Be right in the center of Hanoi, belongs to Dich Vong ward, Cau Giay district, Vong village is famous for appetite present – green sticky rice.
Mentioning Hanoi, it is referred to Vong village’s green sticky rice with the fresh fragrance of nature: sticky rice, lotus leaves, etc. which make its distinct cultural beauties.
Vong village has various types of green sticky rice: sticky fat varieties, Japanese sticky, flowers yellow sticky,…To make green sticky rice, villagers must go through a number of complicated steps. Firstly, the sticky rice must be harvested at just the right moment. When the paddy begins to ripen and still contains milk, it is reaped at early dawn. Villagers will pluck the rice off manually in order that the grains are not broken. Then, the grains dried in a large pan over a soft fire. Wood heater must be first special wood. After that, the young rice is removed from the mortar and winnowed before being poured in stone mortars. The stage is repeated seven times.
Green sticky rice is an ingredient used in many authentic Vietnamese foods, including browned green sticky rice, sweetened green sticky rice paste and green sticky rice cake which is wrapped with banana leaves or lotus leaves, is believed to be a symbol of steadfast and eternal love.
