Ngo Ban Pho wine is a specialty of the Mong ethnic group made from corn and yeast of Hong Mi tree, clean water source, traditional cooking, not filtered by machine, according to the traditional recipe, only aged for 8 months or more. , soft and delicious, nothing to complain about!

Wine yeast is made from the Hong Mi tree

Like any other wine, the most important thing that determines whether a wine is good or not is the yeast. Wine yeast is considered the soul of a jar of wine and makes the difference of corn wine in Ban Pho, Bac Ha, Lao Cai compared to other types of corn wine - that is this Hong Mi yeast. The H'mong people will use this seed to pound it like a powder, then mix it with alcohol and boiling water, knead it well, hold the fruit, put it on a straw, and dry it in a sunny, well-ventilated place until the yeast dries and turns color. As white as a dumpling, put it in a basket or basket to go upstairs to the kitchen to preserve it for later use.

Hong Mi yeast makes the difference of Ban Pho corn wine

Corn wine cooked with firewood. After the wine boils, the cook always keeps the fire low and even, adding enough water so that the wine doesn't go bad. However, currently, there are still many types of corn wine using probiotics, Chinese yeast.. . is both to pass the guests from far away, and for the local people who are addicted to alcohol and want to drink cheap. Therefore, even coming to Bac Ha, not everyone can buy quality Ban Pho wine.

The process of making Ngo Ban Pho wine

When taking a sip of wine, the aromatic corn flavor spreads in the oral cavity, flows through the throat, falls down the esophagus and then sinks into the stomach, oh, the taste is strong, warm and tingling, but smooth and gentle. but not harshly shocking each other. After going all, still not forgetting to leave a light sweet aftertaste, sometimes attached in the mouth. With a passionate aroma, neither harsh nor sour, Ban Pho corn wine has the color of spring water, making many tourists stop by. Wine is sold quite a lot at Bac Ha market. Some tourists even go to the house of the brewer to enjoy the wine right at the brewing pot and buy it as a gift.

Ngo Ban Pho wine is fragrant

Today, despite the variety of drinks, the imprint of Ngo Ban Pho and Bac Ha wine is still preserved and developed in the culinary culture of the Mong ethnic people in the district as proof for their own cultural identity. Those who have never been drunk, or at least have not once enjoyed the taste of spicy and spicy wine, mixed with the gentle aroma distilled from the most quintessential flavor of yeast, we have missed the opportunity. enjoy the subtlety, deep from the mountains and forests like the heart of the highlanders of Bac Ha.

In the cold high mountain weather, sitting together and sipping a cup of spicy corn wine and enjoying with buffalo meat guarding the kitchen and talking about the mountains is an unforgettable experience.

Do Hoa