Hang Than Hanoi Rice Cake

In 1865, the ancestors of the Nguyen Duy family in Hang Than Street found a way to dry green nuggets to make rice cakes. Since then, the street trade has not stopped growing and now there are more than 50 shops selling Banh Com of all kinds, meeting the increasing demands of customers.

This 300 meter long street has more than 30 green rice cake shops. Nguyen Ninh brand is the oldest and most popular brand for green rice cake. The name was given by the great-grandmother Tran Thi Luan in 1865 and took the current name Nguyen Ninh in 1928

To make delicious cakes, the chef must follow a complicated process. It is necessary to carefully choose the type of sticky rice that is not mixed so that the rice grains are green. Then the main ingredient is dried and packed tightly to avoid getting wet. When making cakes, rice is washed thoroughly and mixed with water and sugar until soft. The mixture is fried for two hours and stirred until it becomes pasty.

To make the filling, soak the green beans in water and wash them well before steaming. The mung bean filling is mixed with a little sugar, grapefruit essential oil, sugar-coated lotus seeds and coconut. The filling is divided into small rolls covered with green fried rice

Banh Com in Hang Than Street is delicious with the green color of rice grains, the fleshy taste of green beans, coconut and the scent of grapefruit flower essential oil.

Banh Com is often served with tea. Nowadays, rice cake on Hang Than Street is considered a specialty of Hanoi.