Black Chicken Hotpot (Lẩu gà đen)

Lẩu gà đen is a traditional dish that's especially popular in the mountainous Sapa region. The dish is a hotpot made with gà đen or black chicken, one of the most unique animals in Sapa. The meat of these chickens is sweet, aromatic, and somewhat tough.

It's usually cooked in a broth with young bamboo, mushrooms, ginger, red apple, and various local wild greens and vegetables. This hotpot is served as a communal dish so every person can cook the ingredients in the hot broth according to their own preferences.

Although black chicken hotpot is prepared in a few Vietnamese regions, it's still the easiest to find it in Sapa.