Winter is not cold with 5 famous delicious desserts of Hanoi

Banh troi tau

It would be a pity if you come to Hanoi in the winter and miss the opportunity to enjoy the fragrant and attractive Banh Troi Tau. Hanoians often say that this dish seems to be born for winter.

Banh troi tau has a cake shell made from glutinous rice flour kneaded to the right elasticity. Inside, the green bean or black sesame filling is delicately wrapped, creating a unique and unmistakable flavor.

Each cake is molded into a perfect, round shape and placed in a pot of water with palm sugar and ginger, creating a rich broth. When the cake is cooked, people will scoop the cake into a bowl, add water, sesame, peanuts and fragrant coconut. The difference lies in the warm, fragrant flavor of the cake that makes an impression on the taste buds from the first time it touches the tip of the tongue. This is not only a dish, but also a unique culinary experience, bringing you closer to the soul of old Hanoi.

Cassava dessert

Not only a culinary specialty, Hanoi cassava dessert has become an endless passion of many people in the capital. Hanoians often eagerly wait for the monsoon season, because that is the occasion to enjoy the most delicious cassava dessert. Each cassava ball is both fatty and crumbly, cooked in a layer of sugar, creating a bowl of soft, sticky dessert.

A delicious bowl of sweet cassava dessert will be attractive with its characteristic cockroach-wing color, combined with a sweet taste and fragrant soft cassava pieces. At famous shops, there is creativity not only in the way of cooking sweet soup but also in the way of serving. Many shops have changed by adding peanuts or coconut on top of the sweet soup bowl, creating a unique highlight and increasing the appeal for diners.

Hot sticky rice and sweet soup

Another specialty of Hanoi winter that you should enjoy is hot sticky rice and sweet soup. With simple ingredients such as green beans and sticky rice, hot sticky rice and sweet soup has become very familiar to Hanoians on cold windy days.

The secret to the success of hot sticky rice is the sticky rice. The person who cooks sticky rice is not just a cook, but also an artist, carefully selecting each golden sticky rice grain. The process of soaking the rice is also done carefully before starting the cooking process.

The sticky rice with moderate chewiness, rich and fatty flavor is the special feature that creates a special attraction for this dish. When enjoying, you will feel the light sweet taste, perfectly combined with the strong aroma of ginger, creating an unforgettable culinary experience.

Six ships

The dish luc tau xa, the name sounds pleasant but contains a surprisingly sophisticated and elaborate culinary story. After the mung beans are cooked, people will add boiled tapioca starch and sugar slowly, stirring constantly until the mixture is smooth. Some places also add lotus seeds to cook together.

In particular, the dish of luc tau xa cannot lack a bit of dried tangerine peel and tangerine peel, creating a unique aroma. A bowl of luc tau xa with a yellow color similar to green beans, is not only beautiful but also brings a warm flavor when enjoyed on cold days.

Hot black bean dessert

The dish is exactly what it sounds like. The special thing is that hot black bean dessert is often cooked skillfully, creating a richer and more distinctive flavor than the summer version. The dessert is cooked from black beans, simmered skillfully so that the beans are soft and mushy, soaked in sugar but still keep the beans intact and not crushed.

A bowl of hot black bean sweet soup, thick and attractive, is not only a culinary symbol but also a taste of winter. To make the sweet soup more delicious, people often add a little coconut milk and shredded coconut on top, creating a rich, delicious layer that is hard to resist.

Ha Mai Trinh