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Experience the unparalleled taste of sticky rice cakes, delicately infused with the flavors of green beans or the rich sweetness of sugarcane - a culinary delight not to be missed when visiting Vĩnh Phúc.
There are two captivating cakes in Vĩnh Phúc that every visitor is eager to try:
Green Bean-Coated Cakes
The residents of Lũng Ngoại village (Vĩnh Tường district, Vĩnh Phúc) have a longstanding tradition of making green bean-coated cakes using primarily glutinous rice flour, sugarcane, and green beans.
Usually, high-quality glutinous rice must be carefully selected, cleaned, and finely ground into flour. The green beans are split in half, soaked overnight, then peeled and cooked with sugarcane to make a thick syrup. The remaining beans are toasted in a pan until golden, crispy, and fragrant before being ground into powder.
Sticky rice flour is kneaded and molded into thin round shapes, filled with sweetened mung bean paste. The cakes are then boiled until they float. After draining, they are coated with rice flour on both sides, creating a delectable and fragrant treat.
When eaten, you'll taste the fragrant sweetness of rice flour, the delightful sweetness of mung beans and honey blending together, becoming increasingly irresistible with each bite.
Honey Glutinous Rice Cakes
Honey glutinous rice cakes have long been famous in Vinh Phuc for their rich sweetness of honey, subtle spicy aroma of ginger mingled with the fragrant, soft, white rice flour layer, and a hint of sesame.
When making these cakes, it's important to choose high-quality glutinous rice, free from impurities, soaked overnight and then ground into flour. The flour should be soaked just right—not too sticky, nor too dry. When eaten, the cakes should be chewy, soft, and smooth.
Form the dough into small balls resembling chestnuts, boil them in honey diluted with a bit of water to prevent burning or stickiness. Boil until the cakes are cooked through. For a delicious aroma, add a bit of fresh ginger to the boiling pot.
The cakes are lifted out with a reddish hue resembling wings of dragonflies, sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds for visual appeal. Each small piece is twisted, enjoying the sweet and fragrant taste of honey spreading in the mouth. These cakes can last for a week without spoiling, and when eaten, simply need to be steamed again.
According to Vnexpress.net
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Reference: Travel guide on Mytour
MytourDecember 4, 2015
