Delicious dishes with the fragrant scent of pomelo blossoms.

Cassava starch infused with pomelo blossoms

Kudzu root drink infused with pomelo blossoms is a popular and appealing beverage. During the sweltering summer, enjoying a glass of sweet, refreshing kudzu root drink, infused with the scent of pomelo blossoms and a squeeze of lemon juice, is enough to dispel the unpleasant heat. Making kudzu root drink infused with pomelo blossoms is quite elaborate, so not many people make it at home. Therefore, despite its simplicity, the pristine white kudzu root powder, mixed with dried pomelo blossoms and fragrant with the scent of pomelo, remains a prized gift.

Pomelo blossom sugar syrup

Many Hanoi street food snacks would be incomplete without the fragrant scent of pomelo blossoms. These include tofu pudding, lotus seed sweet soup, mooncakes, pomelo sweet soup… the essence of these dishes lies in the pomelo blossom syrup. The preparation isn't complicated: the pomelo blossoms, with their calyxes and stamens removed, are washed clean and then soaked in sugar at a 1:1 ratio, then sealed. The sugar slowly melts into a thick, fragrant syrup that is favored for use in many dishes.

Sugarcane infused with pomelo blossoms

Pomelo blossoms are often used to infuse sugarcane. This rustic dish, originally from old Hanoi, simply involves peeling and cutting sugarcane into pieces, placing them in a container with washed pomelo blossoms, sealing it tightly, and refrigerating it for a few hours before serving. The cool, sweet sugarcane, combined with the delicate fragrance of pomelo blossoms, is a flavor cherished by many.

These delicate dishes, subtly flavored with pomelo, have also become one of the unique culinary features of the people of the capital city.

Ngoc Anh

The Thanh