Nowhere in Vietnam are there as many varieties of sticky rice – also known as sticky rice – as in Hanoi. But standing out among the many types of sticky rice, sticky rice is not only a creative art with a delicate combination of ingredients and colors, but the sophistication is also reflected in its strange name.
Strangely attractive with its bright yellow color, sticky rice is sold in every market or even on the street corner in the early morning. Sellers keep sticky rice hot in a bamboo basket that is carried on the shoulder or tied to the back of a bicycle. Xoi Xeo is a special breakfast dish favored by students and manual workers because of its low price, fullness and deliciousness.
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Xoi Xeo is considered to be one of the most difficult sticky rice dishes to prepare despite being made from ingredients that are very popular and familiar to Vietnamese people. The ingredients for making sticky rice are the same everywhere: glutinous rice, turmeric, green beans, chives and a little liquid fat. Turmeric powder mixed with water and glutinous rice will create a natural yellow color for the dish. Green beans after being carefully selected and peeled; are steamed, rolled and then pelleted into small balls.
Visitors are often amazed at the scene where the seller skillfully smashes those beans into the palm of his hand, covering the base with a thin layer of yellow beans. On top of the portion put deep fried brown chives. To perfect the flavor of sticky rice, the seller will add a tablespoon of liquid fat. The yellow color of turmeric and beans, the brown color of chives, the characteristic green color of banana leaves blend together perfectly, creating an eye-catching sticky rice dish.
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Some people, especially children, like to eat sticky rice with lots of green beans or fried shallots while others may like their dishes with lots of fried pork chops and salted pork. A portion of hot sticky rice, wrapped in banana leaves and old newspaper, the first dish of the morning, for only 5000-7000 VND, you can be full until noon.
In cold weather, braziers are used so that the oil does not freeze. Xoi Xeo is a special dish that is loved in winter because of its bright yellow color and greasy texture that makes people feel warm and refreshed.
No one knows where sticky rice comes from and why it has the strange name “xèo”; As in Vietnamese, “xèo” is used as an impolite way of telling people to go away. Unusual as it is, sticky rice is still a unique feature of Hanoi cuisine that is loved by many people, both locals and foreigners. See more: Xoi xeo in 5 must-try dishes in Hanoi
Source: https://traveland.com.vn
