Banh com – a fine treat of Hanoi
Hanoi has many specialties on offer but one of the most renowned snacks which most visitors to the capital want to bring home as a gift for family and friends is banh com (sweet, soft and fragrant green rice cake).
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| Green rice is filtered using a flat bamboo basket before it is packed in lotus leaves |
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| A man grinds roasted green rice using a machine |
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| Young green paddy is used for making com, a green rice cake |
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| Finished com |
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| Green rice is roasted. The process needs to be done by experienced people to make sure that heat levels are appropriate |