Banh Tai is a unique dish prepared by the San Diu ethnic group in Quang Ninh. According to the stories of the old people, the San Diu people have a very good agricultural tradition. Banh Tai is also skillfully processed from cultivated and transplanted agricultural products. The round-shaped cake is not only a delicious dish but also represents the San Diu people’s belief in worshiping Heaven and Earth.
Usually, the traditional cake is made to worship or enjoy on special occasions such as holidays, Tet or festivals. Most commonly, the cake will be made on the occasion of the Lunar New Year and the beginning of the new spring. To make cakes, the San Diu people choose the best ingredients and rice grown in different seasons of the year. In order to make the cake more flavorful, the ingredients for the cake also include peanuts, sesame, old ginger, etc. First of all, delicious glutinous rice is put in a stone mortar to grind into a powder. Nowadays, it is easier to make cakes by grinding rice, but there are still many people who think that ground rice flour is not as good as hand pounded flour.
Talented cake has a round cylinder shape, color of cockroach wings, very clear and beautiful. Freshly steamed cakes are flexible and can be cut to eat immediately. The cake is fragrant with the delicious smell of rice, with the fleshy taste of peanuts, sesame, mixed with the smell of warm, fragrant ginger and sweet taste. Banh Tai can be kept for a long time, when you eat it, you can eat it with a knife and cut it into pieces.
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Price: 10,000 VND/small piece
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Address: Shops along the road going up to Tran Quoc Nghien temple (or Cua Ong temple), Cam Pha city, Quang Ninh
Source: Collected internet.
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