Gio lua ( Silky lean meat paste )

Gio lua

By itself, the name “silky lean meat paste” recalls the feeling of gentle and fine, Go lua is pounded with a pestle until it becomes a sticky paste. Fresh banana leaves are used to wrap very tightly around the paste, and then it is well cooked.

Gio lua may be obtained anywhere in Vietnam, but the best gio lua is from Uoc Le Village (Hanoi), where the know-how for Gio lua is strictly kept so as to allow no secrets of the job to flow out from Uoc Le. Good Gio lua is slightly pink, moist, and sweet-smelling meat, served with fish sauce and banana leaf.