{"id":7547,"date":"2021-03-05T23:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bomotnangkrongpa.com\/?p=7547"},"modified":"2021-03-10T21:53:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:53:33","slug":"bo-mot-nang-a-highlands-specialty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bomotnangkrongpa.com\/bo-mot-nang-a-highlands-specialty\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00f2 m\u1ed9t n\u1eafng – A Highlands\u2019 specialty"},"content":{"rendered":"
In Vietnamese cuisine, there are many creative ways of preserving food, including fermenting, using salt and smoking. But there is one method which is not only helpful in preservation but can create a natural flavour for the food, and that is drying it under the sun.<\/strong><\/p>\n Specialties preserved by this method are familiar, but to create an excellent and unique specialty, is another story. This week\u2019s story is about\u00a0b\u00f2 m\u1ed9t n\u1eafng<\/em>\u00a0(beef dried in the sun) \u2013 a signature specialty from the T\u00e2y Nguy\u00ean (Central Highlands).<\/p>\n Last month, we went on a volunteer trip to the Highlands. Our destination was Kr\u00f4ng Pa \u2013 known as the \u2018fire pan\u2019 of Gia Lai Province due to its extraordinary heat.<\/p>\n One of the poorest districts of Gia Lai, and with temperatures of up to 41 degrees, drought is a very serious issue. There isn\u2019t enough water for living, basic farming and especially feeding cattle \u2013 the main activity of residents.<\/p>\n Stopping in \u0110\u1ea5t B\u1eb1ng Commune \u2013 which has suffered most from the drought, we helped authorities build a clean water tank and hold classes to teach people about saving and using water.<\/p>\n To express their gratitude, residents invited us to stay for lunch in a traditional communal house, to try traditional specialties and talk with the locals.<\/p>\n