Nodding Cake

Tien Yen district is about 90km from Ha Long city, where there is a very famous dish that is Got Gu cake, the reason for its name is that when enjoying the cake in hand, it keeps nodding from one side to the other. , cannot stand upright, so people call it "Got Gu" cake. This cake has a fairly affordable price and is enjoyed by many people. It is not difficult for you to come across the shops selling Got Gu cake in Tien Yen, the most selling place is on Hoa Binh street, there are many billboards about Got Gu cake along the way, you can eat while eating. Watch the baker make new batches of cakes.

The ingredients and the way to make Gut Gu cakes are not too picky, but to make delicious cakes, it requires very careful and professional bakers. The rice chosen by the baker is the most fragrant rice, soaked overnight and then taken out and ground into powdered water. In order for the cake to have a spongy, flexible and smooth texture, the people here have added a little cold rice when grinding the flour. After that, the baker will pour the dough into the mold to cover it, when the cake is cooked, the worker will use a long bamboo stick to take out the cake and roll it up. The white long cake looks like banh cuon or rice noodle soup. The sauce of Gautama cake is an important part that determines the deliciousness of the cake, the sauce is made quite sophisticated, the fish sauce is distilled with chicken fat, fried onions and added minced meat to make the sauce richer and more delicious. When eating, you will feel the plasticity of the cake mixed with chicken fat dipping sauce, making any person who enjoys it for the first time also feel delicious and excited about this cake with a rather special name.