1A few words about Sapa corn cakes
Sapa is always famous for its captivating natural beauty and its paradise of countless cold-country fruits. This place also attracts tourists with specialties such as armpit pork, stove-top buffalo, wild chicken or even rustic dishes such as grilled skewers, corn, potatoes, cassava, grilled eggs or bamboo-tube rice… If you have the opportunity, try a simple and rustic cake from the Northwest mountains and forests with a very unique flavor, which is corn cake.
Corn cakes are called by the people here with a very funny name “pau po cu” and are usually made in April and May according to the lunar calendar. This cake is one of the typical specialties always mentioned in the Sapa travel guide for tourists to choose to enjoy when coming to this highland.
“Pau Po Cu” cake – corn cake is a must try when coming to Sapa
2How to make tortillas
Corn is considered one of the grains that people here highly value. Corn seeds are like pearls given by the mountains and forests and are also the main food in people’s lives. And this is also the main ingredient of this cake.
When the corn kernels are still young, people will pick the corn, use a knife to chop the whole corn, then put it all in a stone mill and puree it into powder. During the process of grinding corn, absolutely do not add water, otherwise the ground corn will lose its natural sweetness. If you want the cornbread to have a rich flavor, you can add a little salt when grinding.
This part of the corn dough will be wrapped in banana leaves and grilled, that’s all, but the corn cakes wrapped in banana peels still bring to the eaters a sweet, fragrant and delicious flavor that is hard to describe. So you’re done making this corn cake recipe.
The cake meets the requirements when it must be flexible, fragrant with the smell of young corn and the cake can be kept for a very long time. If you want to eat it and bring it home as a gift to relatives or friends, there’s no need to be afraid of it spoiling.
People have to choose each corn to be able to make the most delicious cake
Corn selected as an ingredient must be young and fresh
Steamed Sapa corn cakes are equally delicious when grilled
3Enjoy Sapa corn cakes
To enhance the flavor of corn cakes, people often eat them with a little sugar. In addition, they often use this corn cake at family meals as well as take it out to eat when working in the fields. Once cooked, corn cakes should be eaten while still hot to avoid losing their delicious taste.
The cake has a characteristic aroma and flavor but is fresh and smooth due to being thoroughly ground and poured. If you want to eat this delicious corn cake, you can go to the markets in Sapa to enjoy delicious corn cakes for only 10,000 VND/cake.
Sapa corn cakes or “pau po co” cakes can be kept for nearly 3 days. If you want to keep it for a long time, for a whole week, you must cover the cake tightly with banana leaves and put it in a bucket of clean water to soak. When eating, put it in the pot to steam until hot. When you want to enjoy this cake, you just need to gently peel off the banana leaf layer with your hands, no need to use chopsticks.
Enjoy Sapa corn cakes with a little sugar to enhance the taste
You should also try this hot and fragrant grilled corn cake from Sapa
Sapa corn cake is a unique dish of the foggy land of Sapa. The corn kernels are extracted from the essence of heaven and earth and the diligence and enthusiasm of the villagers to be processed into cakes. If you once come to Sapa, don’t miss enjoying this unique Sa Pa delicacy imbued with the mountain and forest identity. So what are you waiting for? Quickly schedule a visit to this Northwest region!
