Bitter tomato soup often has a lot of hot and “bitter” chili peppers to enjoy, not … complain. More sophisticated, pork skin cut about two knuckles cooked in a pot of bitter tomato soup, increasing the fat, chewy and delicious taste significantly. Dried fish is a popular reserve food of the mountainous people and it is unknown when the Ede people can choose the head of a dried herring cooked with bitter eggplant – it is deliciously compatible. Perhaps the aromatic herring oil, which is often canned, is “different”, using canned fish to cook bitter tomato soup instead of crushed herring heads – still not inferior to each other. Ede people often use this dish with rice. Because they have a habit of eating quickly, they often cook this dish a bit thick to eat with rice. They often squeeze into handfuls with eggplant and eat, the bitter and spicy taste makes the dish more delicious, bitter eggplant is also a valuable medicine to help increase resistance. According to the Ede, bitter eggplant is not eaten raw like eggplant, but only cooked. Can buy a lot to cut pieces to dry, hang the kitchen truss gradually; Before cooking, soak in water for about 5-10 minutes, the eggplant is soft and the bitter taste is not lost. Bitter eggplant grows wild on upland fields and is planted in many gardens, almost every house of the Ede has bitter eggplant. The tree has thorns, has fruit all year round, has few and many thorns; The more thorns, the more bitter, bitter like bitter melon.

The wharf with green space is a favorite destination for the elderly and young people. Ms. H Ven Ayun, from Triă village, Ea Tul commune, Cu Mgar district, said that the Ede people have always chosen a place to set up their village where they must have a clean water source, the water source flows day and night, year round and never runs out. Water is the source of life, bringing people good crops, warmth; The forest is a sacred place to protect the village. In order to have a clean and clear water source, people in the village work together to preserve the trees in the watershed; Because people understand that when the forest is lost, the water dries up, and every big tree that is cut down is an underground water source. Losing the forest, losing the water wharf, the village will no longer exist. Therefore, the forest surrounding the wharf will be protected intact by the people. Ms. H Ven Ayun said, every week, people will clean themselves, clean the water wharf very clean: “The water wharf of the Ede people in the past was self-flowing from the source, where there are many old trees and very good water. When it rains, the rainwater will wash away dirt, rotten leaves and garbage, and people will clean it regularly or monthly to keep the water source clean.” Today, although each house has well water and tap water to use, many Ede people still keep the habit of 2 mornings and afternoons to go to the wharf to bring water back to their activities. When the water is filled, people meet, ask about each other, and chat happily. If in the past, the roads leading from the village to the wharf were trails and steep slopes, today, in many villages, the road to the wharf has been concreted and built into steps to prevent slipping. In some places, both the wall and water pipes are concreted, using metal pipes as gutters. Today, many wharfs have been repaired and restored with concrete and cement. According to Ms. H Djuon Niê, in Phuong village, Ea Tul commune, Cu Mgar district, this approach helps to make the wharfs cleaner. When the road is convenient, more and more people come to the wharf, including tourists from far away: “Since knowing how to build with concrete and cement, the water source is clean and free of dirty garbage. We hope to keep the old trees at the wharf intact; trees must be protected, not cut down. Only trees can retain water; with moisture, water will remain and not run dry. there’s always water flowing over the years”. Along with urbanization, many wharves in Ede villages gradually disappeared or were abandoned. The reason is that the old trees were cut down, the watershed forest area was narrowed, drying out the groundwater, leaving the wharf without water, or the water was no longer clean. Facing this situation, the authorities of some localities in Dak Lak have solutions to recover the parts around the wharf to expand the watershed forest area, invest and restore the water wharves for the community. As in Dat Hieu ward, Buon Ho town, currently, the watershed forest area in Kli A village is only about 1,000 m2. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Truc, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dat Hieu ward, the locality is speeding up progress to recover 0.8 hectares of land around the Kli A wharf area: “The locality is very interested in protecting the wharf. water as well as environmental protection, directing aggressively in the planning of this wharf, putting that area into planning for management.For the people in this village, they are also very conscious in the process. The process of protecting the environment here and protecting the wharf; they also strictly implement it, do not discharge waste into the environment during their living. The trees in the wharf area they also protect, preserve, and do not cut down. “. In many places, trails down to the waterfront have been replaced by concrete roads. In Cu Mgar district, since 2011, Doan Cu Mgar district has organized to repair and restore a number of water wharfs by cleaning the environment, clearing the flow, raising awareness about using and protecting resources. water and protect watershed forests. The local cultural sector also implements conservation activities of traditional culture, including the wharf and wharf worshiping ceremonies. Mr. Y Mang, Deputy Head of the Culture and Information Department of CuM’gar District, Dak Lak Province said: “In the past time, the Culture and Information Department has advised the District People’s Committee to repair and upgrade the water wharf for the district. In which, trees have been planted and a delegation has been established to zoning areas to protect and preserve the water wharves of the people. In addition, the cultural life, especially the culture of the people, must be preserved, and the wharf-worshipping ritual must be maintained. water, want the culture to be preserved and moreover that the water is clean”. From the sense of protecting the water wharf – the source of life, the Ede people in Dak Lak have a deeper sense of protecting the environment, protecting the watershed forests to preserve the village’s natural water flow. As a result, the wharfs of the Ede people are still maintained, which is a unique culture preserved for future generations.

In the campus of Dak Lak museum, there are dozens of ancient guava mausoleum trees with trunks reaching tens of meters high. This is the ideal place to check in with any young people coming to Buon Ma Thuot during this holiday. By guava is a species of large woody tree, the root has a stem, the bark is yellowish-brown, the bark has a small round ball of 2 to 3cm. The reason that the guava tree has such a name is because the trunk has the same color as the guava tree. Guava tree often blooms in the summer, is a flower symbolizing faithful and innocent love. Therefore, planting this flower helps to keep the owner’s soul fresh and ready to face all the challenges of life. Guava tree stands out with its strong, sturdy trunk and branches, combined with beautiful purple flowers, so this is a shade tree used a lot in the landscape. The tree is planted on sidewalks, streets, factories, parks, residential areas, urban areas, administrative centers, etc. to create shade suitable for the landscape. The cool green color of Bang Lang guava cools the hot summer of the Central Highlands climate. In addition, at the museum in the city center of Buon Ma Thuot, there are many precious perennial trees such as this black star tree. Dak Lak Museum simulates the traditional house of the Ede ethnic group.

Buon Ma Thuot is also the source of Vietnamese coffee beans, the economic nucleus of the Central Highlands. After 46 years of construction and development, Buon Ma Thuot gradually becomes the central urban area of ​​the Central Highlands, both vibrant, youthful, modern, and deeply rooted in history and traditional culture. Shop of gratitude – city of sincerity Buon AKô Dhong, Tan Loi ward, Buon Ma Thuot city, in the days approaching the 46th anniversary of Buon Ma Thuot’s liberation, became more and more bustling. Outside, cars carrying tourists parked in a long line. Inside is wood, is bamboo, is filled with cement; is the sound of human voices, machine noises under construction. Dozens of traditional Ede houses on stilts are being erected, interspersed with mossy ones surrounded by green tea fences, multi-colored hibiscus flowers, walled bushes and mausoleums. purple flowers are in bloom. The nearly three-acre plot of land belonging to the Ancient Elder of the village Ama H’Rin, the founder of AKo Dhong village, is probably the busiest construction site. The thorny bamboos from the Buon Don forest, almost as big as a thigh, were piled up next to the fence. Large bundles of le, a type of bamboo as small as the handle of a hoe, are filled in a floating tank with a tarpaulin. Ama Jenni, the youngest son-in-law of the late village elder Ama H’Rin, with the muscular body of a descendant of Dam San, was sweating profusely with a group of workers who built large cedarwood pillars that one person hugged, forming columns on stilts . He said, on this mold, an architectural complex, mainly the traditional Ede, is being restored, with a system of valuable wooden columns such as katchi and incense; wooden floors covered with bamboo and bamboo walls, just like the houses that Ama H’Rin built more than 60 years ago. Seeing customers admiring the scale and curious about the purpose, Ama Jenni calmly: “Nothing, Ako Dhong is a rich merchant”! He also revealed that this is not a tourist area, nor a big family’s house, but built according to the wishes of ADuon H’Riu – the wife of the late village elder Ama H’Rin, in memory of the person who had openly give birth and shape the identity of the merchant. “The Ede people don’t like to be too calculating economically. If you feel you need to do it, do it. To let their children and grandchildren see how their forefathers have devoted themselves.” AKô Dhong, in Ede language means “watershed”, because it was established at the upstream of 6 streams: Ea Giang, Ea Dung, Ea Ding, Ea Pii, Thun M’nung and Ea Nuol. The source of water flows all year round and the green watershed strip of 4 seasons, the long houses built and embellished for 3 generations, along with rich traditional culture, has now become the tourist center of Buon Ma Thuot. . Investors in the province, outside the province, have invested here in modern restaurants and hotels, while the children of the Ede people have risen up with their beautiful, deep and sincere qualities. Like Ms. Hlen Niê, from “fairy house”, “fairy garden” left by her parents, she built Arul coffee shop which is also full of “fairy tales”, famous throughout the coffee capital of Ban Me. , is found by many tourists near and far. Although affirming economic benefits from Arul Coffee, for H’Len Niê, Ede culture is even more important. “Culture itself is a beauty, a separate thing, nothing can be exchanged. If you open a shop with only the goal of making money, you will lose culture in return.” Less than a howl from Arul Coffee, Mrs. H’Kjap Niê has also built Ako Ea tourist area, with thousands of square meters of community space, many souvenir stalls, and many accommodation rooms built of natural materials. Nature… All filled with flowers, green forest, coffee aroma, murmuring stream, T’rung guitar and throbbing gongs. Only 3 years of operation, but A Ko Ea has become an ecological and cultural address for families in Buon Ma Thuot to come every weekend, a familiar address for many delegations from other provinces. . Celebrating the 46th anniversary of national reunification, Ms. H’Kjap Niê quietly added to the bookshelf in each room a set of Vietnamese history books and accelerated preparations for the three-region culinary festival, right on the 30th. 4/4 and 1/5. “After 46 years of reunification, Dak Lak has 46-47 ethnic brothers residing together. Therefore, I want people to come here to see the history, see the tradition; experience natural living and see the beautiful customs of the Ede. Particularly on big holidays, there are always suitable activities for a large community to gather and share,” said Ms. H’Kjap. Green city – fragrant city Buon Ma Thuot with a bright future, a central city in the Central Highlands. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan is a photographer with nearly 30 years of seniority at Buon Ma Thuot Junction, so he witnessed every small change of the city. According to Mr. Toan, in recent years, Buon Ma Thuot has urbanized very quickly, causing many people to worry that architectural works will overwhelm nature. But the reality is the opposite, the more urbanized, the greener, cleaner and more beautiful Buon Ma Thuot is. “In the past, around this Junction 6 were full of small buildings, pressed close to the road, causing a feeling of narrowness. Then the city rebuilt with buildings from 6 to 18 floors, but deep inside, so the street is very spacious. The ground floor buildings in the Cultural Center campus were demolished by the province, so there is more space. In general, Buon Ma Thuot Junction has very beautiful architecture, very large space, lots of green trees, very beautiful. Guests like to take souvenir photos in this area,” said Mr. Nguyen Van Toan. Along the streets of Buon Ma Thuot, an impressive highlight for locals and visitors is the populations of trees and flowers. The temporary markets, the wasteland corners of the inner city of Buon Ma Thuot, have all been renovated into flower gardens. The fully functional Analog TV tower was dismantled by the province, built into a square with a lot of sports equipment, for the masses to freely roam and exercise. Often taking her young daughter for a walk every afternoon, Ms. Tran Thi Yen, Tu An ward, Buon Ma Thuot city feels satisfied: “The city is full of green parks; The air here is clean and safe. I really enjoy living here.” Despite being a young city, rising from the remnants of war and the red dust of the sky, in a short time, Buon Ma Thuot has reached its sophistication in development. If a house is built high, it must be deep to avoid confinement; Every street corner, every flowerbed, park, square shows the philosophy of green development, towards community benefits. And right in the center, an empty street where drug problems were difficult to handle before, has been radically changed when it was built into a land of knowledge and fragrance. Buon Ma Thuot Coffee and Book Street, after 4 years of construction, has become an interesting meeting place for businessmen; where the writers and poets of Dak Lak organize the launch of new books, where tourists and the public inside and outside the province relax and settle down. According to Mr. Hoang Danh Huu, Director of Miss Ede Coffee Company, a member of the Coffee Book Street, this place is now almost an “exchange floor”, a place to organize meetings and promote many people. Commercial transactions were rekindled, many investment cooperations formed and many startup ideas were implemented. “The government has an open policy for businesses to help spread the reading culture, local culture and coffee culture. That is a success,” said Mr. Huu. Bright future “Brilliant” is not an exaggeration of the future of Buon Ma Thuot. That future is not only reflected in issued policies, such as the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 60 in 2009 on building Buon Ma Thuot into a central urban area in the Central Highlands; Conclusion No. 67 of 2019 on economic and social development of Buon Ma Thuot or in the idea of ​​​​Buon Ma Thuot-Nha Trang Expressway. The future of the city is reflected in what has been and is being built: Ea Tam Lake in the city center and East-West Boulevard, connecting Buon Ma Thuot Airport with the city center. In particular, Lake Ea Tam under construction, 35 hectares wide, one and a half times larger than Xuan Huong Da Lat Lake, will “paint dragons and eyes” for the highland city, a great highlight for prosperous feng shui, bringing vitality. for dozens of new urban clusters. East-West Boulevard not only shortens the distance from the center to the harbour, but also helps Buon Ma Thuot show off its rich beauty. 8km of the boulevard, in turn, leads people through one of the oldest precious timber forests in Vietnam, with varieties of Christmas, teak, star, planted in the 194x; through the fragrant rice fields of the Muong, Thai, and Tay people opened and cultivated; through immense coffee and durian gardens, through the largest general hospital in the Central Highlands… Mr. Vu Van Hung, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Buon Ma Thuot City. Mr. Vu Van Hung, Chairman of the City People’s Committee said, Buon Ma Thuot was developed with the orientation of Ecology-Identity-Intelligence and has internal resources to build the city to reach the expected stature. “Buon Ma Thuot is the coffee capital of the country and also a major coffee address in the world. There are research institutes on agro-forestry, hygiene and epidemiology; There is a university in the national key group, which is the center of plant varieties of the Central and Central Highlands” – Mr. Vu Van Hung confidently From the economic aspect, Mr. Vu Van Hung affirmed, along with the key projects of the state that have been surveyed and invested, many investors, enterprises and large corporations have followed each other. to Buon Ma Thuot. Dozens of large and small projects, with a total cost of hundreds of thousands of billion VND proposed by private investors, help Buon Ma Thuot to raise its wings and become a radiant city in the middle of the Central Highlands. ./.

Small, beautiful roads, gently sloping, floating between the immense green of the roadside trees and the blue of the sky. But, that still isn’t enough. Coming to Buon Ma Thuot, do not forget to visit and experience these interesting addresses: Interesting Dak Lak Museum At first, we were quite indifferent when we saw that the design of the museum was not very convenient for visitors. A guest approached the door, turned around and lamented “nothing”. But, it was because the front door was closed, we entered from the back entrance. After buying tickets and having an narrator, the whole group was really impressed and fascinated by the interesting and useful information. Dak Lak Museum has 3 main exhibition spaces, providing a basic and complete introduction to Biodiversity, National Culture and History of the plateau land and people. Dak Lak Museum is designed according to the traditional longhouse architecture of the Ede ethnic group in the Central Highlands (photo of Dak Lak Museum). However, there are many very familiar things in life that when you come here you will know and scream with delight, like skull pepper with black pepper, which is more spicy than the other; Are gongs created by the Central Highlands people; Any ethnic girl in Dak Lak when she is an adult, the longer her earlobes are, the more beautiful she is; What kind of tree has a very beautiful, fragrant, and extremely rare wood grain that is only available in Vietnam, now there are less than 100 roots; why long house of Ede people have such architecture; and matriarchy, at home women are the best but outside men are the leaders, even in the present life… The answer is all at Dak Lak Museum, after you take a tour and listen to the narrator named Trang, introduce and explain. In particular, outside the museum yard, there is a pair of camphor over a hundred years old: a shady tree with a giant stump of 3-4 new embraces, a dead tree, the root is kept as a souvenir. In addition, there are two ylang-ylang trees in front of the villa of Bao Dai Palace, several dozen years old, with large and wide canopy, fragrant flowers. In Buon Ma Thuot, there is also the World Coffee Museum, designed to simulate the impressive architecture of a long house, standing out against the blue sky, so it is an ideal place for you to take pictures to check-in. But, the artifacts displayed inside are not enough to attract visitors, if not too faint. Outside the Coffee World Museum, the architecture is very beautiful and the sky is blue, everyone who comes here wants to take pictures to check-in. Lak Lake, so absorbed in forgetting the way back A place that should not be missed is Lak Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the Central Highlands located at an altitude of 500m above sea level, connecting with Krong Ana River. Distance from city center. Buon Ma Thuot is about 60-70km, only after nearly 2 hours by car, you can experience and discover the unique beauty of this place. View of Lawk Lake from where you stop to enjoy the cool breeze At a glance, you may not be impressed because the lake is not as beautiful as imagined. But, experience it. Not only is it a walk to admire the lake, ride an elephant, go canoeing or kayak, … but it is important to bathe in the depth of the cultural, historical and life space of the M’ ethnic group. Nong, Ede. If you missed it, it would be a pity. According to Ms. Nguyen Nga, a tourist from Hanoi, you can choose to spend the night at Lak Tented Camp, a resort deep in the lake, quiet and separate from the surrounding world. Full of elephant riding around the lake, you should try the elephant dung coffee, only 60,000 VND/cup to feel its different taste. Cycling in the morning to explore village life and waterfall trekking. In the afternoon, you can see and learn about the unique and traditional black pottery craft in Vietnam – the profession is almost lost, only 1-2 people keep it in the village. The strange thing is that only women take on this work. They make crude ceramic products, do not use turntables to craft and open-fired pottery with firewood and rice husks. Pottery artist. In the photo is a statue of an elephant ready to be baked, placed as a souvenir for guests (photo by Nguyen Nga) Unique handmade pottery with glossy black color, fired with wood and rice husks (photo by Nguyen Nga) At night, you will enjoy the dance of M’Nong girls around the campfire and drink it with can wine,… Special experiences that when you leave, you still wonder why you have a place. so enchanting. Many attractions waiting to be discovered On the way back to the city, you should visit Mother elephant rock – also known as Yangtao Elephant Rock – not far from 5km is Rock Elephant Father. The big mother elephant stone block, shaped like an elephant with a huge spine, lies quietly in the middle of the vast green. Although not very high, the rock slopes gently, easily slippery when it rains and the higher the wind, the stronger the wind, so it is also a challenge for those who are afraid of heights and not all visitors are brave enough to climb. But, when you have reached the top, the biggest reward is the scene that appears both majestic and poetic. Ignoring business related factors, Ko Tam tourist area well worth your time to visit. Just like a miniature Buon Ma Thuot, this 17-hectare eco-tourism area has everything from a version of a long house, a small museum with a statue of a tomb, a temple and a prayer tree,… Beautiful landscape design makes you spend a whole day to explore, take pictures to check-in with the lake, flower garden, long and deep bamboo range,… In the evening, there is also a musical performance with the gong display. The uniqueness and dance of Ede girls. Ban Me is strangely enchanting, just come back and want to come back In addition, if you have time, you should visit the cocoa garden located deep in the moss shop at 111 Y Ngong, enjoy a fresh cocoa smoothie or sip a glass of wine from fermented cocoa; go to the clusters of Dray Nu and Dray Sap waterfalls (although not as good as waterfalls in the East and Northwest); explore Yok Don National Park in the season of dipterocarp (falling leaves) and learn about birds, with 500,000 VND/person/3-hour tour; take a walk and have lunch at the lakeside restaurant Ea Kao; sightseeing Sac Tu Khai Doan pagoda; see long houses, enjoy Arul coffee at Acodhon village (Co Tho village), walk around the book street… Temple of Sac Four Khai Doan A corner in Co Thon village – the merchant of the rich Buon Ma Thuot has so many things to discover, to experience, to enjoy, so this place really makes visitors nostalgic, wanting to return to this place. If customers choose to fly Hanoi – Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak), this city can be considered as a transit point when it is easy to go to Dak Nong or Gia Lai, Kon Tum from here. However, the combination of going to Dak Nong is considered the most reasonable, because if going to Gia Lai, there is another choice of direct flight from Hanoi to Pleiku. So, Pleiku and Kon Tum can be reserved for another trip. If you go all the way, you will be in the opposite direction, because Buon Ma Thuot is in the middle of the two ends, unless you have a lot of time or go in the style of “riding a horse to see the flowers”. Especially, you can combine both going to the plateau and going to the sea. From Buon Ma Thuot to Tuy Hoa (Phu Yen) is more than 190km, about 200km to Nha Trang, by road. Thus, we have another option is to fly from Hanoi to Buon Ma Thuot for about 3 days, take a car to Tuy Hoa or Nha Trang to swim for 2-3 more days.

The homeland of the M’nong Rlam people is like that, full of chun and nul (swamp), which Lo (wetland rice fields) is formed in those chun and nul. They know that bha (rice sowing) since the Kinh people in the delta still have to sow rice seeds to create seedling and then transplant. Farming, being that “water rice”, is a special upstream, because when it comes to the Central Highlands, I don’t understand why Kinh people immediately think of life with a civilization of shifting cultivation, farming, or industrial crops. after that. Remember, this highland wet rice civilization has nothing like the nature – the characteristics – the concept of books that Vietnamese (and international) professors write about “civilization”. wet rice” such as in the Red River Delta, Mekong River, Chao Phraya River (Thailand), Irrawaddy River (Myanmar) or in Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Philippines… The fields and villages of the M’nong Rlam people. The M’nong Rlam community earns a living from wet rice, but the spirit of life leans heavily towards the mountains, the spirit of greatness, admires Yang Bre, Yang B’Nom (the god of the forest, the god of the mountain) and all beliefs, habits, rituals are for the forest, for the sun, not for the moon. They have lived like that for decades. They are Australoid and speak an ancient Mon-Khmer language. What is more interesting and unique is that their life form is not like the M’nong people in the central highlands (in Dak Nong province now), the M’nong Nor, M’nong Prang, or M’nong Gar groups. not far from them, and especially the Ede. Their M’nong quality is a unique marriage between the life and culture of the original M’nong ethnic group in the southwest and the nearby Ede (ancient Austronesian) ethnic group in the north of their homeland. Only they have all the wonderful essences of M’nong and Ede. The house does not drop to the ground like the M’nong Gar people, nor does it raise the floor like the long house of the Ede people, but falls in the middle of the other two living spaces – that is, just enough to get off the ground. That they stay in the house on stilts – the long house. That space off the ground is “great”, just enough to avoid the earth’s vapor, and the “drop” space is also strangely smart, just enough to not touch the hot, blue sky. Thinking and lifestyle in harmony with nature. * In the fertile fields out there, the rice seeds they sprouted and then spread out into the mud. About three months to harvest. In the past, the rice was cut by hand and the buffalo pedaled, but now also “play” with the reaper and the thresher. But here and there, the hobby of cutting rice remains. Nul, jar, sheet bhum (rice plant), ple bhom (rice grain), grang pai (rice grain) are not only crops, agricultural products, goods but also “loved ones”, companions. Going to cut together, as a family. This season starts harvesting for one house first, then the other season starts from the next house, and so on. If someone’s field is ripe first, then sit back at the table to flexibly adjust and agree to “settle”. Fairness happens naturally, almost completely. If there is a theft of rice, or theft of rice, it will be imported by free migrants, never from the M’nong Rlam community. Two rice crops a year, no worries about lack of rice. Food, vegetables, meat, fish are on the slopes of mountains, in fields, lakes, lagoons, gardens; planting and bartering, and even buying. It reminds people of what is simple and pure, in harmony with heaven and earth, plants and trees, about the peaceful life that was once real in the world. And, the forest is tolerant, chivalrous, immense kindness. “Where there is a forest, there is food”, the M’nong have a saying. * The twenty-first century has passed a fifth, and oh behold, the long houses of wood combined with bamboo and the wild lifestyle are still rife. The forest has been stripped white even in the mountains, because of the times, the fields appear in their original form. The To, Yel, Kdie, Dham, Pai Bi, Triek, Mih, Duong Krieng, M’Lieng, Le, Jun, Bong Krang, Yang Tao… in Lak district (Dak Lak) are filled with such longhouses. The basket became the inseparable object of M’nong women. The figure of the woman still casts shadows on the houses. They still carry bags on their shoulders up and down the long house. The woman is the owner of the kitchen, and the owner of everything on that long house, and in the fields near and far. The matriarchy, and the children bearing the mother’s surname, stand tall in the midst of this modern age. However, the man is still respected and respected. They still eat hot pot, drink beer, talk about Saigon, Hanoi – from the internet. They still wear jeans, ride motorbikes, and wear sunglasses. But the most meaningful days for them are still baking all that can be eaten, drinking the wine from the jar. They go back to their nature when they can. They do not accept lying when sitting together. Lying will make people smaller, and lose “place” in the community. They take “love” as the quality of life. Take love and sharing as the goal. And material and comfort as tools and means for the other two. All humanity knows the core and ultimate life value in life, but if they can’t do it, here, the M’nong Rlam can do it, gently, naturally… * Every time they wandered, rested, slept, stayed in their long house, how could it feel close, warm and natural. Is not to be careful in walking, speaking, looking, watching, listening, reading. You can sleep anywhere you like. I like to sing whenever I feel inspired. No need to say hello or thank you much. They say gifts for them should not be bought with money but come to them, and remember them when going. They say that they have something to eat when they stay at home, never planning food, drinks, space layout. Bon of the M’nong people who work in wet fields since ancient times has been organized in a lang class. “Modern” and “civilized” are in this spirit of life, not far away. Luxury is the spirit of luxury, not the person, the place, the food, the place to stay, the place to play, the place to talk. The needy soul, the messy heart, no matter how beautiful the dress, how expensive the car is, how big the house is, it’s just fooling your own heart and fooling people. The true happiness of anyone under this sky is also peace. * Thirty-five years ago, the forest still filled those arctic mountains and licked down Lak Lake. In the field is also bustling with aquatic species, let alone rivers and lakes. Absolute purity, originality, originality. And basically there are only M’nong Rlam people, and M’nong Gar people are nearby. Now, dozens of ethnic groups flock here. The land is suddenly cramped, compressed, and pressured on the mountains, down the fields, swamps, and lakes. These M’nong bon are suddenly wrapped, peeled off from the green, suddenly playing with. Pity. Here and there, people from Buon Ma Thuot, forty-five kilometers from them, began to open tours that brought tourists from far away to their places to earn money. Truthfulness, wisdom, and civilization are exploited by shrewdness. Tourist footsteps pressed on his head, the branches and grasses there were buried thick. I love for the model of the world’s pure and beautiful life in the midst of the tumultuous world everywhere and especially when it is in the plans of those far away who do not create value, do not commit, pay tribute. Donate and focus on reaping benefits in the easiest way. This world has been shaken and broken by the trend of “materializing” the world, “convenience”, “maximizing”, “devising”. When is M’nong Rlam’s turn? Articles and photos: Nguyen Hang Tinh

This Hau is a person who loves her family very much and is always proud of the characteristics of the Ede culture. After more than 2 years of coronation, she returned to her hometown of Dak Lak to help her parents repair the stilt house – her compatriot’s media house and the house where the whole family lives. The house on stilts remodeled 300 million H’Hen spent 300 million to remodel the house on stilts (she calls it the upper house), 41m long. In addition, she also spent 2 and a half billion to repair the house built that her family has lived in for many years. Ms. Hau said that she only repaired on the old house floor but did not build a new one because the old house contains many memories and memories of her childhood. She also said that when building this house, because she did not have enough money, H’Hen’s mother had to sell the necklace to cover it. The whole family must also borrow to have a place to settle. The old house is associated with many childhood memories of H’Hen The house has been completely redesigned with open, extended space creating a spacious and comfortable feeling. She also demolished the previously unnecessary rooms to make the house look bigger. H’Hen also repaired the exterior such as lining tiles, wall tiles, new ceilings … Overall, the house has a brown-cream color that is quite elegant and cozy. The living room is connected to the kitchen The space is very spacious Ms. Hau also does not hesitate to share that the furniture in the house is not too good. The sofa is not very smooth, the dining table H’Hen also did not order according to his wishes but bought the seller for the seller and was “bombed” by the customer. Kitchen space is the place that makes Hen feel most excited in the house after remodeling. In addition to using wood to make kitchen cabinets, Hen uses flower tiles with traditional patterns to cover the walls, making this space a bit modern and ancient. The kitchen is neat A small corner Hen used to hang his photo Since her sister is married, Hen also designs a suitable and convenient room for her small family. She also works as a desk and a closet for her granddaughter. The room for her parents was specially cared for by Hau. This is the only bedroom in the house that has its own bathroom. She was worried that it would be inconvenient for her parents to be able to walk, so she wanted to design everything that was most convenient for them. H’Hen also designed an open space outside for families to gather, have fun, and enjoy. The sister’s bedroom Parents’ bedroom Private bathroom for parents Cool hot corner Screenshots

Grilled pork hybrid dish with bamboo tube. According to Ms. Lien, this dish is not processed too fussy but requires meticulousness, it is important that the ingredients are fresh, including the outer bamboo tube. “Meat must be delicious, fresh, with fat and lean skin, balanced and fresh. And the bamboo tube must also be very fresh, when customers order, we cut the bamboo in the morning, then the bamboo will be sweet and fragrant. And when the meat is grilled, it is delicious. After marinating and letting for about 15 minutes to soak the spices, the pork is put into a bamboo tube, the end of the tube is covered with banana leaves and grilled over embers or in the high pressure oven for about 1 hour. Pork is seasoned and left for about 15 minutes. For grilling on a charcoal stove, grill is very important. To avoid burning, the griller needs to observe to turn the tube over, so that the meat is cooked evenly. When the bamboo tube outside is scorched yellow, the aroma of meat spreads can be enjoyed. Pork grilled on bamboo tube will look like steamed pork because it is grilled through a layer of bamboo, so the meat is fragrant while keeping the softness, the skin is crispy, the fat is fat but less greasy. The cooked meat does not smell smoke, coal ash, is not too dry due to dehydration. This dish is served with salt green chili and herbs. The pungent taste of the chili and the aroma of the meat create an attractive dish for visitors. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai Bao, from Quang Phu town, Cu Mgar district, Dak Lak province, when enjoying this dish, feels, “The dish has a unique characteristic of the Central Highlands, the taste is very delicious and rich. Ede people are infused with spices, so it feels difficult to describe when eating, including lemongrass, galangal, pepper, and the taste of some leaves that only people have. New people in the Central Highlands have “. After seasoning, the pork is put into a fresh bamboo tube. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ko Tam Ecotourism and Community Culture Company, the steamed hybrid pork dish, grilled bamboo tube is processed according to the traditional cuisine of the Ede people in Dak Lak. and blended, marinated with natural ingredients available, so that brings its own unique flavor here. In particular, hybrid pork is an ingredient that makes the dish unique, because hybrid pigs are bred from grass pigs (piglets) with wild boars. Along with the cooking process is a story about culture and environmental protection. That is why, recently, the steamed hybrid pork dish, grilled bamboo tube in Ko Tam tourist area was selected by the Vietnam Record organization to be in the Top 100 special dishes of Vietnam in 2020-2021. The end of the tube is covered with banana leaves. Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh shared, “The province also introduced Dak Lak’s delicacies and the Institute of Records allowed people to check and evaluate many times, then announced and decided on the steamed pork hybrid dish, Grilled with bamboo tube, I am extremely happy because we have a story and we came up with a story when we do travel to create a regional specialty dish and preserve the varieties that heaven was born with. in my country “. The Ede people often used the way of baking on charcoal stove, repeatedly turning the meat in the tube well and not being burned. Thus, along with grilled chicken rice dish was in the Top 100 specialties of Vietnam (period 2011 – 2016), up to now, Dak Lak province has 2 dishes in the Top 100 of Vietnam. Along with that, in recent years, the dishes are made from the available ingredients of the local ethnic people such as bitter tomato soup, dried fish tomato salad, dishes from rattan buds, cloves leaves, … shows more and more in the menu of restaurants, eateries and is favored by customers. From the traditional ingredients and cooking methods, many chefs have suitable variations to suit the tastes of diners, creating a rich variety of dishes while still retaining the unique features in the cuisine of the local ethnic community./.

Grilled chicken rice is a specialty of the Central Highlands people Recently, the steamed hybrid pork with bamboo tube in Ko Tam tourist area (Dak Lak province) was selected by the Vietnam Record organization in the Top 100 special dishes of Vietnam in 2020-2021. After seasoning with pork, the pork will be put in a bamboo tube Boiled hybrid pork with bamboo tube dish is processed according to the traditional cuisine of the Ede people in Dak Lak and is mixed and marinated from the available natural ingredients, thus bringing its unique flavor here. Hybrid pork makes the dish unique, crossbred pigs are bred from grass pigs (pigs) with wild boars. Along with its processing, food is a story about culture and environmental protection. Ms. Tran Thi Kim Lien, deputy chef at Ko Tam tourist area (Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province), said that this dish main ingredients are hybrid wild boar and other natural spices can be seasonal changes. In it, the most typical spices are chili, green pepper, cilantro and white leaf. This dish processing does not need to be too fussy but requires meticulousness, it is important that the ingredients are fresh, including the bamboo tube. Chicken is marinated grilled over embers Grilled chicken served with lam rice is one of the famous mountainous specialties of the Central Highlands people. According to people here, the dish comes from the Ede ethnic group in Buon Don (Dak Lak). Later, specialties were processed by the people of the Central Highlands with many different styles. Grilled chicken served with lam rice feels the taste of the Central Highlands Chicken used to grill must be genuine backyard chickens, silk type, weighing about 1kg, if the meat is too small, the meat will smell too big. Chicken after cleaning, pecking the intestines and leaving the whole chicken, broken it flat, marinated with salt and chili, lemongrass and a little honey for about 30 minutes, brought out to grill on embers until turned yellow, aroma is to be. Grilled chicken is indispensable for a cup of green leaf salt, a leaf that smells like basil. Grilled chicken is served with soft, sticky rice.