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La Chi rat meat – Ha Giang | Famous specialty of Ha Giang Province

For those who don’t know what  Ha Giang’s specialty is  and what to eat when coming to this highland, try the rat meat dish right away. According to the local people, in every season of ripe rice, the men in the village often invite each other to hunt mice. They set traps and dig holes to catch rats with homemade tools. After being caught, the mouse will be processed into a variety of dishes such as stir-frying, grilling, handing over the kitchen,…

Rat meat in Ha Giang is different from the meat of rats in the plains in that they live in forests and fields, are not sprayed with chemicals, so it is very clean, not smelly, and the meat is delicious.

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Ha Giang specialties will surely conquer all visitors from the first time enjoying

Rats, after dipping in boiling water, pluck their feathers and use a skewer to collect straw. When the straw is collected, it is taken to cut open the abdomen and clean. Next is marinating, rubbing spices including: fish sauce, salt, main noodles, cardamom, wild pepper, … Then processing is up to each person. 

If you want to eat right away, you can bring  this Ha Giang specialty  to the grill. The scent is so enticing that everyone has a craving. When eating, the meat is chewy, sweet and not dry. If you want to keep it for a long time, hang the meat in the kitchen. After a while they will dry out and shrivel. If you want to take it for processing, you must bury it in hot ash and then beat it with a pestle.

This dish is dipped in salt and pepper as bait or hot fried. If you want to stir-fry, you must soak in boiling water to soften and expand the meat, then marinate with ginger, onion and garlic.

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