Specialities

Com is used to prepared various dishes that are just as interesting, namely banh com and che com (green rice sweet soup) Com does not stay fresh for long, so Hanoi people thought of pressing the grains together to prevent them from going bad without losing softness and scent. Before pressing, the grains are dampened and stir-fried with sugar water. The filling is mung beans, peeled and crushed with sugar, and coconut strips. The square cake is wrapped in banana leaves and a red strip representing the relationship of a married couple and, therefore, is a necessity part of the offerings in an engagement party in Vietnam.