Dried buffalo meat – The specialty of Dien Bien

Dried buffalo meat dish is formed when ethnic minority groups kill the buffalo, if they do not eat the meat they will marinate with spice then hang on upstairs of kitchen for drying.

Dried buffalo meat - The specialty of Dien Bien
Dried buffalo meat – Image credit: Vnexpress

Making dried buffalo meat quite simple. Big pieces are marinated with salt, spices, ginger, “mắc khén”, gấc, peppers … When finish to marinate the meat will be drying to dry, then it was steamed, finally the meat will be dried on upstairs of kitchen until the drought.