VIETNAM DESTINATIONS > Famous specialties in VietNam > Famous specialties in VietNam

Drift cake – Ninh Binh | Famous specialty of Ninh Binh province

Ninh Binh, which is famous for goat meat and burnt rice, has  a unique and strange floating cake  . Still made from rice flour, but the filling of these cakes is replaced with molasses, crushed dried peanuts and moldy chrysanthemum leaves. After picking the moldy chrysanthemum leaves, they are chopped, marinated with molasses for about half an hour to absorb evenly, and then put in the middle of the dough to make the filling with crushed dried peanuts.

Normally, to make the cake have a light aroma and not be sweet, the cook will add a little moldy chrysanthemum leaves and grapefruit flowers to the cake broth. That’s why each Ninh Binh floating cake usually has a light sweet taste, a cool aroma and a special faint aroma. Only 10,000-15,000 VND you will enjoy a delicious plate of cake.

The taste of Ninh Binh floating cake makes visitors unforgettable.
The taste of Ninh Binh floating cake makes visitors unforgettable.

vietnam-destinations.com | Discovering the Vietnam

Source: Collected internet.

Vietnam is an exciting country for tourism and investment. Bustling street life, delicious cuisine and majestic scenery all await you. A country constantly in motion, Vietnam always balances young urban culture with traditional values. In the city, ancient temples are just a turn away from modern shops. In the countryside, life still flows along the rivers and harvests. This contrast between old and new makes up a large part of Vietnam's appeal. Another reason to visit Vietnam is its natural beauty. The North has majestic mountains and beautiful limestone bays. The Central Coast Road leads to historical relics and romantic beaches. And in the South, the sleepless life of Ho Chi Minh City and the riverside villages in the Mekong Delta will make you want to linger forever.

Vietnam, whose national name is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a socialist country located at the eastern tip of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos, Cambodia, China, and the sea. East and Gulf of Thailand. The territory of Vietnam has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era, starting with the states of Van Lang and Au Lac. Au Lac was annexed by the Trieu Dynasty in the North in the early 2nd century BC, followed by a period of Northern domination lasting more than a millennium. The independent monarchy was re-established after Ngo Quyen's victory over the Southern Han dynasty. This event paved the way for independent dynasties to succeed and then repeatedly win against wars of invasion from the North as well as gradually expanding to the south. The final period of Northern domination ended after the Lam Son insurgent army's victory over the Ming Dynasty.

Vietnam's history began from 1 to 2 thousand years BC. Over many centuries with the Ly, Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties, from the mid-19th century, Vietnam became a French colony. After the August Revolution, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was born. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 marked the end of the French in the territory, but Vietnam was divided into two countries: the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the North and the Republic of Vietnam in the South. After the events of April 30, 1975, Vietnam was unified and from July 2, 1976, officially named the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Co To island district, Quang Ninh province is the only place in the country where President Ho Chi Minh agreed to erect a statue of him during his lifetime. Over more than half a century, the monument of President Ho Chi Minh facing the East Sea has always had a special place in the hearts of the people of the island district in particular and the whole country in general...