Pho is a dish that hurts expatriates whenever they remember their homeland, is a dish that foreigners who come to Vietnam must definitely taste. The most famous is Hanoi pho. One day in the beginning of the year, a man called to the culinary artist Anh Tuyet earnestly wanted to enjoy the pho flavored with old Hanoi cooked by her own hands. Hanoi beef noodle soup He added that pho is so different now, I can no longer feel the essence of pho. Many people eat just to eat, to eat, not to eat to enjoy. I’m just afraid of the fading of traditional pho and losing its essence. Sympathizing with the enthusiastic guest with pho and also a little bit dissatisfied with Hanoi cuisine, even though she was very busy, Ms. Anh Tuyet accepted the invitation to cook a separate pot of pho according to his wishes. In the middle of January of Mau Tuat year, his family and close friends had the opportunity to enjoy beef noodle soup in the cozy atmosphere of Anh Tuyet restaurant at 25 Ma May (Hanoi). Soft yellow light, a vase of cherry blossoms and a vase of violets with dahlia flowers fill the space with spring colors. After enjoying pho, the guest expressed his satisfaction, did not need to eat, but right from the moment I smelled pho, I saw the “leap” taste, feeling very comfortable. In terms of sense, the slices of beef in the bowl are like falling petals, not slices of meat placed on the map. When I ate the first bite, I felt reassured about the quality, the more delicious the meat, the more delicious it was to eat. Sharing the secret of cooking pho, artist Anh Tuyet said that she did not use her ribs, only simmered the bones for 12 hours, until the bones were as white as lime to meet the requirements, but had to remove the marrow to avoid cholesterol. Fish sauce must be a delicious, sweet taste, not seasoning with main noodles. The broth is fat-free, fragrant with grilled ginger, cinnamon, anise, cardamom …, and beef bones are thoroughly bleached so that the water no longer causes the smell of beef. The beef must be sliced ​​so that after being placed in the bowl and hot with hot water, the pieces of meat hang down, blending together. With the artist Anh Tuyet, to have a delicious dish, she focuses right from the selection of ingredients plus experience and the feat of processing. The most important thing is that she always put all her heart and soul into each dish she cooks. 25 Ma May House (Hanoi) is the place where the artist Anh Tuyet regularly receives those who love the taste of old Hanoi cuisine. In the story of the tea cup on spring day, the artist Anh Tuyet passionately told about the dishes she cooked, about the selection of ingredients, the exquisite presentation, and the delicate way of eating of the old Hanoians … The guests also sympathize with a heart that is always eager to preserve the quintessence of cuisine, always wanting to raise the culinary arts to a new level. For those who have once enjoyed the dishes prepared by Anh Tuyet artist, when leaving will certainly meet her again, not only because of the charm of delicious food but also by her admiration. understanding about culture and human life of Ha Thanh culinary artist.

Life is busy, many people choose to buy these cakes at markets, supermarkets, shops … but also many families buy materials for processing by themselves. Making cakes by hand not only shows sincerity and increases solidarity, but also helps children in the family understand more about the culture and customs of the Vietnamese people. Floating cake for real Korean New Year. Photo: VietNamNet Readers Let’s refer to how to make floating cakes, standard vegetarian cakes through the guidance of culinary artist Pham Anh Tuyet below: According to the elite culinary arts, the main characteristic of the real Korean New Year is making floating cakes, vegetarian cakes, in the past, the elders added cakes (shaped like a ball). Ms. Anh Tuyet said that making vegetarian cakes and floating cakes are very simple. But to do well requires a sophisticated and elaborate way of processing. First of all, the ingredients for floating cakes and vegetarian cakes must be sticky yellow flowers, fragrant. We soak, drain and then bring to grind into flour. Every nine parts sticky rice for a part or two parts immature. After fine grinding, we cover the plastic bag, hang it up for 1 day, the water will run down all, at that time the powder remains. The cake is floating by sugar. The best sugar to make floating cake is Duong Lieu, Cat Que street, square pieces of sugar, sharp, crimson, solid and crunchy, with a cool aroma. The cake is finished, placed in a pot of boiling water. The cake sinks and floats. We take it out and soak it in boiled water to cool it down for hunting again, then take it out to serve on a plate. Floating cake plate is sprinkled with some fragrant roasted white sesame seeds. Vegetarian cakes are also made of glutinous rice flour and kneaded with water and filled with filling, but filled with green beans with the skin, especially green green beans. Thus, the new kernel is delicious and fragrant, with less broken seeds. Beans used to make the cake are like pepper beans, small seeds, fragrant; is steamed until cooked, finely pounded, mixed with white diameter. We soak green beans, peel them, drain them, and put them into things. When the items are on high heat, the beans are soft and soft. After that, the worker started pounding and stir-frying with sugar. Coconut, choose old coconut, shredded, stir-fried with green beans, mixed with vanilla. When making vegetarian cakes, we note the recipe for 2 parts, 1 part filling. Finally we bring to boil. Take out, we put in boiling water to cool, finally take out the vegetarian cake and put it in the bowl. Whenever you put the vegetarian cake in the bowl, you have to take your thumb, press the bowl once, creating a dent. The last step is to add a little bit of tea and sugar mixed with melon powder or tapioca flour marinated with grapefruit flowers. Especially, with the cuisine of the old Hanoi people, every March is the season of pomelo flowers, so when making vegetarian cakes for the real Korean New Year, there must be grapefruit flowers with tapioca flour. The finished product must have a sweet taste, a cool aroma of grapefruit flower when eaten. The elite culinary artist Anh Tuyet added: “Like the people of Hanoi in the past, the Han Thuc Tet Festival must have floating cakes, vegetarian cakes. the 5th day of the 5th of lunar year (Tet to kill insects). Because only in March, there will be pomelo flowers, so floating cakes, vegetarian cakes of the Korean New Year are actually marinated with grapefruit flowers, but on May 5, there will not be. Present floating cakes, vegetarian cakes to the ancestors worship committee, expressing their sincerity, praying for peace and also commemorating the deceased. Le Phuong (synthetic)