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Da Loc cake - Tra Vinh | Famous specialty of Tra Vinh province

Banh ú, also known as Banh ú, appears a lot in the West, but the way it is wrapped is different in each place. Banh ú is wrapped with banana leaves or dong leaves, tied with a string. This is an indispensable cake in the Lunar New Year of the Vietnamese people on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.

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Tra Vinh has a specialty of Da Loc cake, which originated in Huong Phu hamlet, Da Loc commune, Chau Thanh district, Tra Vinh province. Cake has a long tradition, and has long become a familiar dish of the locals.

3.1 How to make Banh ú Da Loc

In order to make the best Da Loc ú cake, it is important to choose a delicious type of sticky rice in Tra Vinh province. When making the cake, people take pureed leaves and then drain the water and mix it into the sticky rice so that the sticky rice has a natural green color. 

The filling process is also very important. Green beans must be cooked, then ground to a fine paste, then put fatty meat and salted duck egg yolk into a ball. 

Like other types of banh ú, Da Loc ú cake is wrapped with banana leaves. After wrapping the column into a bunch, simmering in water. If you want the cake to be delicious, you must watch the time, when the cake is cooked enough, take it out.

3.2 Feeling when eating Banh ú Da Loc

When eating, banh ú is cut in half. When you put a piece of cake in your mouth, you will feel the plasticity of the sticky rice, the rich and delicious taste of the filling that melts in your mouth. Today, there are many new types of cakes appearing, but Da Loc cake is still a specialty of Tra Vinh, an indispensable gift when traveling to this land.

You can go to Huong Phu Hamlet, Da Loc Commune, Chau Thanh District, Tra Vinh Province to buy the best authentic banh ú.

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