Tag: Vietnamese cuisine

Mooncakes in Vietnam

In Vietnam, mooncakes are called “Bánh Trung Thu”, which can be translated to “Mid-Autumn cake”. Traditionally in Vietnamese culture, mooncakes have been seen as a symbol of family reunions in this festive event. Through time, many varieties of the original mooncakes have been created, which are more sophisticated and well embraced. Mooncakes and festival celebrations […]

Delicious ways Vietnamese use Cốm in their desserts

In previous blog posts, we have introduced Cốm – Vietnamese green flakes, a special ingredient of the Autumn and some amazing though easy recipes. This post presents ways Vietnamese use Cốm to make delicious desserts as a way to preserve the taste of Autumn. Bánh Cốm (Cốm cake) Bánh cốm is a Vietnamese dessert made […]

Cốm – Autumn’s special gifts for Hanoian

Cốm is a unique specialty of Hanoi. Hanoian appreciate this gift of Autumn as much as they call it a distinctive feature of the thousand-year-old capital. To make Cốm, there is a complicated process that Vietnamese farmers have cleverly invented and developed for hundreds years. Among all Cốm production villages, Vong village has been considered […]