Porridge

Porridge is a long-standing dish in the port city that is still chosen by many people as a morning snack or a late afternoon snack. Especially on cold days, holding a bowl of hot porridge in your hand to enjoy warm your stomach but also ecstatic with the aroma of onions and the fatty taste of green beans.

This porridge with an interesting name is sold in many places, is a simple dish, suitable for the taste of both adults and children, so you can find this dish from street vendors on the street. the way to the big markets. Porridge attracts people to eat at first sight, because of the different color of porridge. Unlike ordinary porridge with traditional white color, this porridge has a cool green color that looks like you want to enjoy it. To make this delicious porridge requires the cook to cook quite a lot, they have to grind the plain rice into a fine powder. Pork bones are simmered very carefully to get the broth to cook porridge. To get clear broth, the cook must simmer without covering the lid and always sip the foam floating on the surface of the broth. When the bone is out of sweetness, take out the bone and pour the rice flour in and stir well. The green color of the porridge is obtained from the crushed spinach leaves or pandan leaves, filtered to extract the water, when the porridge is almost cooked, slowly pour the vegetable juice into the pot and stir until the porridge is smooth, no clumps are met. When enjoying, porridge will be scooped out into a bowl, chopped green beans on top and sprinkled with non-yellow onions. Here are some places for you to refer to enjoy this dish:

1. Porridge

Address: 56 Pham Minh Duc, Ngo Quyen, Hai Phong

Opening hours: 13:00 - 17:30

Price: 10,000 VND – 20,000 VND

2.Heirloom Porridge - Good Market

Address: 18 Cho Hang, Le Chan District, Hai Phong

Open: 15:00 - 18:00

Reference price: 10,000 VND - 15,000 VND