Five-colored sticky rice is a famous dish of the Tay people used in traditional festivals. This unique sticky rice dish is made with 5 different colors: red, blue, white, purple, yellow symbolizing the five elements, the Tay perceives the color of the sticky rice as a beautiful symbolizing prosperity for the family. . With eye-catching form, the fragrant plasticity makes five-color sticky rice become a dish that makes up the identity of the Tày people in Ha Giang. Referring to Ha Giang tour, in addition to the attraction of the majestic natural beauty, visitors will remember forever the unique five-colored sticky rice.

The glutinous, round, glutinous rice grains, through the skillful hands of the Tay woman in Ha Giang, have created a very unique and eye-catching sticky rice dish. Not only high aesthetic, behind these colors is also a hidden meaning to wish the New Year to a favorable business of the Tày people. With red means the meaning of desire. The green color represents the green of the mountains and the mountains. Yellow symbolizes fullness of fullness. Purple symbolizes the rich land. White symbolizes fidelity in love.

To obtain delicious five-colored sticky rice, the Tay woman uses sticky rice with yellow flowers to cook. To make the sticky rice soft, enough rice to bloom, soak the rice in water for 6-8 hours. Then bring the sticky rice on the stove evenly, flowing with charcoal to allow the sticky rice to be cooked, fragrant. To sticky rice has 5 different colors, people divide the rice into 5 equal parts to dye. Each color will map in a separate section, this is considered the most difficult stage requiring ingenuity of the Tay woman. In order for the five-colored sticky rice to have an eye-catching color, the order in which the rice is soaked in the most fading color is put in the first place and put white on the top.

Five colors want to have 5 beautiful colors, the color of the rice is quite important. To get a nice red color, people use Gac to dye red or red rice leaves, blue is used from ginger leaves, yellow is dyed from saffron pounding water or gardenia, while purple uses black rice leaves. The white of sticky rice is the original color of sticky rice.

The delicate and meticulous way of cooking of the Tay women has created a unique five-colored sticky rice that makes up the unique identities of the upland people. If you have the opportunity to travel to Ha Giang, remember to enjoy and feel the delicious and delicate taste of this colorful dish. Not only enjoy, you also have the opportunity to learn how to make Ha Giang five-color sticky rice under the guidance of indigenous people.