Banh Com - Green rice flake cake is one of the first thing people living in Hanoi think of when they need to prepare gift for visitor who want to taste “something that can be found nowhere else but in Hanoi”. The cake wears light green color shirt which is so thin that you can even see the first class yellow green peas inside. The young rice’s fragrant and the aroma of coconut and the sweet of green bean will make you mouthwatering.
Read more Banh Com - Green rice flake cake is one of the first thing people living in Hanoi think of when they need to prepare gift for visitor who want to taste “something that can be found nowhere else but in Hanoi”. The cake wears light green color shirt which is so thin that you can even see the first class yellow green peas inside. The young rice’s fragrant and the aroma of coconut and the sweet of green bean will make you mouthwatering.
Making Banh Com is not simple. When choosing ingredients, makers must be very carefully to get good quality of rice then they mix rice with water with specialratio, then steam with sugar and grapefruit flower oil. Next they add green bean, coconut or pumpkin jam, lotus seeds jam. Traditionally the cake was wrapped in banana leaf to preserve the best fragrance but now, it is popular to see them in plastic coverage When the process is over, the quality of cake depends on the skills and experience of makers. That’s why not many shops in Hanoi are famous for Banh Com and Hanoians rely only few famous shop when they need to buy this cake.
However, young rice cake has no preservative substance, so the expiry date within 3 days only on which you may take a little consideration when deciding to bring it away Hanoi. In contrast to the short storage time, enjoying this cake may bring best experience when you eat it slowly. Imagine that you will have a bite of cake, drink a sip of green tea and listen to some soft and relax music, it will feel like to Zen tea ceremony.
Banh Com is not only a snack; it is used in wedding occasion. The reason may lie in the complex combination which symbolizes the harmony happiness for young couple. In addition, Banh Com is a delicious food but not expensive. Banh Com for this reason became little gift create great happiness for children and to some people, it becomes a part of their unforgettable childhood.
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