Summer is here, the weather is as hot as fire, sometimes we do not want to eat noodles, pho, rice... anything. At times like that, we wish we had a delicious, soft, spongy cake with a cool glass of perfume with three or five ice cubes stirred in, how happy we would be. Cakes have long been not only a familiar dessert, but also an indispensable dish for many young people. Let's follow Travellive to learn more about some of the following cake addresses:
Fleur de Lait - the "hidden" pastry shop
Fleur de Lait is a small bakery and coffee shop located in an alley on Nguyen Van Cu Street - Long Bien. This shop has a rather special form of service as it is not open and if you want to come, you need to book a table in advance. Note that the shop is only open on weekends (Saturday, Sunday). When you arrive, ring the bell and wait a couple of minutes for the staff to show you upstairs.
The menu is as special as the hours. The cakes are not fixed but change regularly, every day, every week. This is also the novelty that makes customers always curious and excited, even though many people come to the shop more times a week than they see their loved ones.
Some of the impressive cakes from Fleur de Lait. The name Fleur de Lait in French means "flower of milk" - the essence of milk - a familiar ingredient in the bakery.
The cakes here are usually small and pretty, served with tea or coffee as desired. The flavor has a moderate sweetness and a very distinctive aroma. Especially the cake made from magnolia flowers (a product when the shop was still selling online) and the cake made from lychee and white wine both have an unforgettable aroma... In addition, the shop also sells ice cream but it is not always available. A small suggestion is that you should follow the menu before deciding to book a table to choose the right cake.
The shop sells ice cream with a variety of flavors, suitable for the hot Northern summer.
In a conversation with reporters, Lan Ha - the owner of a cake shop shared about two types of cakes that she is most fond of: "The two types of cakes that I am most fond of recently are Opéra and Rosalia".
Among them, the cake with the beautiful name Rosalia is the most special: “Rosalia is really what I want to pursue. A cake that when you read the ingredients, you will find it hard to imagine the flavor of that cake in your head. Then until you taste a piece, the flavors seem to explode and dance, bringing a very different experience. Of course, Rosalia is also a very beautiful cake, making me feel that diners can be satisfied with their sight, smell and taste. I pursue things that are somewhat sophisticated and beautiful and Rosalia is one of the cakes that really shows that” - Lan Ha shared more.
The cake has rose whipped cream and a crispy macaron base.
The shop has a moderate area, suitable for people going alone or small groups. The price of the shop is usually higher than the average, ranging from 150,000 VND - 250,000 VND for each type of cake.
Lo Mo - an amateur cake shop
This bakery with a very cute name on Phan Ke Binh street does not serve in-store but only sells take-out. The bakery named Lo Mo is owned by Thuy - a person who studied human resources but turned to become a pastry chef.
Coming to pick up the cake on a pouring rainy day, the shop owner carefully wrapped the cake box in a layer of plastic bag to avoid water, and enthusiastically handed it to the customer. Although it is just a small bakery in a family kitchen, the way she cares and pays attention to every little detail and the way she answers customers' questions makes everyone who has ever bought feel impressed and warm.
The elaborate and unique mirror-plated cake from Lo Mo bakery.
It is known that Lo Mo has received a lot of support from relatives, the shop owner proudly said: "My younger brother, who is an IT engineer, decided to switch to studying professional European cakes. From there, I have a trusted partner who shares my passion for cakes."
A special point of the shop is that although it makes European cakes, it prioritizes using pure Vietnamese ingredients such as pandan leaves, coconut, banana, grapefruit flowers, magnolia flowers...
Pure Vietnamese entree cake.
“I really want to share with everyone the cakes made by Vietnamese people according to European cake technical standards but mainly inspired by pure Vietnamese ingredients, not necessarily using expensive imported ingredients” - she happily said.
Because of trying out a lot of ingredients, Lo Mo’s baking skills are somewhat inconsistent. When it comes to making cakes, the cakes can be very delicious and impressive, or sometimes the cakes will lack harmony in flavor. This is not too difficult to understand when the bakery owner is self-studying and correcting mistakes over time, but it is a big minus when the shop “encounters” difficult customers.
Creative grapefruit blossom cake.
Lo Mo's cakes have a sweetness that is very suitable to be used with aromatic teas such as Oolong tea, black tea, Japanese matcha tea... Although they are European cakes, they are still delicious when eaten with Vietnamese green tea. Imagine this is a kind of "fusion" - a combination of your own cuisine.
As for the price of the shop for the handmade banh coon, it ranges from 900,000 - 1,200,000 VND for cakes of size 16 - 18 centimeters. This is not a cheap price, but quite suitable for the characteristic of the cold cake with many layers of flavor.
La Fuong - the "half-off" bakery
La Fuong is a fairly new bakery. Located on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, this bakery has a series of interesting cakes when it decided to split the multi-layered cold cake - entremet - in half to serve customers more thoughtfully.
Confiding to Travellive reporter, Phuong - the bakery owner said: "LaFuong Pastry is known for its Entremet line of elaborately decorated cakes for parties, but recently launched Half Entremet (also known as Half Entremet), with the desire to bring Entremet - the most premium French cold cake line - to more Vietnamese people more easily."
The cake with beautiful decoration.
Indeed, it is this creative idea that has made the cake more popular, reaching many people who want to eat some dessert but do not want to eat too much, or those who love cakes and want to try this or that flavor, buying half of the cake is completely safe.
Lychee cake with coconut and raspberry is one of the cakes in the “split in half” cake series. The combination of very typical Vietnamese ingredients with fruits from faraway Europe has helped diners who eat this cake for the first time feel familiar and close.
Close-up of the "split" cakes. The lychee, coconut and raspberry flavored cake has a lovely light pink color.
However, a small drawback is that the cake is served to go so it must be refrigerated. When it is delivered to the customer, sometimes the cake is still a bit… icy or too cold, which will hinder the person enjoying it. You should wait for the cake to “recover” for a few hours in the refrigerator to make it taste better.
“My wish is that high-class French pastries will not only be limited to luxury restaurants, but I really want them to appear at family gatherings, during hard hours of meeting deadlines, or even simply when people want to eat delicious cakes,” the bakery owner added.
Hopefully with the above addresses, readers can choose for themselves a satisfactory bakery to call home to enjoy on the weekend, or visit the shop to eat and enjoy drinks, read books, or choose cakes as the highlight for luxurious parties. Whatever the choice, Travellive hopes that readers will feel delicious and satisfied.
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