In the afternoon, run along Highway 53 to the southwest, stop at Ao Ba Om to buy some fried bananas and then enjoy the view while eating and you have a wonderful afternoon. The shop of fried bananas is located diagonally with the provincial cultural house swimming pool, the owner of the shop selling here is also quite long. Although it is just a small roadside stall, it is famous for the best fried bananas in Tra Vinh, so it is always crowded here. Photo: Ly Huynh The fried bananas here are delicious, the outside is crispy but not hard, the inside is soft, sweet and fragrant with ripe bananas. With only 4K, you’ve got a piece of hot fried banana in golden color dotted with some delicious black sesame dots. In addition to fried bananas, there are also cakes, breadfruit, and fried sweet potatoes that are equally attractive. There’s nothing better than eating some hot fried bananas, drinking a glass of cool sugarcane juice, and watching Square Pond. Fried bananas are very popular with customers, there are almost always customers waiting to buy from the time the owner delivers the goods until all the cakes are sold out. Tube cake, sieve cake, tofu with sugar water Tube cake is one of the famous snacks associated with the childhood of many western teenagers. Cake originated from the Khmer with round cylinder, eye-catching blue color and sweet aroma. The cake is soft, fragrant with the smell of pandan leaves, combining the sweetness of sugar, the greasy taste of coconut and roasted peanuts. You can easily find smoky street vendors baking tube cakes in many places in Tra Vinh such as Ao Ba Om, at the gates of schools, at markets… And just withdrawing about 10K from your wallet, you’re ready to go. I have a box of hot and delicious tube cakes right away. Photo: Vo To Quyen Sieve cake is also a dish of Khmer origin, because the cake has the aroma of pandan leaves when eaten, it is also called pineapple cake. The cake has an outer layer of roasted milled rice and a grated coconut filling. When eating, you will feel the scent of pandan leaves and the crispy crust while the filling is both sweet, fragrant with coconut, and fatty. If you have the opportunity to come to the West, just try it once, you can be sure that you will hardly forget this taste. If you want to enjoy this dish, you can find it in Tra Vinh market, where there is a load of super delicious sifted cakes and tube cakes and you will surely be “addicted” from the first try. For only 20K for 1 part of 4 delicious cakes, it’s hard to resist, but you have to work hard because she carries the goods to sell it on the go, so it will probably take you a little time to find it! Photo: Western delicacies Walking around on the streets of Tra Vinh, one of the familiar sounds is the cry “Who’s tofu with sugar water!”. Tofu with sugar water is a familiar dish. The warm, soft, smooth cup of tofu, hot and sweet sugar water and greasy coconut milk have captivated taste buds for generations. Along the shady tree-lined roads, you will be attracted by the sound, the smoky village and the sweet scent of the tofu trucks. With only about 20K in return, why not buy a cup of tofu to warm up an empty stomach. On cold rainy days, eating a cup of hot tofu is more than wonderful. Photo: Ly Huynh Baked sticky rice Bon bon on Le Loi street, near the night market, opposite the cathedral, there is a small car of grilled sticky rice that starts selling from early afternoon to late afternoon. Bananas are wrapped inside a layer of sticky rice, wrapped in a layer of banana leaves and then baked in a charcoal oven. Because it is grilled to the edge, the outer shell is crispy but still retains the softness of the sticky rice. Inside is a soft ripe banana that is both sweet and fleshy combined with greasy coconut milk and fragrant roasted peanuts sprinkled on top. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. The grilled banana car has appeared here for many years, almost no one in Tra Vinh is unaware of this grilled banana car. You only need to spend less than 10K, you will have a delicious, sweet, sticky sticky rice banana. Not only grilled sticky rice, she also sells grilled sticky rice for those who want to eat more sticky rice or just like to eat the shell, she is also very “proud” when you ask for more coconut milk. Photo: Tri Dung Tra Vinh market cake Photo: My house Tra Vinh Going into the heart of Tra Vinh market, you will see that there is a cake stall, although it is small, it is quite crowded. Banh Lot is a snack originating from Indonesia that was introduced to Vietnam and became a popular dish of the Southwest region. This is a kind of cold tea, can be used to quench thirst every summer afternoon. The cake is usually made with green color from pandan leaves, very fragrant and eye-catching. The cake is cut to medium length, soft, chewy, and eaten with sweet sugar water and fatty leopard coconut milk, appealing to both the elderly and children. The owner has been selling here for a long time, so many people know that she sells well and come to support. With only less than 10K for a cup of sweet and delicious sweet and savory pancakes on a sunny afternoon, why not give it a try? In addition to cake, there are many other dishes such as pomegranate seeds, jelly, é seeds, … for you to choose from.

Hot cakes are an afternoon gift that is very popular with Hanoians. (Photo: Internet) The molded cake has its own characteristics in the richly mixed fish sauce, the soft and elegant sponge beans, soaked in flavor, minced meat mixed with fat cake flour, fragrant with the scent of coriander. Fragrant sautéed onions and coriander contribute to making the bowl of hot cakes many times more attractive. Especially on cold days, the food will be more delicious than ever. The molded cake “fascinates” diners in the layer of flexible cake, rich minced meat, coriander and fragrant fried onions. (Photo: Internet) People spread about castor cake – “ A popular dish but it is the perfect combination of many ingredients, bringing in the fullness of the five harmonious flavors. That food is not often enough to eat, for the Ha Thanh people, it is a gift from rice that people just want to have fun, just enough to feed the intention of wandering, sometimes craving… ” Although it is simple, everyone loves this dish. (Photo: Internet) Eating a piece of hot molded cake melts in your mouth, so much of Hanoi’s love is wrapped up in it. People eat banh cuon as a way to enjoy a cultural feature of Hanoi’s cuisine, as well as a special snack of Ha Thanh people, no matter how many years have passed, it has not changed. Or as a joke, if you eat it in the afternoon, you still have a belly for dinner. It’s not difficult to find banh mi in Hanoi. (Photo: Internet) Currently in Hanoi, there are many shops selling molded cakes, each of which has its own variation, depending on the taste of each person to evaluate which goods are delicious. However, no matter what type of change, it cannot be denied, if you go to Hanoi, you have to “walk” through the cake shop to count as having visited the capital.

-Mikko dumpling dough (available with yeast): 400 grams. – Fresh milk without sugar: 150ml -250 gr lean shoulder meat (remove skin and fat) -Char siu seasoning package -100 grams of Mozzarella cheese Processing: -For lean shoulder meat marinated with half a packet of char siu seasoning for 2-3 hours and then grilled or fried. Cooked meat, diced, mixed with the remaining marinade, put on the stove to boil until the water thickens. Let cool. -Fresh milk is kept at room temperature or heated to about 30-35 degrees and then mixed with the available yeast bag. -Prepare a large bowl, mix milk with yeast and flour and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, knead the dough for about 20 minutes. Cover the dough with cling film and let it rest for about 50 minutes. After incubation, the dough will expand 3-4 times, use your fingers to press the dough to release air, put it on a flat surface and then knead it again. – Divide the dough into equal portions. Roll each part into a round shape and then flatten it with your hand to make the dough surface bigger, the easier it is to put the filling inside. A spoonful of char siu filling with 1 piece of shredded cheese in the middle and then wrap the cake. – Under each cake put a piece of clean paper so that the cake does not stick to the steamer. Incubate the molded cake for about 10 minutes before steaming. -Steamed the cake for 10 minutes is the cake is cooked (do not steam for longer than 15 minutes to avoid the cake being called). Wait for the water to boil, then put the cake into steaming and do not open the lid during the steaming process. The finished products we get are cakes with a soft, fragrant crust, rich and fragrant char siu inside, mixed with fatty leopard cheese, the more you eat, the more mashed. Minh Hoa (th)