This is a type of tea that is marinated straight into the lotus flower. Calling lotus tea “Xoi” is to distinguish it from lotus tea marinated with lotus rice and then dried, which is made very elaborately and meticulously. The word shack probably describes it all for this marinade, which is quick and doesn’t take much effort. However, it is not “sweet” but not delicious, “squat” lotus tea has its own taste and flavor different from lotus tea marinated with dried rice but the price is much cheaper. Therefore, in recent years, lotus tea “Xoi” has become a favorite drink of Hanoians, a gift for Hanoians to give to loved ones far away… The lotus season is in full swing, Ms. Vinh Quyen (Hanoi) introduces to you a way of making lotus tea “steamed” for use and as a gift. How to choose tea marinated lotus Ms. Vinh Quyen said, for good lotus tea, the most important step is choosing lotus. Not all types of lotus can marinate tea. The white lotus is really beautiful, but it is only for plugging, but not for tea because of its light flavor. As for marinating tea, it must be pink lotus because pink lotus has a stronger flavor, “eating tea” more. The pink lotus must be a West Lake lotus, not a kneeling lotus, that is, a lotus without a row of small petals between the outer layer of large petals and the inner layer of pistil. From ancient times until now, Hanoi people necessarily only use Tay Ho – Quang Ba lotus to marinate tea. The lotus here has hundreds of small petals arranged thickly in the lotus, while in other regions the wings are often few and thin, so it is not enough to store the aroma when marinating the tea. In addition, perhaps due to soil conditions, West Lake lotus flowers often have a more fragrant aroma than lotus from other regions. Hanoi does not grow tea, but because there is such a special type of lotus, by default, lotus tea is a Hanoi specialty. Lotus tea must be picked early in the morning, choose flowers with large buds, newly opened wings called flute mouths so that the fragrance is still fragrant and the petals are intact). Lotus must be picked on a sunny day to have a strong scent. In the days and nights before the heavy rain, they did not pick lotus flowers to make tea because the lotus smell was light and the tea was not fragrant. Resources – Lotus flower – Tea: There are many kinds of delicious tea to marinate lotus such as Shan Tuyet tea of ​​Ha Giang, Tan Cuong Thai Nguyen tea, Suoi Ngang tea… Usually, many people use Thai Nguyen tea to marinate lotus tea both deliciously and well. Same with Thai tea, but choosing a hook, hook or nail to marinate depends on the preferences and economy of each person. In the past, the tea used to marinate was usually the previous year’s tea to make the tea less pungent, but now, everything is changed in the industry, so most people ignore this requirement. – Lotus leaves: Choose medium-sized leaves, when wrapping the leaves, they will be soft and easy to pack. Fresh leaves must be dried in the sun a little to wilt. – Lat: The tea bag must be soaked in water to soften. – Plastic bags and vacuum presses (if you don’t have them, rent them). – Porcelain tea bowl, wooden spoon to take tea into the lotus. – Buckets, jars, water pitchers. How to marinate Note After buying lotus flowers, you should quickly marinate the tea in the lotus, do not leave it for too long, the flower will lose its scent, and the tea obtained will not be strong. If the purchased lotus has not been marinated immediately, use a towel dipped in water to wrap the lotus bunch to keep the lotus fresh. When doing the same (if there are many lotuses, they will also cover the lotus with a towel, take it out wherever you go) because the lotus leaves it out in the hot weather very quickly. Before marinating the tea, the embalmer must bathe cleanly, do not use shampoo or shower gel, perfume to ensure that the original incense tea is not mixed. Contraindicated for anyone with sweaty hands. Steps to marinate tea Ms. Vinh Quyen shared: “Called lotus tea, of course, the important ingredients must be tea and lotus. Lotus tea is extremely harmonious, one respects the other and then blends into a charming scent. Put the tea in a porcelain bowl or put it on a tray lined with lotus leaves. Take the lotus flower and gently remove it so that the lotus petals are open to see the lotus mirror. Use a wooden spoon to scoop 15-20 g of tea (depending on each person’s preference for dark and light tea) and gently put it in the bottom of the lotus (use a wooden spoon, not a hand, an iron spoon so that the tea does not have an odor). After putting the tea into the lotus, gently stroke it to rearrange the petals like the original shape. The lotus leaf is cut into quarters, and the flower is wrapped tightly, tied tightly with a ladle. Remember to soak in water because it’s soft to fasten. However, if you tie it tight enough, the lotus leaf will break if you tie it too tight. The lotus package should not be too tight, just enough to hug the flower and keep it closed, there must be enough room for the lotus to “breathe”. After the lotus is filled with tea and sealed, it is plugged into a pot, a bucket of water for 18-24 hours gives the lotus time to “breathe” to infuse all the incense into the tea. After 18-24 hours, cut the lotus and put it in a vacuum sealed plastic bag and freeze it. Lotus tea can be used in the freezer for at least 7 days. Note to avoid contamination of food in the refrigerator, causing the tea to lose its taste. Stored in the freezer continuously, lotus tea can be used from this year’s season to next year’s season. Wish you all success with quality tea lotus flowers!

In the memory of many Hanoians, bougainvillea is associated with old houses or perennial dormitories. In the summer, especially from May, bougainvillea blooms on the streets and alleys. In Hanoi, it is not difficult to see confetti. As a result, the surrounding scenery also becomes softer and more romantic. The bougainvillea is native to Central South America. The plant is suitable for tropical climates and flowers all year round. In Hanoi, paper flowers are planted everywhere such as parks, schools, hospitals, medians, sidewalks. There are also times when bougainvillea is grown in a pot and posed as an ornamental plant. But the most special is the image of confetti embracing each small house. Paper flowers adorn the door frames more poetic, people feel light, peaceful and serene. The bougainvillea flowers almost bloom throughout the four seasons, but it seems that in May, this flower has a more radiant beauty in each sunny patch. Paper flowers always appear as a highlight, although gentle but impressive enough to attract all attention. The bougainvillea flowers are fast growing, easy to grow and care for, the flowers are wrong and have a variety of colors, symbolizing a love that is sincere, rustic, simple, simple. Tiny confetti, fragile petals but blooming in large bunches, are also representative of family affection. Each fragile flower is attached to each other to survive, against strong winds and heavy rain, like the love of brothers in one family. The pink color of confetti is like a special “dot” feature of collective houses in Ha Thanh. Paper flowers have many colors, in addition to the main pink color that we often see, confetti also adorns themselves with pure, gentle white flower clusters, making many people unable to take their eyes off when passing by.

Many commercial centers in Hanoi on the morning of May 2 welcome a large number of guests to play and eat. Including the Japanese brand supermarket system in Long Bien district, the shopping area is crowded with people starting at 11am. The checkout area is always crowded. Prices today are the same as usual. Visitors here wear 100% masks due to the development of the Covid-19 epidemic, which is at risk of a resurgence. According to a security guard, the number of customers flocking here on weekends is higher than on weekdays, especially today is a holiday, so the workload of supermarket staff increases several times. Resting area, using soft drinks is full at 11:45. Today, the majority of customers are families bringing children, the elderly or organizing relatives to go out. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh and his girlfriend, after shopping for clothes, went to a shop selling stuffed animals to visit. He said the purpose of coming here on a day off is sightseeing, walking is the main thing, not shopping or eating. Mr. Hoa (a resident of Long Bien district, right) enters an electronics store to buy technology products. Initially, he chose to buy a laptop with a price of 13 million VND for the purpose of watching movies online instead of the phone because of the large screen, but after someone recommended using a smart TV, he reconsidered. . The stalls selling fast food are full. The person who came after did not have a seat. Similar is the stall selling Vietnamese, Hong Kong, Thai hotpot… Man traveling with his family enjoying a quick lunch. The price of a hot pot here is from 300,000 VND, guests can choose according to the combo depending on their preferences and needs. Customers are especially crowded in the fast food area and have to wait in line for tens of minutes to get their turn. However, there are no seats inside, many people buy to take out to enjoy. The gaming area is also full, customers are mainly young people and young people. The machines work continuously, many young people have to stand next to them and wait for their turn. While the food stalls, supermarkets are crowded, the stalls selling household goods, fashion… are quite deserted. Trang, an employee at the shopping center, said that customers flock here often near lunch and dinner time, and normally on the floors there are only scattered people.

In the afternoon, the lake area in the urban area of ​​Exchange City (Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi) has many people coming to have fun and relax. As noted by Zing, most people voluntarily wear masks when moving or sitting in groups, keeping their distance. “Because of the complicated epidemic situation, this year’s holiday I did not take my family to travel, but came here to relax. Every time I go, I also let my children wear masks, wash their hands carefully to disinfect their hands to protect them from harm. ensure safety,” said Mr. Chanh (Phu Dien). The lawn area at the lake is chosen by many families as a camping place and for children to play. Anh Hung, a resident of an apartment complex near the lake, canceled his tourist ticket to Da Nang and brought his family here to have fun. “I heard that there was a new Covid-19 case, so I was a bit worried, I don’t want to go to crowded tourist areas. If I don’t go out on this occasion, then on other occasions, I want to prioritize family health,” he said. Ngoc Anh and Van Giang (students of the University of Finance and Banking) often come to the lake to play. Two female students commented that this area has been more bustling recently after many people checked-in online. The group of friends born in 1998 chose the area near the lake as a place to eat and chat. The members said that their waste is collected in plastic bags and will be put in the trash before leaving. Ha (student of Diplomatic Academy) and Thao (student of University of Economics and Technology) came to the lake to play for the first time. “The scenery here is quite beautiful, so on the occasion of the holiday, the two decided to come here to relax and take pictures. To be safe, we all put on masks when we finished taking pictures,” Ha said. The later in the afternoon, the cooler it is, the more bustling the lake area is. The lawn is the place for many activities such as kite flying and shuttlecock kicking. Many children enjoy having a large space to run around. Van (25 years old) took her daughter out to enjoy the fresh air and took advantage of her children’s fun moments. “I originally planned to go back to my hometown but decided to stay at the last minute. Tomorrow, I also plan to just take her to an open place like this instead of a closed, crowded space,” she shared. In addition to being a place for people in the vicinity to walk and exercise, the lake area has recently become a place where many young people go to picnic or take pictures to check-in thanks to the beautiful scenery. Many girls invest in costumes and props when they come to take pictures. Thang (from Tuyen Quang) and Quynh (from Thanh Hoa) took advantage of the holidays to take pictures and then post them on photography exchanges. From Da Nang to Hanoi at the time when the epidemic was complicated, Mr. Khoi and Ms. Hanh could not visit many famous tourist attractions of the capital. However, thanks to an acquaintance’s introduction, the two were satisfied with an afternoon stroll at the lake. The paths around the lake are filled with people exercising. Mr. Hong, guard of the lake area, said that this place often has security forces reminding people not to ride motorbikes on the grass and maintain general hygiene. “Amid the complicated epidemic situation, I also often remind people to wear masks to protect themselves and those around them,” he said.

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.

However, realizing that there were many broken rice restaurants in Saigon, The boldly flew to Hanoi to start a business, hoping to bring a familiar Saigon dish to Hanoi. “In Saigon, broken rice is everywhere on the sidewalks, big and small. From large scale restaurants to small casual eateries. Everyone in this city loves to eat broken rice. They all eat in the morning, lunch, afternoon, and evening because broken rice is easy to eat and reasonably priced. The broken rice shops are crowded. So I think, trading broken rice can help make money and be successful in Hanoi”, The recounted. Broken rice is a popular dish in Saigon Think is do. In early 2019, he decided to fly to Hanoi. Here, The met some close friends and asked them for advice, looking for a place to rent space to open a broken rice restaurant. After two weeks of searching, The rented a space of 50m2, including 2 floors, in Duy Tan street, Cau Giay, Hanoi. This is a beautiful, bustling place with a lot of office people. However, the rent is extremely expensive 20 million/month. Although the rent is expensive, he saw the potential because there were many offices and many office workers, so he still decided to do it. So rent the house for 1 year but have to pay 6 months in advance. Particularly, the rent for the premises has already expired 120 million VND. He spent 30 million to buy tables and chairs, cooking utensils, dishes and 5 million to buy ingredients such as grilled ribs, grilled meat, eggs, skin, egg rolls and other side dishes… Then hire 2 more service staff, salary 4.5 million/month/person. The total cost he initially spent was more than 160 million dong. Because the process to process broken rice is quite simple and few stages, when making the dish by yourself, The also finds that it saves a lot of time and the cost of hiring staff to serve. In addition, the side dishes of broken rice are also easy to prepare and relatively cheap. “The broken rice dish only has grilled ribs, eggs, skin, and egg rolls. Side foods need cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, sauerkraut, etc. All of these foods are rustic and can be bought easily at markets,” he said. With the remaining amount of about 40 million, The thought to reserve for the procurement of raw materials and pay staff in the first 2-3 months of business when there were not many customers. The strange thing is, although the restaurant is opened in such a method, it is not as satisfactory when it opens for sale. However, when coming to Hanoi, not everyone likes this dish, even though the price of a meal of broken rice in Saigon is only 35,000 VND. “In the first month, the shop had a loss. But I think the loss of the first month is normal because the customers are not familiar. Hopefully next month more guests will come. But the next month, I still have a loss. The next month will not be able to recover, “The said. The price of each plate of broken rice is very affordable, only 35,000 VND, but on many days, it can only sell about 50 servings. Deducting the money to buy raw materials, he only made a profit of about 500,000 VND all day. This amount is only enough to pay the salaries of 2 employees, electricity and water. 3 consecutive months of losses, too panic, The started to panic and find the reason why his broken rice restaurant has good food, enthusiastic service attitude is still not crowded. Turns out, Hanoi office people don’t like to eat broken rice often. They prefer to eat at familiar restaurants that they have tried. They also prefer popular dishes such as bun cha, bun dau, pho, and banh cuon on the sidewalk rather than sitting in beautiful restaurants. In addition, on sunny days, the temperature is up to 39 degrees Celsius, the number of visitors decreases. Sometimes it’s halved. Because it’s sunny, everyone is afraid to go out, so they bring home-cooked rice. Trying to maintain the shop until the end of the 5th month, The decided to close, accepting a loss of 200 million. “Any business person opening a restaurant wants to quickly recover capital and make a profit. But now I know, just relying on the basic advantages of the dish is not enough and will still lose face. The broken rice business in Hanoi is not suitable for the culinary needs of the people here. Meanwhile, the shops of pho, bun cha, and popular snacks with no brand or name but are always full of customers even though they are located in the alley,” he concluded. Having failed with a broken rice restaurant in Hanoi, The flew back to Saigon to continue working and saving money. After nearly 2 years, he continued to rent a space of 7 million / month to open a popular broken rice restaurant. “The failure in Hanoi taught me a great lesson. It is business, life or death, success or failure, the final decision is still the habits and preferences of the people there. Then comes the quality of the food and the issue of food safety and hygiene. Moreover, my mistake when I invested in opening a broken rice restaurant outside Hanoi was that I just opened the restaurant and asked for a big business. Therefore, I should learn from others, open a small shop, and then slowly see how it expands.”

Photo: Truong Dieu Anh In addition to the traditional lotus varieties, from 2019, the Hanoi people will also have a unique hobby of playing lotus flowers. At that time, the lotus with thousand wings created a “fever”, people racing to buy seeds to plant. A lotus seed of a thousand petals has a price ranging from 400,000 to 500,000 VND, and a lotus pot of this type costs up to a million VND. The thousand-petaled lotus is like a foreign lotus. Because of the number of petals so many, it is called a lotus with a thousand petals or a lotus with a thousand layers. The red-pink lotus usually has between 800 and 1,000 petals (our lotus is less than 20 petals). Outside, the petals are large, the more inward the petals are smaller and dense. The thousand-petaled lotus is very wrong, the flower is nearly as big as the hand. Compared with other lotus species, the thousand-petaled lotus is very long gone. At this time, instead of selling plants or bulbs, on the “internet market” many people sell flower cut flowers like other traditional lotus. However, the price of a thousand-petaled lotus is quite expensive, up to 150,000-200,000 VND / 5 flowers, 5-7 times more expensive than ordinary lotus depending on type. Not to mention, people who love this type of lotus still have to “lay bricks” for 4-7 days to have them. Even in bad weather, you have to order about 2 weeks in advance. Ms. Truong Dieu Anh – a focal point selling fresh flowers in Ha Dong (Hanoi) – said on Vietnamnet, this year is the second year she sells thousand petals, but on the market this kind of lotus supply is quite rare. “Actually selling fresh flowers is just a part-time job. However, I always choose to sell exotic and beautiful flowers. The same goes for thousands of petals. To find a supply, it takes me a long time to discover the house.” This lotus pond will cut flowers for sale, “she said. She also said that the dresser reported that the flower output this year would be more. However, it will take two more weeks to start flowering. At that time, the amount of cut cotton will be available for retail and wholesale. At this time, the volume of goods is still quite modest, there are only 2 flights a week, customers who want to buy must book 3-5 days in advance.

Only in full bloom for more than a month, this pure white flower is present on the streets of Hanoi, so people often call the lilies the April flower or the Summer leopard. We invite readers to admire the flowers in the seasonal weather in Hanoi, through the perspective of the reporter World & Vietnam Newspaper : Saying goodbye to the season of flower and rice flowers not long ago, the people of the capital fall in love with the pure white color of lilies. Lilies (also known as juniper, lily, lily …) is a flowering plant species of the genus Lilium, the lily family. It is native to the Ryukyu Islands, south of Japan and Taiwan (China). (Photo: Trung Hieu) The lilies are white in color, with a hint of green and the fragrance is soothing. A lilies branch usually has 1 to 3 flowers. Lilies do not bloom all year round but only bloom once in the summer, the flower season is short and usually lasts until the end of April. On many streets of Hanoi, it is easy to see bicycles “carrying” many kinds of flowers, including bouquets of lilies … (Photo: Trung Hieu) Lilies are loved by gardeners because they are easy to care for, the bulbs are cheap and can be replanted. If well cared for, a single stalk can produce up to 3 to 4 flowers. The main harvest period usually lasts about 2 weeks. This year, the wholesale price in the field is about 150,000 VND / bundle (100 cotton), the retail price is about 180,000 to 200,000 VND / bundle (100 cotton). With about 50,000 to 60,000 VND, you will have a beautiful bouquet to play indoors. Every flower season, the sisters do not forget to wear ao dai to keep beautiful memories next to the lilies … (Photo: Trung Hieu) For the Hanoians, lilies are considered to be a luxurious, noble, yet pure and gentle flower characteristic of Hanoi every April. Loudspeaker is not only associated with the lifestyle of the Hanoi people but also goes into poetry and painting for a long time. (Photo: Trung Hieu) The pristine white color of the flower blends with the white color of the delicate ao dai to create a harmonious and complete whole … (Photo: Trung Hieu) Flower lovers also do not miss the opportunity to capture the capital’s poetic moments during the lilies season. Vietnam Beauty Photography Club in Hanoi gathered on Sunday, April 18 for the morning of composing the theme “The beauty of April flower season”. Photographers are passionate about composing and photographing young women with lilies. (Photo: Trung Hieu) The trumpet calls to remember how to love, and the trumpet has stirred up so many people. For the Hanoians, this is a gentle and pristine flower like a girl in Hanoi, simple and lofty. (Photo: Trung Hieu) The girls next to the lilies are an image that makes people remember and love them easily … (Photo: Trung Hieu)

In Hanoi, there are two types of vermicelli: hot and cold. If in hot vermicelli while eating and sweating, the steamed vermicelli inhaled because of the spicy. Bun snail cold in alleys, small alley seems to be deeply imprinted on the subconscious of the old Hanoians. Just like the name suggests, cold vermicelli is made of cool ingredients. Vermicelli is cold, snails are cooled, the sauce is cold and the broth is also cold. Actually, these ingredients are made from boiling water, but the style here is to let it cool. Cold noodles are often sold in O Quan Chuong, Nguyen Truong To Street, Hang Chieu Street and Nguyen Cao Street … in big restaurants. Although cold noodle is popular, but the selection of ingredients and processing are extremely sophisticated. Vermicelli is a type of vermicelli used for cold eating, similar to banh ask of the Southerners. A snail must be a type that eats slit algae, as it is both crunchy and fatty. Nowadays, people can replace snails, sliced ​​snails, rice snails, bitter snails … for processing but must be fresh. Soak the snail in water to wash the rice for a few hours to let the dirt come out. The main spice of this folk dish is vinegar suddenly, so vinegar is also particularly interested, when it can only be vinegar, suddenly filtered out of sticky rice wine from Van village (Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province). . Snails will be steamed by water by vinegar to remove the fishy smell, keep the crispy taste and not lose the greasy taste of the snail. The broth is clean water for snail boil, just spice, scoop some onions to make it aroma and have a little curry powder to create a pink or yellow color. Snail broth is cool but not fishy, ​​no sugar or seasoning, but still sweet. Cold noodle vermicelli must be eaten with leaf vermicelli, because it is the vermicelli that brings a cool and fragrant flavor to this dish. Boiled snails are available in the burden, when customers use them, the seller will put them in a bowl, scoop some snail soup from a ceramic jar, accompanied by a plate of vermicelli leaves (lined with banana leaves) and a little freshly ground chili. tear. In particular, this dish should not use herbs. The sharp aroma of the herbs will drown the mild aroma of the vinegar, and the dish will no longer taste strong. The seller only gives a plate of vegetables like the core of a thinly sliced ​​banana tree and vegetables, that’s enough. This rustic dish not only has attractive colors, but also has a delicious taste. It is difficult to explain why this dish has always been popular with many people from past to present. Photo: IT. Invite readers to watch the video “Smoked land – A strange dish of Vinh Phuc people”. Source: VTV3.

During the Vietnamese subsidy period, fat tart was a popular dish that was often used to simmer fish sauce, stir-fry garlic, sauté pickles, and chopped rice to roast. However, in recent years, greasy fat has been bought by the rich in Hanoi at a price that is not cheap. Photo: Facebook Depending on the price of pork up or down, but each time, the fat will have different prices, ranging from 300,000 to 400,000 VND / kg. Notably, the special liposaurs cost up to 500,000 VND / kg. Photo: Facebook On Facebook there are many posts selling lip balm, every sale post will see quite a lot of comments to buy. Photo: Facebook Many sellers said that it mainly greases according to customer orders. Each time you make a little extra, you will sell it. But just post it to where it ends. Photo: Facebook Some people even have to close the store, refuse customers because they do not make it in time, afraid that the output will not be uniform, the quality is not guaranteed. Photo: Facebook Sticky rice is a legendary dish during the subsidy period. Today, in Hanoi there are not many selling this dish. Photo: Baoxaydung. Ms. Kim’s cassava sticky rice shop on the sidewalk of Ngo Si Lien market, or her grandparents’ cassava, is one of the rare goods selling this special dish in Hanoi. Photo: Explore. The sticky rice shop has no roof, nor a table for customers to eat, just a small table selling iced tea and sticky rice pots with a pair of iron cages, plastic bowls containing scallions, dried onions … break. The shop opens for sale at 2pm, and only after 3-4 hours is out of stock. Photo: Explore. Especially when it is cold in Hanoi, Mrs. Kim’s tapioca dish is twice as expensive, customers may miss an appointment with this dish if it is too late. Photo: Explore. Video: Smoked land – Strange food of Vinh Phuc people. Source: VTV3

The taste of the mountains Referring to the familiar dishes from mushrooms, the first to mention is the dishes from shiitakes. Fried spring rolls are something that includes a lot of ingredients such as meat, shrimp, vermicelli, kohlrabi, carrots, wood ear … If there is a lack of kohlrabi can be replaced with bean sprouts, bean sprouts, but lack of shiitake mushrooms will not be available. taste of spring rolls too. So, fried spring rolls must have mushrooms. Dried shiitake mushrooms are soaked in warm water to bloom, then chopped and mixed with the above ingredients for a very characteristic aroma. Similarly, shiitake mushrooms are indispensable when making or making some other dishes such as minced meat stuffed with tofu with tomato sauce, stir-fried shiitake mushrooms. There are many types of shiitakes, but the most aromatic and also the rarest is the wild shiitake. It is a naturally growing mushroom, picked to dry, and inserted into the hard bamboo trees. Shiitake mushrooms give a very pleasant fragrance. Cooking dishes with just a few mushroom ears is enough to smell. In recent years, also because the forest shiitake mushrooms are popular, there are many goods sold. The price is also extremely. Industrial-grown shiitakes are cheaper, the scent is not as fragrant, but the mushroom is quite thick. If you cook the ball soup, you must use a small, round and thick mushroom to make it grow. Also choose forest mushrooms with mushroom ears of all sizes, then bear, cannot grow pellets. Just like fried spring rolls, the ingredients to cook the broth consist of many things. A little dried shrimp, a little kohlrabi, carrot, cauliflower to make the ball. And of course indispensable some mushroom ears, a little grows wrapped in mushroom ears dropped on top and filled with broth that is carefully simmered from pork bones or chicken, dried shrimp … Along with spring rolls, the soup is almost empty. indispensable when present in the Tet trays of Hanoians. Mushrooms are inherently considered a nutritious dish, so many vegetarians choose mushrooms as their primary protein supplement. Sometimes the vegetarian mushroom dishes are also appealing to those who are just used to eating meat. Mushroom spring rolls with main ingredients from mushrooms, but when eaten, they still have a greasy taste. Ingredients to make vegetarian mushroom spring rolls include some types of mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, chicken thighs, fat mushrooms and dried shiitake mushrooms. In addition, there may be bean sprouts and pepper. Mushrooms must be prepared first, chopped, blanched in boiling water and then squeezed dry. That way, when rolling and frying will not release water, making the spring rolls dry and crispy. Pure and unique It would be very flawed when it comes to mushroom dishes that ignore termite mushrooms. The reason for the name of termite mushroom is because the fungus only appears in places where there are many termites. Termites here are earth termites, not tree termites. Termite fungus appears at the beginning of the rainy season, about from April to June each year. Every year, from around 5-5 of the lunar calendar, the waterways of the garden of the Mekong Delta begin in the termite mushroom season. This is a natural fungus that cannot be grown by humans. Termite fungus often grow back or grow around where the previous year should be easy to find. With the development of a chain of regional specialty and food stores, buying termite mushrooms is relatively easy. Just pre-order, that day, it will be brought home by someone. Termite mushroom processing does not need too much seasoning, the most appropriate is to cook porridge, stir-fried guise leaves, stir-fry melon, cook soup … Termite mushroom porridge can be cooked vegetarian or with a little minced pork. . Mushrooms are also stewed with maggi and chili garlic to make a savory dish eaten with rice. Mushrooms are stir-fried with beef or stir-fried with vegetables such as leeks, for foods that are both nutritious, light-weight and non-fat. Some small stem mushrooms are also breaded, deep fried, when eaten with chili sauce or tomato sauce. The pub has a very curious name “Ex-lover” at the end of Hang Chuoi street, there is “Ex-lover’s hand”, which is mushroom, fried tempura. The dish is both fatty and crispy, and beer is very suitable for drinking. Diners entering the restaurant are more curious to try it, after that, it turns out that “old lover’s hand” is also delicious so they can drink again. Recently, due to the thriving vegetarian movement, natural mushrooms appeared. Mushroom intestine is a dish made from the base of shiitake mushrooms. The foot of shiitake mushrooms is washed, chopped, finely chopped or put in a blender to let the shiitake mushrooms be fresh. Turn on the stove, wait for the pan to heat up, then let the mushroom legs in and stir evenly. Next, add the water and cook together, over high heat. When the water penetrates you to taste the spices according to the recipe: Salt, seasoning seeds, cooking oil, all mix well and turn to a low heat. When the mushroom starts to dry again, it is possible to turn off the heat, so it should not be left for too long, it will make the fibers dry and tough. Finally, pour out the plate for the saucepan to cool, then put it in a glass jar and you have finished making the mushroom, just keep in a cool place to use gradually. You can also add pineapple roasted sesame seeds or a little seaweed. Stir-fried broccoli or broccoli with shiitakes is also very delicious and refreshing. Recently, many supermarkets also sell dried shiitake mushrooms. Mushrooms are crispy with many flavors, as a snack instead of bimbim. Shiitake mushrooms are considered food for people with iron deficiency anemia, high blood pressure, diabetes, malnourished children. Shiitake mushrooms have a very good detoxifying and protecting effect on liver cells. Shiitake mushrooms have the ability to activate cellular immunity, promote cell growth and development, play a key role in protecting the body. Today, scientists have confirmed that shiitakes have the effect of strengthening the body’s immune system, inhibiting cancer cells, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood cholesterol, preventing kidney stones and urinary stones, and helping with digestion. chemical …

In the early twentieth century when flour appeared in Vietnam, Hanoi housewives created shrimp cakes. It is a harmonious combination between Vietnamese cuisine, which is eaten with many vegetables and Western cuisine with lots of fat. Initially, shrimp cakes were just a popular dish during the subsidy period. Later, Ho Tay Food Company raised the level of shrimp cakes to become a specialty, a gift of Hanoi. Ho Tay Shrimp Cake uses the West Lake shrimp, like small shrimp, but firm meat, soft shell and very sweet. Along with that is a little sweet potato from the Red River field, sliced, creating a ruffled crust, but eaten crunchy and mildly fragrant. At that time, about 40 years ago, there were rarely any restaurants that met the two criteria of spaciousness and beautiful space. Ho Tay shrimp cake restaurant becomes the ideal party place for student groups and couples dating. A serving of shrimp cake 5, each 3 moat, served with beer 3 moat a cup. It is not cheap, but delicious, eating while watching the scenery and enjoying the cool West Lake wind. Remembering the subsidy period, Trang Tien ice cream was the obsession and desire of the 6X, 7X, 8X generation … “Going to eat ice cream, watching the train” was a beautiful memory of Hanoi people. But now, the tinkling sound of the train is gone, but the taste of Trang Tien ice cream remains the same, timeless, with the years. It is called Trang Tien ice cream because the original ice cream was made on Trang Tien street in the 1950s. As a state-owned ice cream restaurant under the subsidy period, experiencing many ups and downs, when state-owned stores gradually lost, Trang Tien ice cream still existed. The original cream flavor was only: rice nuggets, coconut milk, green beans and cocoa, later on, there was a bit of cinnamon. Nuggets are creamy and soft, with a double grain of rice, green bean ice cream is fragrant, bar, coconut cream is creamy, … Many people think that the most delicious is cone ice cream, fragrant with the scent of milk. but not greasy, sweet but not bored, and rich in coolness. Recently, after more than 60 years of existence, Trang Tien ice cream suddenly “put on” a new shirt color with a cool green tone and the design has both the old street look and the breath of modernity. However, Trang Tien ice cream still retains its original sweet and fragrant flavor. Even though more and more different brands of ice cream are imported, diversified and more expensive, Hanoians still look to luxury ice cream as a habit and a hobby that is hard to break. Perhaps, Trang Tien ice cream is not simply an ice cream, a simple Hanoi specialty, but also a sky of childhood memories of many people. Along with the dishes that have been identified in Thang Long – Hanoi such as bun cha, pho, fish ball, nuggets …, cold vermicelli is also considered one of the traditional gifts, marking the time of the land. period. Cold noodle vermicelli is considered a traditional dish, only available in Hanoi with the characteristic flavor of sudden vinegar, vermicelli leaves and especially not eaten with herbs. One of the famous cold vermicelli shops in Ha Thanh is Mrs. Xuan cold vermicelli, located at the corner of Dao Duy Tu intersection with Hang Chieu street. Snail processing must be a type of snail, the snail to sit to be crisp enough and greasy. Snails must be soaked overnight with rice water or alcohol to remove the oil and remove the fishy smell. The soul of cold vermicelli lies in vinegar and chilli. This dish is not the combination of many ingredients such as tomatoes, snails, noodles, ribs, beans … in the same bowl, but everything is separate. Vermicelli is cut into small pieces, stuffed snails are sliced ​​and dropped into the bowl of sauce. When eating, the vermicelli is picked up into the bowl. Close your eyes to enjoy the cool, spicy flavor of the distilled chili, shiny red snail juice, kept without mixing with any other ingredients, just add vinegar and just enough spices. Cakes are traditional Vietnamese cakes and are especially popular in the North. The dish made of soy sauce appeared around the 60s of the twentieth century. Peanut cast and poor sauce is a simple yet dear country gift. There is no need for luxurious ingredients, just from the rice grain of the village with the ingenuity of the mothers and sisters, this cake has made many people far away from the countryside remember. Rice soaked with clear lime water, crushed into powder for cooking pot and stir well. When near, let roasted peanuts and mix well. When the cake is poured into the banana leaf lining, wait for it to cool, then slice the dots with the same soy sauce. The delicious peanut molded cake must not be crushed, but it must be soft, flexible, crispy, without sticking to the hand, smooth and shiny. The pulp of roasted peanuts, along with the delicate and rich rice flavor, the fat leopard blends together, both simple, and evokes a lot of emotions about a very peaceful land. Cakes can be eaten with many kinds of sauces, but the most popular and popular is still the sauce casting cake. Today, cast cakes are sold a lot in the street hangs or markets in Dong Xuan, Hang Be, but the most is still in Tay Ho. Sticky rice in Hanoi is not sold many places, so the sticky rice in Ngo Si Lien is always crowded. Many diners are too familiar with the sticky rice trolley sold by two owners who are over 70 years old. At 2:00 pm, every day, Mr. Luan and Mrs. Kim push the cart to the top of the alley to sell sticky rice. To have a fragrant cassava sticky rice dish, the two grandparents had to work hard to prepare the ingredients from 5 am: scrap the cassava skin, soak it in salt water for at least 4-5 hours to let the plastic out of the cassava, so as not to be bitter. After that, scoop up and mix with a little salt and then cook. At about 11-12 noon, Ms. Kim mixed cassava with next-class sticky rice to make it sticky and soft. “Tapioca rice padded rice is a popular dish in ancient times, because without money to buy meat and fish, her grandparents have come up with a way to mix cassava cooked with rice to change meals,” said Mrs. Kim. No matter what, what my family eats, they sell it, gradually get support from customers, so I also change some side dishes such as fat tart, beef rolls, sweet and sour pickles … indispensable is scallions with lard ”. From the modifications to a few toppings included, the diners probably had to “wait in line” for a long time. Sticky cassava of the last century is simply cassava stuffed into sticky rice, now served with cucumber, fat … has created a rich taste for this rustic dish. The pulp of cassava is mixed in the aroma of sticky sticky rice, eaten with grease, pickles … just as much as it will dispel the hunger of the afternoon. Braised tea is a traditional dish with bold flavors of the Northern people. The best braised tea must be cooked from green beans with green pepper, whole seeds, tiny, light green, not choose big-bean, crushed yellow beans, which are sold throughout the market. Green beans after being crushed, soaked in cold water for 6 hours. When the shell is loose, treat it well. After that, sprinkle a little salt and drain to bring the contents to the pot to cook. Crush the cooked beans so that they are smooth, and then hold each handful with a small grapefruit. Those handfuls of beans use a thin sliced ​​knife to let the beans fall apart. Done again, bring the beans and cut them into the hand. Just like that a few times, the new beans are smooth. Thoroughly filter the unripe beans. The white sugar is thoroughly beaten with water, boiled to cool it to sugar water, then mixed with the crushed beans. Put this mixture on the stove, stirring with chopsticks both hands and lower heat gradually. Before that, boil some cardamom juice and then filter the clear water and pour it into a pot of tea warehouse. One of the familiar addresses in Hanoi also sells traditional warehouse tea: Sticky rice with Ba Thin tea. Every morning to noon, the corner of Hai Ba Trung street is crowded with people, waiting to enjoy a delicious cup of egg cream and fragrant crispy bread. That is the address of Ms. Khanh’s egg ice cream shop, opened in 1987, starting with the “machines” for making homemade eggs, created by her husband’s hands, so much “age” but sticking to the end. now. Whipped cream or Whipped cream. Called the childhood dish of many Hanoi people, but there are still many people who have never tasted it, even confused with current egg coffee. Because this dish is not too popular, but in the 1980s – 1990s, outside of Hanoi, there was nothing. Each cup of whipped cream contains only 2 egg yolks and a little sugar, carefully beaten until it becomes fluffy, soft, and then flavored with vanilla, coffee, green tea or a teaspoon of beans. big green cooks sugar. Whipped cream eggs of the old days and whipped cream eggs of 30 years later, the taste is still intact, probably because the hands of the craftsmen still retain their love of the profession. Many people who hear the name for the first time often wonder: What combination is so absurd. Ice cream sandwiches, it sounds strange, but actually just a small, soft bread, can be held in your hand with cool, sweet ice cream inside. Accompanying it is a little peanuts and fresh milk directly from the bottom to create a very special flavor. Many people in Hanoi recounted that this dish was invented for the first time by some wagon dealers in Hanoi. Because they spend the whole day on the street eating bread, in the hot sun they come to buy popsicles at Trang Tien ice cream shop or other ice cream shops on the street, to eat with bread to relieve thirst. Some people in a hurry have sandwiched the cream on the bread to make it easy to eat, reduce flow, taste delicious, so others imitate and follow. So “cream sandwiches” was born from there. Ice cream sandwiches have become a “luxury” dish of 7X and 8X generation children. Just hear the loud bell of the ice cream vending machine and the kids gather around. Eyes eagerly watched the cream of the round cream clatter, bringing each round cream ball into the bread. Later, as their lives improved, Hanoians no longer remember ice cream sandwiches as much as they used to, and the ice cream sandwich shops also gradually closed. Ice cream sandwiches are now just nostalgia, only living in the memory of old generations. But even so, the memory of an ice cream sandwich will remind every Hanoian of a past, difficult, needy, but still full of “sweet”. These simple dishes have accompanied our grandparents and parents through the past difficult and difficult. Over time, many new dishes were born, gifts from the subsidized period were no longer so popular as in the past. However, the Hanoians still remember the greasy Khanh’s egg creams, the idyllic dot cake or sweet stewed tea … as a way to cherish the past and past memories./.

Banh cha – a childhood snack of many people in Hanoi. (Photo: Internet) From the luscious taste of lemon leaves combined with the fragrant creamy fat of fatty meat, together with the crispness of the outer crust create a great appeal for this snack. Banh cha is a special traditional Hanoi snack cake, which always has a very specific taste. (Photo: Internet) A small pretty yellow cake, inside with a mixture of flour covered with flour, looks very similar to a minced meat ball, so it is called a banh cha. Like other pastries, banh cha is the best when enjoyed with hot tea. Just one bite, you can feel the cakes like breaking in your mouth, crunchy. The muddy taste of fried wheat flour makes people easily addicted. In addition, the fatty taste of fatty meat, sausage is called “drunk like a cigarette”. Those fragrant golden spring rolls are the perfect blend of the lime leaf stick, the fatty taste of the sausage fat, the sweetness of pumpkin jam. (Artwork: Internet) Ingredients for baking are only pork fat, sausage, lime leaves, flour, sugar, white salt. The dough for making the cake crust must be kneaded evenly, smooth, incubated for a certain time so that the dough can ferment enough to make the cake crunchy and fluffy. The ingredients are diced into small pomegranate evenly, mixed together. After being incubated, the dough is spread thin, put inside, rolled into a tube, then cut into small pieces with a knife, finally put in a golden oven. In addition to the flour layer, what makes a difference and determines the quality of the pastry is the selection of lime leaves. (Photo: Internet) Lemon leaf is the main factor that makes the aroma of the cake. Therefore, people often pick old lemon leaves and don’t leave them for too long before baking to avoid evaporation of lemon essential oil. Lemon leaf rolls deep into the culinary culture of Hanoi people, although simple and simple, it is enough to make everyone fall in love and love. Indeed, no place has this flavor. It is no shame that it is a Hanoi specialty, so that people who eat it must remember forever.

Banana sticky rice soup: freshly baked banana pieces mixed with the mild aroma of nuggets are a gift not to be missed in the autumn of Hanoi. Longan tea with lotus seeds: elegant tea has made many people nostalgic when coming here. Besides, this is also an extremely nutritious nourishing dish. Grapefruit tea: it will melt you by the blend of crispy grapefruit pulp, sweet coconut milk and a bit of cool ice. Coconut water root tea: diverse in colors, unique in flavor, attractive in the way of enjoying is what you can feel from this Thai origin tea. Thai Tea: This unique cultural exchange is hard to ignore with street food enthusiasts Banana tea: often cooked very meticulously, it can be said that the sweetness of the tea is delicious, but not too bold enough for people to remember forever. Sweet soup is also enough to make up the unique culinary flavor of Ha Thanh people. Mango tea: attractive from eye-catching decoration to unique taste, hard to mix. Avocado Sweet Soup: If you like the rich but not too rich flavor of the butter, this is a great choice for you. Fruit tea: the solution to help you balance your life and cool your body.

Bun rieu on Hanoi sidewalk Eat depending on where … Whenever I go away, or rather just leave Hanoi, my eating instincts suddenly become weak. I began to crave things that when I stay at home, see it every day, don’t glance. This special feeling often emerges as soon as the second day of arriving in a strange city. I would have a terrible craving (with a feeling of willingness to trade off at any cost) a bowl of vermicelli or a plate of vermicelli for example. I also don’t understand why I should be so shallow. Remember once, when the car had just arrived in the town of Seria (Brunei), I happened to see a boiled chicken hanging in a glass case. At that time at noon, I did not pay any attention to the new scenery or the urging calls of the team leader. Immediately my eyes were glued to the glass case and saliva like a poor boy thirsty for the first time from the countryside to the street and saw the delicious food in the stall. The reason is that this chicken resembles the chicken at home, has been boiled again, the thin yellow skin promises a hearty table after days of torture with unsuitable lunches and dinners. I must also add that, I cannot stand chicken dish in any country other than Vietnam. Most countries use industrial chicken for menu, moreover, it is frozen industrial chicken, skinless, legless, and wingless. Since the frozen industrial chicken breast I don’t consider it as food, it is a filling, rather, it shame the noble dishes made from chicken. So, when I saw the fine food in the glass case of a stall in the town of Seria, with the eyes of a “chicken connoisseur”, I immediately realized that this chicken was clearly a fellow countryman with the broiler chickens. at home. However, for a long time, I have learned to get used to the fact that not everything desires to become my own property, so I have to let the leader of the delegation to enter a Chinese restaurant and gnaw on the tender curtain, salt porridge. and chao soy sauce. Many Hanoi people are also picky about food. Sophistication does not mean to paint the pride of the taste, but the dish must be in the right taste and style. Whatever you say, keep stepping out of Hanoi, it is not easy to find vermicelli, vermicelli, noodles, rolls … in the true meaning that those words suggest. At that time, we can see the sentence “going home unemployed”. Diners lined up to eat Pho Bat Dan Culinary memories Hanoi food is not only an art but also associated with my childhood memories. Remember 20 years ago, our floods used to gather breakfast at a row of vermicelli near the corner of Yet Kieu – Nguyen Du street. Back then, it was one of the cheapest dishes, this restaurant was delicious, of course a familiar place for breakfast. Crab bricks are processed firmly, raw vegetables mixed with banana and chili powder, fragrant and indispensable for the characteristic taste of shrimp paste. I eat my breakfast on vermicelli almost all year round. Speaking of loyalty to the restaurant, I probably still lost to my father. When I was a child, sometimes he still put me on the street mannequin in Hoan Kiem street. This is the shortest street in Hanoi, but no Hanoi girl does not know it. Sometimes they forgot the street name and called it “mannequin”. My father said, he ate here since he was 10 years old. At that time there was an old man pushing a shopping cart to stand for sale, the clicking sound of beef cutters was a characteristic sound that indicated whether the old man was selling or not today. The old man “the ancestor” of the “mannequin” is now a natural man. The job of selling mannequins in Hoan Kiem street is a profession that makes money. People crowded each other because of the mannequin, people got angry at each other because (gave) the mannequin slowly, people were excited or irritable because of the mannequin. Today’s salad is not the same as in the old days, apart from dried beef, there is also a full range of beef, spleen, roasted birds, sour rolls, shrimp flour cake … Bun Rieu is not intact as when I ate breakfast 20 years ago. before. It grinds big snails, small snails, and then includes raw beef, sausages, fried tofu, quakes … Referring to quarrels, 15 years ago, Phan Boi Chau street (corner of Cua Nam) used to be a “funeral street”. not the fashion footwear street nowadays. Every night comes, especially on cold winter nights, young men and women come to eat hot. A tiny swing costs 100 VND, served with chili sauce mixed with pickles. It was a delicious treat, especially for the little money students. Dried beef salad Stylish level Unknown since ever, an unwritten sign to stipulate the “trendy class” among Hanoi’s teenagers is to hold all the eating places in the city. Brand-name clothes, fashion vehicles are nothing if an 18-year-old girl cannot think of a famous place to… eat morning pho. Food is one of the endless passions of young people. Although in 2010 there were many brands of KFC, Lotteria, Pizza Hut, Pepperonis, Pho Vuong, Pho 24 … on the streets, Hanoi people (for some reason), luxurious or impoverished, still enjoyed sitting on the sidewalk. summer in smog, in the roar of car horns, the grunt of the crowded salesman and in the dry summer sun, the chilly dry winds of winter. Teen groups like it even more. Hey, boiled snails Lieu Giai, Luong Van Can; Lo Duc, Bat Dan, Ton Duc Thang beef noodle soup; chicken noodle soup Mai Hac De, Do Hanh, Trieu Viet Vuong; bun rieu Hoe Nhai, Phan Boi Chau, Thi Sach; bun cha Hang Manh, Nguyen Khuyen; Noodles Mai Hac De, O Quan Chuong; Hai Ba Trung vermicelli; Hang Chi Lane Chicken Noodles; Cau Go spring rolls; Lo Su and Hang Thung porridge heart; boy porridge Le Van Huu; Yet Kieu bread, Hue city; To Hien Thanh rolls; Ly Quoc Su pillow cake; bun thang Luong Van Can, Hang Luoc, Cau Go; Bun Khanh grows; Truc Bach pho roll; the tapeworm noodles Mai Hac De, Dinh Liet; Hang Da market beef noodle soup; Mai Hac De eel vermicelli; Cam Chi chicken sticky rice; Tong Duy Tan chicken, grilled chicken legs Nguyen Van Phuc … Writer Di Li In fact, I think only one third of these brands are food worthy. However, no matter what, their brands are attached to the street name. To the point where people keep mentioning Bat Dan, people can faintly smell the scent of beef noodle soup, and mentioning Phat Loc alley is like seeing pieces of yellow beans. In recent years, the world economy has been in recession, and Hanoians cannot restrain their culinary enjoyment. Eating on the sidewalk is also a pleasure. More and more dishes are imported, increasing the diversity of the land Kinh which is already very sophisticated about cuisine. Then people also composed many more strange dishes to stimulate diners. “I miss twelve” Either way, the people of Hanoi who go far cannot help but remember the feeling in the cold winter night, sometimes honey is pouring out from sweet potatoes baked on charcoal in a summer corner. And right at the moment of writing this article, next to the author’s computer is a cup of chilled longan tea. Tea can only be found in Hanoi. It brings sophistication and elegance to its composition, even if it’s just a lotus wrapped in a label. The longan must be Hung Yen longan, thick with flesh, small seeds, and sharp sweetness. The thin longan type of Saigon, thick longan but not enough sweetness of Thailand, tiny pepper longan … cannot form longan tea. Each cup of longan tea has only a few seeds, but filled with it is the diligence of the worker, the purity of the natural fruit seeds and the sweetness, the fragrance of taste. Summer, new lotus and longan. And also only in summer, do people want to enjoy a cool glass of longan tea. Eating longan tea, no matter how hungry or thirsty, should not follow the way of Chu Bat Gioi to devour the peach. It is necessary to sip on the aroma of longan, the rich taste of lotus seeds, the aroma of distilled sugar to enjoy, so that when leaving Hanoi, in the heat of Saigon, Bangkok will frantically remember a glass of Ha tea. Cabinet.

Hanoi Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong introduced the program 06-CTr / TU at the conference. Arousing pride and love in Hanoi According to comrade Nguyen Van Phong, Program No. 06-CTr / TU on “Cultural development; improve the quality of human resources; building elegant and civilized Hanoi people in the period of 2021-2025 ”with the inheritance and development on the basis of the Program No. 04-CTr / TU of the Party Committee of Session XVI on” Socio-cultural development, high quality human resources of the Capital, building an elegant and civilized Hanoi ”. In the 2015-2020 term, implementing Program No. 04-CTr / TU, cultural development, improving the quality of human resources, building elegant and civilized Hanoi people have made positive changes. as capital investment for cultural development has increased by 30% compared with the previous term. Hanoi continues to lead the country in education and training, the rate of national standard schools reaching 75%, completed 2 years early compared to the plan … However, the results in all three areas mentioned above still have limitations that need to be overcome. In which, the system of cultural and sport institutions at all levels is lacking and synchronous. Literature – art has not fully mobilized the creative potential and enthusiasm of the contingent of intellectuals – writers and artists. The effectiveness of educating school ethics, lifestyle and civilized behavior at all levels is limited at times and in some places. The quality of vocational training, especially for rural workers, has not yet met the requirements of the labor market. The implementation of code of conduct in public service of cadres, civil servants and public employees is still limited. A part of the people is not aware of the importance of building the cultural image and people of Hanoi. Behavioral culture of people in the family and in public places has changed unevenly and unsustainably … Program No. 06-Ctr / TU was built both to overcome the above limitations and to implement important goals in the new period. In which, the city is determined to develop the culture and people of Hanoi on the basis of promoting the tradition of thousand years of culture of Thang Long – Hanoi; The city for peace, the city that creates and absorbs the cultural essence of humanity. In particular, Hanoi clearly identifies cultural development, building elegant and civilized Hanoi people is an important and regular task of the entire political system; really becomes a great spiritual value, an important endogenous strength and resource that determines the sustainable development of the Capital. “The highlight of the program’s goal is to build an elegant, civilized, comprehensively developed Hanoian, respecting the law; especially arousing pride, love of Hanoi and the will and aspiration to rise of the people of the capital “, comrade Nguyen Van Phong said. The mission of the whole political system, the responsibility of each citizen Conference scene. To concretize the goals, the Hanoi City Party Committee set out 18 targets according to 7 groups and 3 requirements in Program No. 06-CTr / TU. Notably, Hanoi strives to have 70-73% of agencies, units and enterprises recognized to meet cultural standards annually (based on the total number of registrations); 100% of villages and villages have cultural houses; the rate of people participating in regular exercise and sports will reach 42.5% or more; the rate of households meeting the standards of sports families or more reaches 31% or more; Contributing 30% of the force of coaches, athletes and medal achievements to the Vietnamese sports delegation at regional competitions … The city also strives, the rate of public schools meeting national standards reaches from 80 to 85%; build 3-5 more inter-level schools on a par with other countries in the region … Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong said that in order to achieve the above objectives and targets, the Hanoi City Party Committee set out 14 tasks and 6 groups of solutions. In particular, the City Party Committee determined that building and developing culture was an important and frequent task of the whole political system; Focus on building culture from within the Party, in the apparatus of the state; building elegant, civilized Hanoi people, comprehensively developing, forming a cultural value system in line with modern trends associated with promoting deep cultural values ​​of Thang Long – Hanoi … Cultural development, building people is a common cause with important responsibilities of each citizen. Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong affirmed that the city was determined to give priority to investment from the city budget for cultural development, improving the quality of human resources, building elegant and civilized Hanoi people; implement actively and effectively socialize investment in the fields of culture and sports; remove difficulties for projects that have been and are being implemented; building a list of calling for investment from all economic sectors at home and abroad; increasing resources for cultural development commensurate with the capital’s economic growth and development … An important solution in Program No. 06-CTr / TU is the need to amend, supplement and promulgate specific mechanisms in the fields of heritage, arts, grassroots culture, physical training, sports, and education. …, Meeting the development requirements in the new phase; building coordination and linkage mechanism among departments, branches, districts, towns; have a mode of integrating and integrating the tasks of establishments, departments and branches with the task of cultural development, improving the quality of human resources, building elegant and civilized Hanoi people …

In the midst of modern life with bustling streets, somewhere in the heart of the capital, we still encounter images that are echoing from a time in the past …

… as reminding people to slow down, to glimpse nostalgia and reflect on a Hanoi with so many changes over the years.

The time to imprint on the roofs covered with moss, where the tumultuous lane has many changes.

Nostalgic features appear on the folds of houses in the old town, on the faces of people with thousands of years old.

Hanoi is a bit serious but equally charming as Hanoi girls.

The peaceful moments of Hanoi during the Christmas season make people feel like they feel relieved.

Transient in the deep gaze of the Hanoians, there are still many things that have not changed despite the years passing.

Rainy streets have become a very unique specialty of Hanoi and each person has a different way of enjoying it.

Every year, Hanoi goes through many flower seasons, each season is beautiful and poetic. If you are a Hanoian, someone has never embraced a bunch of Chrysanthemums in your hand – a delicate and delicate flower.

A feeling of peace in the chaos of modern urban life when we suddenly encounter a very simple and dear image.

As noted by PV, on streets and markets in Hanoi, small merchants sold a lot of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes as well as baking ingredients very early to serve the people.

This year, the real Korean New Year falls on Wednesday, so the housewives also get up early to buy floating cakes, and offer them to the family altar.

From the big street to the small street, from the big market to the toad market, people are always busy with buyers and sellers.

There are also a number of people who are not in the profession, but take advantage of the large facade and available cooking space to make vegetarian cakes for profit.

Ms. Hoa, who sells floating cakes at Nghia Tan market, shared: “The Korean New Year is really a special holiday of the year. Knowing I make cakes for sale, the sisters in the two paternal and maternal families also joined in to help. I love this traditional cultural beauty, so I just like the white cake to serve visitors and the people around “.

To prepare for the main holiday, Ms. Hang (Hanoi) and everyone in her family decided to make cakes overnight. “My sisters and I stayed up all night making cakes. Because this year Korean New Year really does not fall on a weekend, we have to take advantage of making it so that customers order cakes early, then they even take advantage of work to make it in time. “, Ms. Hang shared.

As noted, the shopping atmosphere at the local markets is much more bustling than this day.

Every row of floating cakes must have up to 2-3 people to serve.

Everyone hurriedly took advantage of buying ceremonies early in the morning so that they could work on time.

Carrying armpit bags carrying large and small bags of floating cakes, vegetarian food.

The set of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes have been cooked, customers just need to buy and arrange them to the altar.

According to research, the price of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes today are still the same price compared to normal days. A plate of floating cake costs 10,000-15,000 VND depending on the size of the plate. Vegetarian cakes cost 15,000 VND / plate.

With five colors drift cake will cost 20,000 VND / plate.

In addition to buying floating cakes and boiled vegetarian cakes, many housewives also buy ready-made cake dough to go home to cook for themselves.

The batches of cakes are continuously made evenly by the small trader to provide for customers.

Every Korean New Year is the same, despite the hard work, everyone, everyone in the family is always trying to make this holiday special, gather with family, join in the direction of the roots and express their sincerity. respect to the deceased./.

According to PV VTC News, from 6 a.m. on April 14 (March 3 of lunar calendar), many people were present at some places of making floating cakes, vegetarian cakes to buy cakes for the ceremony.

At Ngo Thi Nham street, a long line of people squeezed their feet to buy floating cakes and vegetarian cakes.

Many people cry to heaven because they have been waiting for an hour but still have not been able to buy the cake.

Sharing with PV, the owner of a floating cake shop on Ngo Thi Nham street said: “The number of visitors this year is higher than last year. We have to constantly add flour and mold to serve the customers buying ”.

“To serve the needs of customers, the store has prepared about 90kg of cake flour. Right from last night, the store has soaked cake dough. At 3 am, the store staff gets up early to do the dough, ready to serve every stage to serve customers ”, said the store owner.

Chen feet in the sea of ​​people waiting to buy floating cakes, vegetarian cakes on the real Korean New Year, Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung (in Ngo Thi Nham street, Hanoi) said: “I wait in line here for about 30-40 minutes. This year, I bought 2 kinds of whole vegetarian cakes. In my opinion, buying floating cakes, vegetarian cakes is a beautiful custom of my country. On this day, my family often eat the two types of cakes above instead of cooking as usual ”.

Glad to be able to buy floating cakes to worship the family, Ms. Thoa (in Cau Giay district, Hanoi) shared: “Every year, I come here to buy floating cakes and vegetarian cakes for my family every year. This year does not wait as long as every year “.

Floating cakes at stores cost about 15,000 VND / plate, vegetarian cakes 20,000 VND / bowl. Most of the stores sell both cooked cakes and pastries to customers who buy them to make them themselves.

Beautiful five-color floating cake attracts the attention of many customers.

However, the white floating cake is still the type most customers choose to buy.

On this day, many families also buy sugar, green beans, glutinous rice flour, sesame … to make their own floating cakes, vegetarian cakes to offer to their ancestors.

The Vietnamese custom of offering floating cakes and vegetarian cakes reminds the story of “wrapping a hundred eggs of Au Co’s mother”. Floating cake represents 50 eggs hatched into 50 children to the forest following their mother. Vegetarian cake represents 50 eggs that hatch into 50 children following their father into the sea.

Therefore, the real Korean New Year of the Vietnamese people mainly means towards the origin, commemorating the merits of the dead.

According to cultural experts, when March comes, the weather starts to heat up, preparing to turn into summer. Vietnamese people in the past have created floating cakes, vegetarian cakes which are cool and cool dishes. This dish is sweet, very suitable for hot days.

The use of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes to worship also brings many good meanings, showing the wet rice culture. Both cakes are made from fragrant glutinous rice flour, the fruits of hard work can be offered to grandparents and ancestors.

A section of West Lake embankment on Quang Khanh Street has been used by people living around this area to grow clean vegetables for about 2 years.

The vegetable garden here is plentiful and diverse in varieties from leafy vegetables, short-term vegetables to spice vegetables. Because it is close to the edge of the lake, the watering problem is always solved.

Mr. Luu (security guard at an apartment in Quang Khanh, Tay Ho) said that there are several families here growing vegetables together. Every day, in the early morning and late afternoon, people will water and take care of vegetables.

The soil is poured into concrete holes like the rock-hole cultivation of the Ha Giang people.

Vegetables here are grown according to the season, depending on the type of vegetables that will be harvested after a few weeks.

Leafy vegetables such as spinach, spinach, amaranth … give quick harvest but quickly run out. Therefore, people here like to intercrop spices because they produce more and last longer.

In addition to watering, people here have to constantly catch worms, and snails destroy every day.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, from Vinh Phuc (as a housekeeper for a family on Quang Khanh street) regularly watered and cared for the vegetable garden twice in the morning and afternoon.

Ms. Hoa said that people had to buy land for 5,000 VND / bucket and then pour it into the rocks to grow vegetables.

“Growing vegetables like this is very difficult because the amount of soil is less, the nutrients are also low, so the vegetables grow slowly but not too large. But when growing by themselves like this, we are more assured because the vegetables are self-grown” – Ms. Hoa adds.

Taking advantage of about 100 meters of the embankment to grow vegetables, Ms. Hoa has enough vegetables for herself and her host family. Sometimes the vegetables grew too fast, she even had to give them away.

Without using chemical fertilizers or plant protection drugs, vegetable growers here have to take care of themselves from weeding, catching deep to applying microbiological fertilizers to ensure absolute clean vegetables.