5 porridge dishes not to be missed when Hanoi enters autumn
Báo Lao Động•15/10/2024
In Hanoi, the cool weather is the perfect time to enjoy a bowl of hot, delicious porridge to fill your stomach every afternoon.
Rib porridge In autumn, with cool weather, sometimes chilly, it is suitable to enjoy rib porridge. A simple dish among countless snacks in the capital, rib porridge still attracts diners with its light, easy-to-eat flavor. Rib porridge is cooked from sticky rice flour and rice, simmered for many hours until smooth and fragrant. The pork ribs are left whole, washed and simmered with the porridge to increase the rich sweetness. The secret lies in the porridge simmering process, long enough to thicken, sweet and fatty from the bones, but the rib meat is not mushy. The smooth rib porridge is even more delicious when eaten with fried breadsticks. Photo: Linh Boo In Hanoi, famous rib porridge shops are not luxurious shops located on main roads, but simple porridge stalls located on small streets and alleys. Some famous porridge stalls are Ms. La's porridge stall at the beginning of Ly Quoc Su street, the sidewalk porridge stall on Hang Bo street, Huyen Anh porridge at Dong Xuan market... Each bowl of rib porridge costs 15,000 - 20,000 VND, some places only sell small bowls for 10,000 VND, suitable for diners of all ages. Singapore frog porridge Frogs can be processed into many delicious dishes, Singapore frog porridge is one of them. This dish is loved for its unique flavor. A serving includes a pot of copper frog and a bowl of hot porridge. Diners can pour the frog sauce into the white porridge bowl, enjoy the porridge with firm, flavorful meat. Photo: Linh Boo The frog meat has been cleaned, put into small pots and stewed according to a special recipe. Each pot includes 1-2 frogs, stewed with oyster sauce, chili, chopped green onions... for richness and spiciness depending on the taste of the diner. The bowl of white porridge is smooth, light in taste, and is just right to eat with a rich pot of frog. Each bowl of frog porridge costs from 39,000 VND to 69,000 VND, depending on the amount of frog in the pot that the customer chooses. If you don't eat spicy food, please inform the staff or the owner to be served to your taste. Porridge Enjoying a hot bowl of porridge in the cool air of Hanoi's autumn is also not a bad choice. A full bowl of porridge will have many ingredients such as liver, heart, blood, sausage, pork strips, small intestine... Porridge usually has a moderately rich, sweet taste, is not too thick, nor too thin. The porridge grains are soft, fluffy, and have the aroma of roasted rice mixed with onions and ginger. A bowl of porridge with herbs, soy sauce or fish sauce with garlic, chili, pepper... Photo: FoodBean and eggplant porridge Bean and eggplant porridge is a rustic dish associated with the childhood of many children of Hanoi. This light dish will include ingredients such as porridge, fried tofu with onions and crispy pickled eggplant, some places also add ca la thau (pickled radish) and salted eggs. The porridge is cooked from green beans or black beans with rice. The owner cuts fried tofu with onions into a bowl of green bean or black bean porridge. Photo: Foody All of these ingredients, when eaten together, create a unique, refreshing flavor of bean and eggplant porridge. Smooth porridge, fatty fried bean curd, crispy and salty eggplant pieces, few people expect such an attractive combination. Suggested addresses for diners are Sidewalk 51 Dao Duy Tu, 5 Hang Voi, Alley 192 Kim Ma, or Market intersection in Alley 252 Tay Son... The price of each bowl of bean and eggplant porridge is only about 15,000 - 20,000 VND. Clam porridge Clam porridge is a popular dish, especially loved when the monsoon season comes. Smooth bowls of porridge, stir-fried clams attract diners every morning, in the afternoon or even late at night. Clam porridge is simmered with pork bones and boiled clam water. The clam meat is also stir-fried thoroughly and then cooked together. Each bowl of finished porridge has a sweet and smooth taste. Diners can add a little chili sauce, pepper, Vietnamese coriander, fried onions to increase the richness of the dish.
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