Com Chay (Burned rice) is it is one of the most famous specialties of Ninh Binh cuisine. Burned rice is the scorched rice on the bottom of the pot, after being dried in the sunlight, it will be fried in oil pan until it turns yellow and crisp. When eating, you will find the crunchiness and aroma of rice, the salty taste of the floss meat and the tasty taste of the sauce. Joining Ninh Binh amazing tour, visitors can’t ignore its delicacies and look for specialty Ninh Binh burned rice as gifts for their friends and familiar members.
History
Ninh Binh’s burning rice was formed in the late 19th century. This dish was made by a young Ninh Binh man (also said this young man named Hoang Thang), who learned and developed from a dish of the Chinese, then he opened many restaurants in Hanoi and Ninh Binh. Since then, the burned rice has been handed down, developed and now becomes a specialty of this appealing land. Nowadays, there is a famous family of famous and delicious scorched rice named Hoang Thang.
Cooking method
The method of cooking is not just pretty simple but skillful as well. It is important, choosing ingredients, especially rice to make the good dish. The traditional burned rice in Ninh Binh Viet Nam is made from glutinous rice named “Huong” which has pure and round grains to help the dish get extra flavor.
Cooks use charcoal to keep the heat warm and create the rice with the same thickness around the bottom of the deep pot during cooking. Then, burned rice is put out to dry in the sun several times and it will be fried in oil pan until it turns yellow and crisp.After that, Burned rice is packed and preserved in fresh places to avoid moldy state and keep its flavor
Com chay is deep-fried steamed rice, topped with salted shredded meat (floss meat), dried shrimp, and chopped green onion. Each piece of burned rice is the perfect combination of the crispness of the yellow burned rice, the greasy taste of the floss meat and the freshness of the vegetables that may win visitor’s heart. The dish is best served with goat meat and Kim Son wine as foods for this specialties.
Burned rice is one of the most popular snacks in Vietnam, particularly in Ninh Binh Viet Nam. It’s easy to buy this food in the city because it’s sold in convenient stores, markets, supermarkets, etc. Tourists also can buy on the highway when visiting Bai Dinh pagoda. Following the Ninh Binh 2 days, 3 nights tour now to have a chance to enjoy the delicious taste of scorched rice.
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