Banh Khuc – a delicious gift from the countryside of Hanoi.

At the end of the 19th century, Hanoi was famous for its cuisine, but after that, the best rustic dishes were no longer present in large restaurants or in luxurious parties, but only found in the shops. street vendors or on Hanoi sidewalk eateries.

Banh Khuc is a type of cake originating from the outskirts of Hanoi. For a long time, this cake has been considered a specialty of the capital, deeply ingrained in the memory of Hanoians. On familiar streets, it is indispensable to shout out "Xoi peanuts, here are cakes". This advertisement has become familiar and when you do not hear the sales on cold winter afternoons, it feels like you are missing something very familiar.

In the spring, when the drizzle lasted for days, the full, green jujubes covered the fields, covering the stumps. This is also cake season. The leaves are picked, washed with rain water before boiling, then pounded in a stone mortar to filter the water, mixed with glutinous rice flour to form a dark green mixture, rolled into each ball with a child's fist. Cooked green beans with marinated pork are then wrapped in green powder and steamed in a large clay pot. Each layer of cake is covered with a layer of soaked sticky rice. The scent of banh khuc along with fragrant sticky rice lives forever in the childhood memories of Hanoians.

When the cake is done, the cake will be removed from the float and placed on a plate. Banh Khuc is usually eaten hot, when the sticky rice is still soft and the cake is mixed with the smell of hot leaves, green beans, and rich pork. Banh Khuc is one of the great joys of cold winter afternoons.

Banh Khuc is usually sold by street vendors, but in Hanoi there are also some very famous sidewalk stalls. In Hanoi, when it comes to banh khuc, everyone will think of Ms. Lan first. Co Lan cakes appear everywhere, but in fact, only a few shops are genuine Co Lan cakes. Co Lan cake is famous for its sticky sticky rice, the part of the cake is always fragrant with the smell of the leaves and is very full.

Address:

Facility 1 - 69B Nguyen Cong Tru, Hai Ba Trung, city. Hanoi

Facility 2 - 20 Le Duan Street, Dong Da, Hanoi

Campus 3 - 255 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Campus 4 - 29 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Opening hours: 07:00 – 23:00

Reference price:

15,000 VND / cake

25,000 VND/cake with cha

Quan cake is also quite famous in Hanoi. Located right on the busy and busy Cau Go street, this shop not only sells banh khuc but also sells traditional snacks. Quan cake is served with meat, pork rolls, fat rolls and especially fried nuggets.

Address: 35 Cau Go, Hoan Kiem, City. Hanoi

Opening hours: 06:00 - 23:00

Reference price: 15,000 - 20,000 VND

Hanoi cuisine is always a delicate combination of ingredients, meticulousness and ingenuity of the processor. Banh Khuc is one of such delicious dishes, behind a package of banh Khuc is the whole process of ingredient selection, meticulous and sophisticated processing to make an unforgettable delicacy in the hearts of Hanoians.