mainly from the city because of their exotic and delicious cakes. If they eat less, they deposit 10 to try them. Eat more, they buy a few stakes to eat gradually. Sales but I still recommend, women who are allergic to pupae, bees should consider before eating this kind of cake ”, Ms. Thuy noted. As a person who has been to Bac Kan many times in May of solar calendar, Mrs. Thu Hoa in La Khe, Ha Dong, Hanoi many times has enjoyed this interesting ant egg cake. This year, because she could not go to Bac Kan, Hoa saw a small trader selling this kind of cake online immediately ordered 3 piles of cakes (10 each) to the whole restaurant. “I eat this kind of cake a lot so I know well, not all ant eggs are selected for baking. Bac Kan people only find big black ants to nest on branches and high cliffs because eggs are usually delicious and clean. Our whole family is addicted to eating this kind of cake, “said Hoa.

On the net market, in addition to the wormwood cakes, tapioca cakes, … some small traders in the highlands of Cao Bang, Bac Kan are also selling strange and fancy cakes, attracting many housewives to order. That is the ant egg cake. The main ingredient of the cake is ant eggs. This typical ethnic cake in Bac Kan and Cao Bang is sold for 60,000 VND / 5 cakes, 120,000 VND / 10 cakes. Along the drying net to make specialties, 300,000 VND / kg Along the mosquito net is a tree that grows in abundance on the banks of ponds and swamps in the countryside. Going to the city, along the mosquito net, it becomes a specialty that many people fall in love with. Along the mosquito net can be cooked with sour soup, vermicelli. Along the drying net, the price is from 300,000 VND / kg. (Photo: Dan Tri) In particular, the trees along the mosquito net are also dried to eat gradually. The Dan Tri newspaper said that compared with the fresh type, the dried type along the mosquito net is quite expensive, up to 300,000 VND / kg. According to the advertisement of the seller, the drying mosquito does not get itchy. When processing, just soak to hatch, squeeze and wash with water to cook immediately. Plums, tomatoes, chili, onions dropped on the carpet Being in the main harvest season, but plums have dropped the price of the carpet, some are still 1,000-2,000 VND / kg, only 1/8 of the previous years. At this price point, selling 1kg of plum is not enough to buy a cup of iced tea. According to the gardeners, although the price is as cheap as vegetables, plums are still dull. Traders come to buy a little, ripe red plums on the tree, but people do not bother to harvest. Meanwhile, in Hanoi, some fruit shops, street vendors are selling plums at the beginning of season 1 for 120,000-150,000 VND / kg, grade 2 plums are priced from 90,000-110,000 VND / kg, cheap. equal to 1/2 of last year. Tomatoes are in a similar situation. According to VOV, in the fields in Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province, tomatoes are in the red ripe crop, but farmers are not interested in harvesting. They even let the ripe, withered, spoiled tomatoes be picked up as feed for pigs. According to local people, this year, tomatoes are in good season, high yield, but the price is only 1/3 of the previous year, traders also do not buy. Farmers in Quang Nam are struggling when chili peppers are ripe in the garden, but there are no buyers. Chili price is only 3,500-4,000 VND / kg for domestic consumption. Due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, exporting chili peppers faced many difficulties. Onion – a specialty of Nghe. (Photo: Chau Giang) Likewise, the price of onion is also unprecedentedly cheap. As a specialty of Nghe origin, onions in Hanoi are currently priced from 30,000-50,000 VND / kg. In previous years, scallions cost 150,000-200,000 VND / kg. Nghe An is cheap in part due to the good season and the output pumpkins, so the price in the field is very cheap, only 13,000 VND / kg. Pepper prices have risen sharply After a period of sinking at the bottom, pepper – a commodity that is known as “black gold” of Vietnam – suddenly went into a price fever. Within a month, the price of this item has increased more than 4 times. In Ba Ria – Vung Tau, pepper prices increased from 17,500 VND soared to 73,000 VND / kg. Pepper prices in the provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc are all at 72,000 VND / kg, 71,000 VND / kg, 70,000 VND / kg, 74,000 VND / kg and 73,000 VND / kg, respectively. According to the Department of Agro-Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the cause of pepper price fever is due to reduced supply while demand is flourishing. Fruits are reduced in price, cheaper than vegetables According to the report of the Department of Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), in the first March of the year, although the fruit and vegetable export has increased again, the prices of fruit at home gardeners all plummeted. there are record reductions, cheaper than vegetables. Green skin grapefruit has a record price reduction (illustration) Accordingly, the price of Taiwan mango purchased at the garden in Vinh Long is only 5,000-6,000 VND / kg; The price of mango mango also decreased to 8,000-10,000 VND / kg, while in the same period last year, the price of mango in the Mekong Delta was the lowest at 17,000 VND / kg. Green skin pomelo in Khanh Hoa is only 15,000-25,000 VND / kg. The price of cow leather longan in Tay Ninh also dropped sharply to 4,000-5,000 VND / kg. Australian purple sweet potato costs 400,000 VND / kg still ‘attracts’ customers Sweet potato is a popular commodity, but now the market imports many new types with high prices and still has buyers. According to the Labor Newspaper, Australian purple sweet potato is currently priced at 350,000-400,000 VND / kg. This variety has white skin, purple to dark purple flesh, quite beautiful; advertised with many health benefits. The shopkeeper said that this variety is very sticky, fragrant and sweet, “the best in the market”. Australian purple sweet potato costs 350,000 VND / kg The best crab in the West decreased by 100,000 VND / kg The most delicious sea crabs in the West on the occasion of Tiet Thanh minh all increase in price, but this year it has decreased by over and under 100,000 VND / kg. On April 11, in Ca Mau, crab and crab were bought by traders to the square for 500,000 VND / kg; the best price is 300,000 VND / kg; Yondaime (less than 300 grams) costs 180,000 VND / kg … According to many traders, recently, dead crabs in some districts in Ca Mau province are one of the reasons why the best crab in the West has decreased on the occasion of Tiet Thanh minh. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

1. Grasshopper (Takatan)

It is said that once eaten, it will be difficult to stop. This is a popular snack in Thailand, it is crunchy, delicious and is compared to popcorn. After being deep-fried, grasshoppers will be coated with chili powder, spices, creating a different flavor. Its crispy skin cracked, fragrant, and crunchy in its mouth.

2. Scorpions

You will certainly be amazed at how delicious this dish is. Don’t worry about the scorpion is poisonous, the venom is stored in the tail, and the seller gets rid of it before making it a dish. The brave guests who have tasted, said that this dish is quite similar to fried chicken wings with sweet salty sauce.

3. Flour worm

Deep fried dough is like french fries, has a delicious, crispy, fatty taste, is one of the snacks that are extremely loved by Thai people. Although it looks a bit intimidating, but the taste is delicious, it is worth a try.

4. Moo Ping (Meat skewers)

Thai street food is popular with skewers of fish, shrimp, squid and Moo Ping. Moo Ping is a dish made from pork, grilled with tamarind sauce, fish sauce, sugar, rice flour, onions, has a very sweet and spicy taste. Although this dish is extremely eye-catching and attractive, you should pay attention to buy at clean stalls.

5. Goong Ten (Dance Shrimp)

This is a famous specialty in northern Thailand. Literally, the shrimp are still alive, skipping in bowls, a dish just for the brave. After being washed, river prawns add spicy spices, mix well like salad. When you put shrimp in your mouth to chew, you will feel the pungent taste in your throat, combined with the salty taste, this combination makes many visitors love.

6. Larb Mote Daeng (Red Ant Eggs)

Red ants and its eggs are mixed with some spices, coriander, onions, chili … to create a sweet and crispy sweet and sour dish. Ant’s greasy taste combined with many other spices create an unforgettable dish.

7. Ab Ong Or (Thai roast pig brain)

Pork urchin is a strange dish in northern Thailand, requiring diners to have a little courage. Pork gourd will be seasoned with kapi (shrimp paste), lemongrass, lime leaves, dried chili, and other herbs, and then wrapped in banana leaves, grilled or roasted over low heat. Most locals will roast pork brains on a charcoal stove, making the dish very fragrant.

8. Crispy frog

This dish has a taste like chicken, the way is similar, breaded then deep fried with garlic. Although the taste is delicious, its appearance in the eyes of Western visitors is very frightening.

9. Soak chicken feet

This dish is often served with vermicelli or dumpling. Thai people make this dish very carefully, it takes hours or days for the chicken feet to soak the spices. This dish is very suitable for sitting, chatting with friends or simply as bait.

10. Luu Muu (Raw pig’s blood)

Pork blood is mixed with many spices, served with peanuts, lemon leaves. This dish very few people dare to try, often found in pubs.