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From the central coastal regions to the southeast, rice paper seems to be more than just a dish, but also an endless source of inspiration for culinary creativity. Binh Dinh Rice Paper embodies this diversity. If you ever visit Binh Dinh, don't miss the chance to indulge or take home the specialty of Binh Dinh rice paper as a unique gift.
Sweet potato rice paper from Tam Quan land (Photo: ST)
Sweet potato and ginger rice paper originates from Tam Quan, Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh. This unique Binh Dinh specialty rice paper has a wonderfully fragrant flavor thanks to the combination of local ingredients such as glutinous rice flour, mixed rice flour, sweet potato flour, coconut, sugar, ginger, salt, sesame seeds, and more.Sweet potato and ginger rice paper is prepared using the same technique as other types of Binh Dinh rice paper, thinly spread and sprinkled with sesame seeds and fresh ginger. Some households also add milk to enhance the flavor. The freshly baked rice paper is sun-dried, requiring precise timing to preserve its flavor.
Appealing colors of sweet potato (Photo: ST)
The natural sweetness of sweet potato combined with the subtle spicy taste of ginger is the secret behind the irresistible charm of sweet potato and ginger rice paper.Sweet potato and ginger rice paper can be eaten straight without needing to be grilled, with its distinctive chewy aroma. When grilled, the rice paper gains a fragrant aroma and crispy texture on the outside, while remaining soft and sweet on the inside.
Today, sweet potato and ginger rice paper has become a famous specialty of Binh Dinh, often bought by visitors as gifts.
Some places to buy sweet potato and ginger rice paper:
– Tam Quan town, Hoai Nhon, Binh Dinh
– Specialty stores in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh
Coconut water rice paper from Tam Quang
Coconut land rice paper from Tam Quang (Photo: ST)
A famous rice paper dish originated from the land of coconuts, Tam Quang - Binh Dinh. This simple rice paper dish has made the people of Tam Quang proud to the extent that they have a folk saying:
“Efforts and rewards, none in excess
Efforts in carrying water to irrigate Tam Quan coconuts”
Unlike regular coconut rice paper that typically carries only the scent of coconut. Coconut rice paper from Tam Quang boasts a special thickness and delicious aroma derived from coconut, cassava, sesame, shallots, pepper, coconut, shallots, salt. Just hearing about it evokes a rich and anything but 'simple' flavor of this renowned rice paper. Coconut rice paper needs longer drying time, about 1-2 days depending on the sunlight. Due to its ingredient composition, Tam Quang rice paper is larger in size compared to other types. It's enjoyed crispy after grilling over charcoal, paired with dipping sauce like soy sauce or ginger fish sauce.
Flavors from pepper, shallots, and coconut make you want to keep eating (Photo: ST)
Coconut rice paper from Tam Quang has long been a beloved specialty, often bought as gifts.
Grilled egg rice paper
A late-born street snack inspired by Binh Dinh rice paper (Photo: ST)
Although a latecomer, this street snack is greatly beloved by the people of Quy Nhon- Binh Dinh. The delicious rice paper is grilled over charcoal with scallion oil, quail eggs, and dried shrimp. It sounds similar to Dalat grilled rice paper, but here it's thinner and crispier, with rich dried shrimp flavor, combined with fragrant scallion oil and quail eggs, creating a uniquely delicious taste. The perfect egg grilled rice paper is sliced like pizza, dipped in sweet and sour sauce.
Quail egg grilled rice paper with enticing colors like this (Photo: ST)
The price of grilled egg rice paper is also very affordable, around 10k – 20k VND
You can find grilled egg rice paper at: 394 A Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh
Tay Son Rolled Cake
The irresistible allure of Tay Son Rolled Cake (Photo: ST)
Though called rolled cake, it's actually rolled with rice paper. This just shows how much rice paper is loved by the people of Nau land. The renowned Tay Son Rolled Cake has followed Binh Dinh people to places like Saigon, Nha Trang..
Tay Son Rolled Cake - famous specialty of Binh Dinh (Photo: ST)
Binh Dinh rice paper rolled with fried tofu, raw vegetables, grilled pork, boiled duck eggs, spring rolls, and crispy fried sausage, that's the true taste of Tay Son rice paper. The diverse ingredients combined with the salty flavor of rice paper dipped in water, dipped in a variety of dipping sauces with sour, spicy, salty, sweet promises to explode the taste buds of any food lover.
Tay Son Rolled Cake is now available in many places, but the best is still in the land of Tay Son martial arts, Binh Dinh. This is considered one of the most famous Binh Dinh specialties, introduced at specialty fairs across the country.
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