Banh to Quang Nam
Banh to Quang Nam is a special dish which has been associated with the place name here. If coming to Hoi An and not buying a banh to cake as a gift, it is a big omission of a meaningful trip. From many generations, banh to has been associated with the life of the people of Quang people in almost all occasions of worship, holidays, festivals or simply in meeting with friends visiting. Local people in Hoi An often sitting side by side, talk to each other a few stories and enjoy a little the special cake of Quang Nam, relish the delicious aromatic smell of sesame. Although it is a rustic dish, its appearance is also not as eye-catching as other specialties, the taste which brings to tourists on Vietnam food tours is so special. The gift that is full of rustic love of people in Quang Nam deserves to be bought for family and relatives. Today, cakes are also presented and packaged more beautifully, so that visitors on food walking tour are not only impressed with the delicious taste but also the good-looking form.
Banh thuan
Banh thuan is a dish that is no longer strange to people in Central Vietnam from Hue to Quang Nam, so when you come to Hoi An you will not be difficult to encounter familiar shops selling this eye-catching cake. The cakes with bright yelow color like a apricot flower is made from chicken egg, flour and some other spices, have always been Hoi An specialties made by families during special days such as worshipping days and other traditional occasions of the nation as Tet Holidays (Traditional Lunar New Year). The steps to make a delicious thuan cake are also quite delicate and only the local people here can make the delicious taste of the cake. Therefore, this dish has gradually become an indispensable local gift in people’s lives and is a special gift for tourists returning from Hoi An.
Quang noodle
Perhaps this is a speciality dish Hoi An that any visitor must taste once in every trip to Hoi An. Unlike vermicelli or pho, Quang noodles are slightly flat, thicker and have a distinct golden color. While to make a bowl of traditional pho, people often use the stewed bone to make broth, to make Quang noodles, the broth is often made from shrimp, pork or sometimes even chicken meat to get the savory taste. Not only the bones, meat, but there are also both tomatoes and pineapples to create the aroma and especially the sweet and sour taste which is only available in this famous noodle soup in Central Vietnam. In particular, served with Quang noodles bowl are herbs which must be the vegetables of Tra Que land, that can fully show the spirit, the taste of the bowl of Quang noodles. Unlike vegetables when served with vermicelli bowls and other noodles, vegetables with Quang noodles also need to have a characteristic bitter and acrid taste, but when combined with noodles, it is not difficult to eat, but vice versa Again, still very attractive to customers.
In Hoi An, visitors will be very easy to find and enjoy a bowl of delicious Quang noodles, but to be able to eat and feel the simplicity of Hoi An street, you should find and enjoy it at street vendors. Surely, you will get unforgettable experiences.
Banh it la gai
In addition, for the tourists who want to buy Hoi An delicious food as a gift, they cannot ignore the delicious banh it la gai of Hoi An. The rice cake flour is soaked with white ramie leaves, so it has a distinctive black color, along with the green bean paste, makes a sweet taste for the cake.
To buy cakes, you can go to Mr. Nguyen Kiet’s house in a small lane on Nguyen Truong To street, this is the address well-known and loved by many tourists on Vietnam food tour.
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