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Harrow gear – Thanh Hoa | Famous specialty of Thanh Hoa province

Thanh Hoa harrow gear, also known as Thanh Hoa leaf cake, is a traditional cake and also a dish used to advance the king in the past. The cake is shaped like a harrow tooth, made from plain rice flour, wrapped in dong leaves. The cake wakes up with the aroma of bacon, onion, wood ear, and pepper. When eaten hot, dipping with a little fish sauce is unforgettable.

  • Address to buy:  Dien Bien Market
  • Price:  10,000 VND/cake

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Hang Market (Hai Phong) was formerly the market of an ancient village called Du Hang (17th-18th centuries). The Du Hang village area was formerly agricultural land and a traffic hub, so Hang market became a place to meet, exchange, and buy and sell plants, animals, and farming utensils. The urbanization process spread to the suburbs, so today Hang Market is located entirely in the inner city, in Du Hang Kenh ward, Le Chan district, Hai Phong city. Even though many years have passed, the customs of exchanging agricultural goods of c