Hanoi's gifts on the street

Com Me Tri - a simple autumn gift, "in demand" at food stalls in the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024. Photo: Khanh Huy

Among the rows of fragrant milk flower trees is the color of new green rice sold by the women of Me Tri green rice village. The fragrant, sticky aroma of green rice awakens the taste buds of anyone who sets foot in Hanoi. Fresh green rice is carefully wrapped in lotus leaves, skillfully tied with a pair of golden straws, recreating the old memories of many generations of people in the capital.

Until now, Hanoians still keep the habit of eating bananas dipped in fresh green rice (also known as Com Moc). The bananas used for dipping must be bananas, the yellow skin turns the color of ripe egg, the fruit is sweet and fragrant. The scent of old green rice mixed with the taste of bananas becomes a "specialty" when Autumn comes.

Along with the delicacies of Hanoi's thirty-six streets, green rice is transformed into many delicious and unique dishes such as: green rice sausage, green rice sausage, green rice cake, green rice sticky rice, green rice stir-fried with coconut... Each dish has its own unique flavor. Green rice stir-fried with young coconut is selected from young sticky rice grains, rice grains pressed to release milk, green rice stir-fried with coconut milk, rich.

Over time, fried green rice with young coconut has become a typical dish of Hanoi Autumn. Many people who like to change the taste choose green rice sausage and green rice sticky rice.

Hanoi has two famous green rice villages that have become brands: Me Tri green rice and Vong village green rice. The green rice fragrance spreads throughout the four seasons, but in early autumn, the green rice season has the strongest flavor and aroma. For a long time, Me Tri green rice and Vong village green rice have become indispensable gifts in the gift baskets of visitors from afar. On this occasion, the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024 and the program "Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City" Hanoi's green rice stalls are always "busy" with customers.

Among the typical gifts of Hanoi, in addition to Me Tri green rice flakes and Vong village green rice flakes, there are also Thanh Tri rice rolls, Pho bread, Huong Mai rice rolls, peanut candy and Duong Lam ancient village sweet soup, pork cakes, dried apricots... displayed at the booths of the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival (Tran Nhan Tong walking street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi) which are often "sold out" due to high purchasing power.

The impression from the space "Quintessence of Hanoi cuisine" (Nguyen Hue walking street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) within the framework of the program "Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City" with 30 famous specialties, typical of Hanoi, attracted a large number of people and tourists to enjoy.

After 3 days of organization, at Thanh Tri rice rolls facility, about 1,000 servings were consumed per day; Hanoi pho, Ba Ngoai snail noodles about 1,200 bowls/day; Phung spring rolls about 500 packages; sticky rice cakes, rice cakes about 800 servings/day; Van Dinh duck sausage about 300kg/day; La Vong fish sausage 200 servings/day; vermicelli with grilled pork 500 servings; Hanoi draft beer, dried apricots, green rice flakes... consumed in large quantities per day.

In the heart of Nguyen Hue walking street - the most vibrant and bustling street in Ho Chi Minh City, impressive revenue figures from events have affirmed the appeal of Hanoi cuisine to Ho Chi Minh City residents. Thereby, increasing experiences, stimulating local culinary gift tourism, and helping Hanoi's gifts reach further.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/thuc-qua-ha-noi-xuong-pho.html