Here are some suggestions for diners in the early days of winter.
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| Egg coffee:This is a specialty that many foreign visitors love and are curious about because of the combination of whipped eggs and coffee. This drink has been sold in Hanoi cafes since the 1940s. People who cannot drink coffee can also order egg cocoa - a variation of egg coffee. This drink is only found in old cafes such as Giang cafe, Pho Co cafe... |
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| Snail:Late autumn and early winter is the best time to eat snails, because it is no coincidence that the brand "October snails - Hanoi people" is famous far and wide. This is the time when snails are the fattest of the year. The weather is cold at the beginning of the season, many people just like to stop by roadside stalls, inhale the smoke from the "big general" snail pots and enjoy snails with sweet, sour, salty and spicy dipping sauce. |
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| Floating Cake:Each bowl always has 2 balls of banh troi, one with black sesame flavor, one with mung bean flavor. The special thing about banh troi tau lies in the ginger water preparation. The sugar used to cook it must be rock sugar, with a strong sugarcane flavor, and a reddish brown color. The sweetness of the sugar melts in the hot ginger slices, boiling on the stove, pouring over the hot cake and sprinkling some roasted peanuts is enough to warm the body after coming back from the cold outside. One of the shops selling delicious banh troi in Hanoi is owned by the late artist Pham Bang's family on Hang Giay Street. However, this shop has closed. |
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| Pork rib porridge with fried breadsticks:On cold days, Huyen and Ly Quoc Su alleys become more crowded than usual as many people visit sidewalk rib porridge shops. Some places that are popular with the capital's residents are Dong Xuan market or Co La rib porridge. |
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| Cassava tea:According to the experience of many Hanoians, it would be a mistake to finish eating rib porridge without having a bowl of cassava sweet soup sold nearby for dessert. Small pieces of cassava, cooked with sugar and ginger juice, help warm the stomach and immediately dispel the cold of early winter. |
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| Chicken noodle soup:In the past, there were quite a lot of Chinese people living in the old quarter, bringing with them many Chinese culinary features such as wonton noodles, chi ma phu, banh troi tau, luc tau xa. One of the dishes that still exists today is stewed dishes with mugwort, the most prominent being stewed chicken noodles. Located in the Eastern Medicine Street, the stewed chicken noodle shops on Hang Bo Street and Thuoc Bac Street always have medicinal herbs that nourish health. These days, the stewed chicken noodle shop at the corner of Hang Can - Luong Van Can intersection is always packed with customers. Even though they have to sit right next to the traffic, no customer is upset, just waiting for the hot, fresh bowl of chicken noodles to be served. |
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| Frequency:Tiet tan is a picky eater because of its unattractive appearance. However, this dish is a favorite of many people who have lived in Hanoi for a long time. The small restaurant at the corner of Cha Ca - Lan Ong Street is a rare place that sells this dish. There is no inviting sign, no spacious parking space, and not too many customers, but the small restaurant has never been empty for many years. The cold rainy days of winter are when the restaurant is most crowded. Each square, smooth, tongue-burning piece of blood mixed with the bitter, fragrant smell of mugwort leaves will warm you up immediately. |
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| Corn, baked potatoes:Sold almost all year round, but winter is the time when rustic dishes such as baked potatoes, boiled corn, grilled corn or boiled cassava "reign". Rustic dishes evoke in each person's memory the clear night cries, of a difficult but emotional time. |
According to Ngoisao
