Back to Hanoi, It is undeniable that everyone also remembers a delicious and famous gift coming from young green rice. Sometimes, it is so hard to translate words from one language into another without losing a fair amount of its considerable meaning. We will still call it, according to Vietnamese, “Com” which is rustic and gentle as well. It is no coincidence that “Com” is listed in Hanoi traditional food because it is a special present of the country. That gift brings in all the flavor of the agricultural people’s diligence and creativity.
Do you know the legend of origin of “Com”
On an autumn thousand years ago, when the rice began to bend, it rained so heavily that the dikes are broken and the highest rice field are also drowned. Vong people deliberately cut young green rice to roast, then eat gradually against hunger. Unbelievably, the reluctant product has its own flavor, so attractive that inhabitants often make. Every time we do is one time to draw experience, create more and more grain green, the thinner the more plastic, the more fragrant. “Com” comes out of the bamboo village, reach everyone. It, nowadays, becomes a notable specialty of Hanoi.
When do you eat this delicious cake the most?
You, nowadays, are able to taste “Com” whenever you want. However, anyone desires to eat it the most delicious, you have to wait for the crop starting from July to October in lunar. It is an autumn, the season of Hanoi. Maybe Hanoi is beautiful the most in Fall. At that time, the weather is so perfect, not too cold, not too hot, the moment of transformation between summer and winter. Are you ready come with food walking tour to visit directly the authentic place to taste it and immerse into a peaceful atmosphere in Hanoi. You will see that the hustle city will also the tranquil moment like that.
How to enjoy it
You have this yummy cake on hand but not everyone knows how to enjoy it correct. Bring in your own taste of Hanoi, so to enjoy the rice must be very delicate. “Com” is wrapped in an old lotus incubated with pure lotus and tied by golden straw. You will feel converged beauty in Com while you unwrap lotus leave, see green rice. You smell fragrant afterward you totally feel the elite of “Com” through touching and tasting.
Hanoi turns suddenly beautiful in Fall, the atmosphere makes people want to indulge, want to love and want to mix with fanciful nature. Autumn Hanoi with the yellow color of the leaves, the white color of the flower and the green of the “Com” has created a fabulous picture, scattered in the heart of many people with hard to express feeling. It is considered the best time in a year to discover Hanoi cuisine with Hanoi local food tour.