Tofu – a Hanoi traditional food – is a popular dessert that no Hanoian people do not like it. In the heat of these summer days, nothing is better than a delicious bowl of tofu to cool your taste.
Unlike the tofu in Sai Gon only consists the tofu, served simply with sugar and ginger, the Hanoians are more creative when making many variants from this rustic dish. The hot summer air is approaching, all people, as well as tourists on a food tour in hanoi, have a craving for a cold bowl of tofu to “cool down”. So do not hesitate to take a walk around Hanoi to enjoy all the rich and attractive flavor of the dish.
Mulberry tofu
This mulberry tofu is no different from the other but fresh in sweetness and sourness from the mulberry syrup. The dessert is attractive and stimulates taste with countless types of jelly, tea bubble, coconut jam and also caramel.
The dish has a more delicious flavor which richer and more diverse than the previous tofu or traditional tofu. Right from appearing, this dish has attracted the attention of many young people and has never cooled down.
Tofu and green beans
White tofu – common color, now is added with the yellow color of the green beans gruel, looking really stimulating taste. This dish was created by street vendors in Bach Mai Street. Fatty green beans gruel may easily make eaters bored when eating, but now combined with cool tofu is extremely “matching”.
The flavors of green beans help to add extra flavor to tofu. On the contrary, tofu brings the balance for the sweetness of the gruel. Depending on your taste, you can ask the seller to mix well two ingredients. Currently, in addition to tofu with green bean, there are many other combinations such as tofu with red bean gruel, black bean gruel. It is also extremely attractive.
Tofu with Lotus seeds
If you feel only tofu is quite simple, please enjoy a bowl of tofu with lotus seeds. Hanoians are creative when adding lotus seeds to increase the flavor of the familiar tofu bowl.
The lotus seeds are cooked with sugar until it is softened and sweet. After that, tofu is added with the seeds and a little bit ground ice. Flavor of tofu is fragrant, rich with the lotus seeds, adding attractive sweet taste to the dish.
Initially, this dish is quite rare in Hanoi and depending on the lotus season, the quality of the dish can change a little. But nowadays, almost every restaurant has tofu with lotus seeds in the menu.
Tofu with coffee
A rather bold combination of tofu – tofu and coffee. The fatty aroma of these pieces of tofu is balanced in the bitterness from the coffee layer. The whole dish is the harmony of each ingredient.
The coffee at a moderate temperature, then given a little bit of condensed milk or fresh milk to “soften” bitterness. Finally, thin slices of tofu were added. Enjoy a bowl of tofu with coffee, visitors on food walking tour will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the new and attractive taste.
Tofu with Green Tea or Chocolate
Tofu with Green tea looks no different than traditional tofu, but bring the characteristic flavor of green tea to make the dessert more aromatic. When you put it in your mouth, you will feel the special smell, the smell of green tea, cool and sweet.
Tofu with chocolate recipes is completely opposite. The ingredients are processed according to the traditional recipe, but then added more ingredients to create a new feeling for the customers. In which, chocolate is the favorite flavor. The combination of the sweet and cool tofu with the sweet and fatty chocolate sauce is an attraction that no one can deny.
Tofu with Caramel
For those who love sweet, tofu with caramel flavor brings more deliciousness than caramel. This dessert is appealing with a smooth caramel on top of the white tofu. There are places which sellers only add sugar water in tofu, but there are places that are more generous, adding more jelly, coconut fiber to increase the excitement.
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