The story of the ancient Vietnamese sticky rice culture through traditional cakes is told by culinary artists Bui Thi Suong, Culinary Expert Chiem Thanh Long... In particular, many delicious and beautiful country cakes will be recreated by talented local artists famous in Tay Do: Mrs. Truong Thi Chieu and her husband, also affectionately known as Uncle and Aunt Chin Chieu. The program takes place within the framework of a series of events honoring the culinary culture "Homeland Flavor" hosted by Man Moi Restaurant.
Food lovers in Saigon have the opportunity to enjoy many traditional Southern cakes.
With more than 300 kinds of cakes and sweet sticky rice, the South is a “paradise of cakes”. Among them, the number of traditional cakes originating from the Mekong Delta is the largest. With the geographical feature of being the rice granary of the whole country, since the time of land reclamation until now, people in the West have made many kinds of rich flour, creating the premise for many delicious cakes. For example, Sa Dec flour has been famous for a long time and is now present in most markets around the world.
With more than 300 types of cakes and sweet sticky rice, the South is a "paradise of cakes and fruits".
With their rich agricultural resources, people in the West not only make cakes from traditional flours such as rice flour, sticky rice flour, tapioca flour but also creatively combine them with ingredients from vegetables and fruits such as bananas, jackfruit, potatoes, beans, sesame, coconut milk... The vibrant colors of the cakes are also the colors of the plants in their gardens, from purple from purple leaves, yellow from gardenia, green from pandan leaves, gotu kola leaves... The way of making molds and wrapping cakes also uses coconut leaves, banana leaves, bamboo leaves, jackfruit leaves... to make banh it, banh tet, banh u, coconut cakes... The processing methods are also diverse from steaming, boiling, baking, frying to fermenting the dough.
Countryside cakes are not unfamiliar to the memories of many people in the South. But in modern life, in the midst of the industrial age, trays of country cakes have increasingly disappeared, finding delicious, carefully prepared, authentic country cakes... even in the countryside, is no longer easy.
Artist couple Chin Chieu
Man Moi wants to, through the meeting with artisans who have devoted their whole lives to traditional cakes like Uncle and Aunt Chin Chieu - cultural ambassadors through cuisine - to revive the flavor and soul of the once fragrant "Western cakes", as if adding a sentiment to nurture the love for Vietnamese culture through cuisine, like the path that Man Moi always pursues.
About Man Moi Restaurant and the event series "Hometown Flavor"
Man Moi is a culinary brand belonging to the HumVentures Service Ecosystem, aiming to honor and highlight pure Vietnamese cuisine, demonstrating the diversity of culinary culture from the three regions of North - Central - South. Man Moi is committed to preserving the original values of Vietnamese cuisine, without variation or innovation.
Like other brands in the HumVentures service ecosystem, Man Moi persistently honors local identity in every aspect: from ingredients, spices, processing, presentation, enjoyment to cultural elements in space and service. Man Moi's goal is not only culinary, but also to preserve and develop Vietnamese cultural values in modern times.
"Hometown Flavor" Event Display Booth
The series of events honoring the cuisine "Homeland Flavors" organized by Man Moi is a collaboration with prestigious Vietnamese culinary experts, cultural researchers and local culinary artisans, to organize cultural discussions, cooking demonstrations, and culinary tastings... to honor and promote typical dishes from 63 diverse regions of Vietnam, introducing the beauty of local culture through typical cuisine from Vietnamese regions.
