Rice cake at 60 Hang Than - Rice cake from the past and present.
Rice cake at 60 Hang Than is a famous traditional cake of Hanoi. This is a notable place to buy banh com, a unique and typical gift of the capital. The outstanding features of 60 Hang Than green rice cake are the quality and delicious taste. The cake is made by hand, from selecting fresh ingredients, skillfully roasting sticky rice and rolling the green rice cake by hand. Thanks to the delicate processing process and traditional techniques, 60 Hang Than green rice cake has a unique and attractive flavor.
The outstanding features of 60 Hang Than green rice cake are the quality and delicious taste. The cake is made by hand, from selecting fresh ingredients, skillfully roasting sticky rice and rolling the green rice cake by hand. Thanks to the delicate processing process and traditional techniques, 60 Hang Than green rice cake has a unique and attractive flavor.
Address: 60 Hang Than, Hanoi
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Price: 10,000 VND – 1 piece
Hong Lam apricot
Hong Lam apricot has many locations, but coming to the facility at 11 Hang Duong is very convenient for customers' transportation as well as offering many types of plum, dracontomelon and delicious fruit jams.
You can buy apricot trees as gifts for relatives, family, friends or even your customers!
Address: 11 Hang Duong, Hang Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Link gg maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9QZ12Jv8VruLF3Wt6
Price: 25,000 – 100,000 VND
Bao Phuong moon cake
Bao Phuong moon cake is a familiar address for many Hanoi people when it comes to traditional and long-standing flavors.
Coming to Bao Phuong, you can not only buy moon cakes but also many other cakes as gifts such as cakes, pies, and sticky rice cakes at affordable prices, not exceeding 100,000 VND.
Address: 201A-B, Thuy Khue, Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Opening hours: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. daily
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Hanoi specialty cake - bamboo sweet soup
The next Hanoi gift you should buy is banh sweet soup. Although the dish is prepared simply, it is popular with tourists. The cake is made from ingredients familiar to agricultural life such as: glutinous rice flour, sugar, malt, ginger, and roasted peanuts.
You just need to take a bite of the cake to feel the light, fragrant taste of sticky rice, mixed with the spicy taste of ginger and the sweetness of molasses. People often enjoy a piece of cake with a cup of warm tea, which will enhance the delicious flavor of this famous gift.
Address:
• Thach Xa Village, Thach That, Hanoi
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• Duong Lam ancient village, Son Tay, Hanoi
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Quan Ganh day cake
Every time you pass Thuong Tin Street, you will see Quan Ganh Day cake stalls being sold on the side of the road. This specialty is a famous Hanoi gift that attracts many tourists to buy as gifts.
Quan Ganh village is the place to make many types of Hanoi banh day such as: sweet banh day, vegetarian banh day, salty banh day, red gac day cake. Each type of cake has a different flavor but all leave an unforgettable impression on those who enjoy it.
Address: Quan Ganh village, Nhi Khe commune, Thuong Tin district, Son Tay, Hanoi.
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Unique Hanoi snacks - roasted peanuts with basil
Another simple Hanoi gift that you should buy is roasted peanuts with basil. The delicious, crunchy roasted peanuts with basil will definitely capture the hearts of visitors. To make this famous delicacy, the input ingredients must be carefully selected until the peanut roasting technique is top notch.
Peanuts used to roast basil must be of evenly sized seeds, neither too small nor too large. Even the basil spices must be divided in a certain ratio, including cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, anise, and basil. These flavors must also be roasted until golden brown, crushed, and mixed together to create a unique flavor.
Address:
• No. 176 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
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Banh Cha
Banh cha has long become a familiar snack of Hanoi people. It is not clear who created the cake and when it was created. All we know is that throughout the ancient streets of Hanoi, there were many families specializing in the craft production and sale of this type of cake. Through long-term development, banh cha has truly left its mark in the hearts of local people and is a favorite Hanoi gift for tourists.
Banh Cha is a type of baked snack with a very unique flavor. This Hanoi gift has the delicate taste of lemon leaves combined with the fragrant, fatty texture of fatty meat, mixed with the crispy taste of the crust, bringing great appeal. So, if you have the opportunity to visit the Capital, don't forget to enjoy this Hanoi specialty candy!
Ninh Huong Banh Cha - 22 Hang Dieu, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
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Banh Chung - the soul of Vietnam.
You can find Banh Chung, a traditional Vietnamese cake, at many locations around Hanoi. Below are some famous and popular addresses to buy banh chung:
Hang Dau Market: Hang Dau Market is located on Hang Dau street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi. This is a traditional place to buy banh chung and banh tet in the run-up to Lunar New Year.
Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ojCvMfFvTUakrFdV8
Dong Xuan Market: Dong Xuan Market, located on Hang Duong Street, Hoan Kiem District, is a traditional shopping destination of Hanoi. Before Tet, many stalls at Dong Xuan market sell banh chung and banh tet. You can find many types of banh chung from local merchants here.
Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7Yab7J4Q1pRzdQup9
Gia village gai cake
Gia village's banh gai is a black cake with fresh coconut and sesame, inside the banh gai is an extremely delicious green bean filling. The beans used to make banh gai must be green beans, small seeds, and old skin that is slightly moldy. The rice used must be sticky rice with fragrant yellow flowers. After the gai cake is put into the mold, wrap it evenly with gai leaves into evenly sized cakes.
Once in Gia village, no one will forget the taste of rustic gai cake and the faint smell of gai leaves. The cake is fragrant and cool. With one bite, the sweetness of the cake, the coolness of coconut, the richness of sesame and the fat of green beans all melt into the mouth. Surely this is a dish that you will never forget if you try it once.
Banh gai is available in many northern provinces, but surely, nowhere is the cake as delicate and sweet as banh gai in Gia village, which has a long tradition and experience.
Purchase address:
Banh Gai Ba Minh: 19 alleys 509/29 alleys 509 Dai Mo
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Banh gio
Hanoi banh gio is also known as banh tro, banh ú tro or banh nang. This is a traditional Hanoi cake, made with the main ingredients being sticky rice soaked in ash water. This type of cake is very unique and purely Vietnamese, often appearing in ancestral offerings of ancient Hanoians alongside dishes such as sticky rice, sweet soup, meat,...
Banh gio is a Hanoi gift associated with the childhood of many people. Banh gio is also a rustic gift, evoking memories for people traveling far away and bringing Hanoi to people in other countryside.
Reference price: 5,000 VND - 20,000 VND/piece
There is no specific address because banh gio is sold regularly on the streets of Hanoi. Visitors can see street vendors selling on the street, or visit the local market to buy this delicious cake.
Banh Khuc Hoang Mai
Hoang Mai Banh Khuc is also among Hanoi specialties chosen as gifts. This is one of the most famous dishes of the village.
Hanoi people love sticky rice because of its special flavor. It is a combination of sticky rice, glutinous rice flour, green beans, fatty meat and pepper in a simple but sophisticated dish. Eating a simple piece of Banh Khuc, inhaling the aroma of the wrapping leaves and feeling the delicious taste of the cake, you will feel the spirit of Northern cuisine.
When buying Banh Khuc to give to friends, don't forget to tell them to eat it right away to ensure freshness.
Purchase address:
Khuc Co Lan Cake: 69 Nguyen Cong Tru, Hue Street, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
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Khuc Co Lan Cake: 20 Le Duan Street, Temple of Literature, Dong Da, Hanoi
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Spousal cake
Banh phu te, also known as banh xu xue, is a Hanoi specialty dish with many different colors: blue, red, orange, yellow, extremely eye-catching. This beautiful little cake means a wish of luck and happiness. Previously, husband and wife cakes were only used during Tet holidays, weddings, and engagements
The most famous Hanoi bride and groom cakes are often sold on Hang Than street. Just like banh com, banh phu phu is very difficult to preserve, so take the time to send them to relatives and friends and avoid transporting too long distances!
Purchase address: Now, because of demand and popularity, it is very popular in stores, supermarkets, and on the streets of Hanoi, so visitors can easily buy them as gifts.
Durian Pia Cake
Pia cake is a unique product of Soc Trang. Enjoy a few cakes with a sip of ginger tea, and tell a few stories to warm the hearts of visitors. And it's a pity for those who come here to miss the opportunity to taste these small but fragrant cakes.
Coming to Soc Trang, not only can you enjoy the beautiful scenery of ancient pagodas or participate in joyful festivals, resplendent with the identities of the three ethnic groups Kinh, Chinese and Khmer, but you can also enjoy delicious and strange cakes. of this place. The most special thing to mention is pia cake, the sweet taste and pure aroma of durian fruit, a specialty of the Southern river region.
Soc Trang cuisine is very diverse with specialties such as sausage, Vinh Chau longan, banh chung, pia cake... Anyone who has ever tasted pia cake confirms that this dish is so delicious and is a snack not to be missed. bring it home to give to relatives.
According to local people from the 17th century, Pia cake appeared here. It is a type of cake brought to Vietnam by Han immigrants. However, over time, Pia cake has been modified and changed according to Vietnamese taste and become a specialty of the Southern region. Through research, we can see that this fragrant reputation does not arise by chance.
The ingredients are just wheat flour, taro, green beans, durian, salted duck egg yolk, but Soc Trang Pia cake has its own flavor and presentation, unlike any other cake.
It can be said that to have standard pia cakes, one must go through many meticulous steps from making the dough to baking. Pia cake has 2 parts, the filling and the crust. The filling is made from taro, green beans, and eggs. Treated green beans, peeled and washed taro, put everything in the pot, steam until cooked, then mash until smooth. Then continue stir-frying with sugar and durian filling in moderate proportions. Let the mixture cool, then wrap the filling around each duck yolk. In addition, if you want to increase the fatty taste, you can add pork to the filling.
Even though it has meat filling, due to careful handling, the cake can be kept for a long time. Next is a series of rolling and rolling flour operations, folding many times to create a cover with overlapping layers of "water dough" and "oil dough". Finally, the baking step helps the cake to ripen, its golden color mixed with the delicious durian smell.
The orange-yellow cakes are small, round, and moderately large, very convenient, and can be held and eaten at the same time. Not too friable, soft, with just the right amount of elasticity so that when you put it in your mouth it doesn't melt immediately. But the most interesting thing is the pure sweet and aromatic taste of durian that cannot be replaced by any artificial flavoring.
The thing is that you can't eat a lot of cakes at once, but you won't get tired of tasting them again and again. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Soc Trang people, during the moon worshiping ceremony, never lack pia cake, the "soul" of the people of the land that blends the cultural identities of Kinh, Chinese, and Khmer, which are honest and sincere.
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Price: Durian Pia Cake with Green Beans and Eggs Box of 280g: 45,000 VND ;
Durian Pia Cake with Green Beans and Eggs Box of 350g: 50,000 VND ;
Durian Pia Cake with Green Beans and Eggs 400g: 60,000
Whether you are looking for cultural, traditional gifts or modern and classy gifts, Hanoi has enough shopping locations to meet your needs. Take time to explore these places and look for special gifts to bring back as gifts for your loved ones. LeO is pleased to accompany you!
