Cassava sweet soup, hot rice cakes and hot pot are popular dishes when the weather in Hanoi turns cold.
Hanoi has many dishes that often appear when the seasons change. As soon as the weather gets a little cold, many people plan to go out to eat together. These are mostly snacks, sold on the sidewalk from afternoon to evening.
Fried Banh Chung
Fried banh chung began to appear when the weather turned cold, on street vendors. Banh chung sold outside is usually small and thin. The cake is fried until both sides are slightly browned, sprinkled with a little soy sauce and pickled vegetables and you can enjoy it. The dish has a fatty and fragrant taste of the cake and filling, but is not greasy.
Hot cake
Unlike traditional banh duc which is thick and smooth, hot banh duc is soft and will flow down when scooped up. The main ingredient of the cake is rice flour, cooked until it thickens and becomes viscous. A standard pot of banh duc will have a fragrant smell of rice, not clumping or sticking to the pot. The filling is made from minced meat and wood ear mushrooms. When there are customers, the seller will scoop the cake into a bowl, add the filling, pour in hot broth simmered from bones and fried onions, and herbs.
Hot fried dough sticks
Hot fried dough sticks are often considered a dish for windy days, popular at sidewalk eateries in Hanoi. Fried dough sticks are made from flour, eggs, salt, and baking powder. The dough is kneaded and fermented, then divided into bite-sized pieces. When customers come to buy, the shop owner drops the dough strips into a pan of boiling oil and fries them until golden brown. Hot fried dough sticks are dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce, served with papaya and carrot pickles.
Baked corn and potatoes
When the weather in Hanoi turns cold, grilled corn and sweet potato stalls start to appear on sidewalks all over the city. All you need is a small charcoal stove, a fan, a few small chairs and a tray of corn, sweet potatoes or eggs to attract customers. The seller will grill the corn first, and only cook it until there is a buyer. Young sticky corn will be more delicious when grilled.
Hot tea
Cassava sweet soup, black bean sweet soup, hot sweet soup are often winter dishes that replace black bean sweet soup, green bean sweet soup, and lotus seed sweet soup in the summer in Hanoi. Among them, cassava sweet soup is often the most popular. Fresh cassava, after being peeled, is soaked in water to remove the sap, then washed and boiled, adding salt until cooked, then removed and cut into bite-sized pieces. The thick liquid is cooked from sugar, mixed with flour and poured with the cassava. The topping is usually fresh coconut or coconut milk.
Floating Cake
Banh troi is often sold at street vendors, sidewalks or in small shops. The aroma of ginger is an attractive factor for diners to "stop" in to enjoy while on the road. The dish is made from glutinous rice flour, kneaded with water into soft dough, then divided into small balls. The filling usually has black sesame and green beans. The sugar water is made from molasses, thick, with the spicy taste of ginger. Each bowl of banh troi has 2-3 balls, with shredded fresh coconut, black sesame, and crushed peanuts.
Rib porridge
Pork rib porridge in Hanoi is not cooked directly from rice but ground into powder and cooked with pork rib broth until smooth. When the porridge is soft, add shredded pork ribs and stir well. Pork rib porridge is often served with fried breadsticks, pork floss, fried onions, a little pepper or chili powder. Each spoonful of porridge melts in your mouth, sweet with the taste of bones and fragrant with the smell of rice. Pork rib porridge can be eaten as a full meal or as a snack.
Hotpot
Hot pot can be eaten in any season, but it tastes better when it's cold. Beef, chicken, seafood, offal hot pot or Western dishes such as fish sauce hot pot, snakehead fish hot pot combined with all kinds of vegetables are suitable for lunch and dinner in winter in Hanoi. To fully enjoy the cold air and hot pot, choose a sidewalk hot pot restaurant.
Hanoi has many dishes that often appear when the seasons change. As soon as the weather gets a little cold, many people plan to go out to eat together. These are mostly snacks, sold on the sidewalk from afternoon to evening.
Fried Banh Chung
Fried banh chung began to appear when the weather turned cold, on street vendors. Banh chung sold outside is usually small and thin. The cake is fried until both sides are slightly browned, sprinkled with a little soy sauce and pickled vegetables and you can enjoy it. The dish has a fatty and fragrant taste of the cake and filling, but is not greasy.
Hot cake
Unlike traditional banh duc which is thick and smooth, hot banh duc is soft and will flow down when scooped up. The main ingredient of the cake is rice flour, cooked until it thickens and becomes viscous. A standard pot of banh duc will have a fragrant smell of rice, not clumping or sticking to the pot. The filling is made from minced meat and wood ear mushrooms. When there are customers, the seller will scoop the cake into a bowl, add the filling, pour in hot broth simmered from bones and fried onions, and herbs.
Hot fried dough sticks
Hot fried dough sticks are often considered a dish for windy days, popular at sidewalk eateries in Hanoi. Fried dough sticks are made from flour, eggs, salt, and baking powder. The dough is kneaded and fermented, then divided into bite-sized pieces. When customers come to buy, the shop owner drops the dough strips into a pan of boiling oil and fries them until golden brown. Hot fried dough sticks are dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce, served with papaya and carrot pickles.
Baked corn and potatoes
When the weather in Hanoi turns cold, grilled corn and sweet potato stalls start to appear on sidewalks all over the city. All you need is a small charcoal stove, a fan, a few small chairs and a tray of corn, sweet potatoes or eggs to attract customers. The seller will grill the corn first, and only cook it until there is a buyer. Young sticky corn will be more delicious when grilled.
Hot tea
Cassava sweet soup, black bean sweet soup, hot sweet soup are often winter dishes that replace black bean sweet soup, green bean sweet soup, and lotus seed sweet soup in the summer in Hanoi. Among them, cassava sweet soup is often the most popular. Fresh cassava, after being peeled, is soaked in water to remove the sap, then washed and boiled, adding salt until cooked, then removed and cut into bite-sized pieces. The thick liquid is cooked from sugar, mixed with flour and poured with the cassava. The topping is usually fresh coconut or coconut milk.
Floating Cake
Banh troi is often sold at street vendors, sidewalks or in small shops. The aroma of ginger is an attractive factor for diners to "stop" in to enjoy while on the road. The dish is made from glutinous rice flour, kneaded with water into soft dough, then divided into small balls. The filling usually has black sesame and green beans. The sugar water is made from molasses, thick, with the spicy taste of ginger. Each bowl of banh troi has 2-3 balls, with shredded fresh coconut, black sesame, and crushed peanuts.
Rib porridge
Pork rib porridge in Hanoi is not cooked directly from rice but ground into powder and cooked with pork rib broth until smooth. When the porridge is soft, add shredded pork ribs and stir well. Pork rib porridge is often served with fried breadsticks, pork floss, fried onions, a little pepper or chili powder. Each spoonful of porridge melts in your mouth, sweet with the taste of bones and fragrant with the smell of rice. Pork rib porridge can be eaten as a full meal or as a snack.
Hotpot
Hot pot can be eaten in any season, but it tastes better when it's cold. Beef, chicken, seafood, offal hot pot or Western dishes such as fish sauce hot pot, snakehead fish hot pot combined with all kinds of vegetables are suitable for lunch and dinner in winter in Hanoi. To fully enjoy the cold air and hot pot, choose a sidewalk hot pot restaurant.
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