Tips To Choose Specialties When Traveling To Ha Long

One of the interesting pleasures when traveling is to choose local specialties as gifts for family and friends and so is traveling to Ha Lon. The article below is the tips to choose specialties when traveling to Ha Long for visitors to gain more experience during their trip.

1. What specialties does Ha Long have?

Ha Long has both a sea and a mountain with a rich ecosystem, flora and fauna, so the specialties of this land are also very diverse; in which, there are some specialties that tourists love: - Squid meatball: Made from fresh squid caught in Ha Long sea, it has its own flavor. Fresh squid is crushed until smooth and sticky, then mixed with small squid pieces from beards, squid heads so that the patties are more crispy. People marinate the squid meatball with spice in order to squid pieces taste well. This can be considered as the most famous specialty of Ha Long, usually costing several hundred thousand dongs/kg depending on the type of squid used. - Dried squid: A large area like Ha Long, dried squid is a specialty that tourists often choose. There are 3 types: large, medium and small. Ha Long dried squid has a pinkish white color, has toughness, sweetness and richness, straight body, thin squid tail. The price of dried squid is usually between VND 500,000 and VND 700,000. - Dried peanut worms: One of the most expensive specialties in Ha Long because peanut worms are quite rare. This is a strange, rich and nutritious seafood. The price of dried peanut worm is up to several million VND / kg. - Ngan wine: Ha Long has a famous type of seafood which is ngan and locals have used ngan to make wine. The secret to choosing specialties when traveling to Ha Long is that Ha Long wine must have a spicy and aromatic flavor of wine, the sweet and slightly bitter taste of the ngan, when you drink it, you can feel the salty taste of the sea. Ngan wine costs several hundred thousand 1 liter. - Souvenirs from the sea: These are necklaces, key chains, decorations made from seashells, shells cleverly combined by the locals into lovely items. Price from a few tens of thousands to several hundred thousand a item. - Jewelry: The most prominent jewelry in Ha Long is pearl. There are many tours to Ha Long organized for visitors to visit the process of making pearls in some establishments. There are many types of pearl jewelry with different prices, depending on whether the pearls are naturally caught or artificially cultured.

2. Select Ha Long specialties by month

Ha Long has many specialties and specialties are usually sold throughout the four seasons. Therefore, visitors can easily buy specialties no matter what month they come to Ha Long. However, there are some suggestions for travelers who want to choose to buy specials by month: - Coming to Ha Long in January, February, and March - spring: According to the tips of choosing specialties when traveling to Ha Long on Tet, visitors can choose to buy pearl jewelry, fried squid, ngan liquor. Jewelry to refresh themselves when spring comes, squid meaball to change the taste for rice tray on Tet holiday which was too much meat, ngan wine to invite friends to the house for Tet. - Traveling to Ha Long in April, May and June - the summer, visitors can buy souvenirs from the sea, or dried squid. In the bright summer sun and dry climate, visitors will often walk the sea and the streets and will see many souvenir stalls selling eye-catching. The dried squid is also suitable for visitors to take home as gift for friends and family. - Coming to Ha Long in July, August, and September, visitors can buy dried peanut worms. The cool climate of autumn will prevent visitors from feeling too hot when entering the kitchen. Dried peanut worms are suitable for processing a variety of dishes, especially for cooking Pho. Noodle soup cooked with dried peanut worm has a natural sweetness, although you do not stew bones or add MSG. - Going to Ha Long in October, 11, 12 is the winter, visitors can buy ngan wine. This is the original wine often used by locals to avoid the cold of the cold season. Thanks to its strange taste, the wine was gradually sold throughout the four seasons. For more information/details: Halong Amazing Sails, Halong Amazing Cruise, Amazing Sails Luxury Day Tour