As a rustic dish of the Northern field, the copy when being on a beautiful plate is no less than pho cha pho; not only that, but also delicious and rich in protein, so it is popular with many people. To Hanoi in August, do not forget to visit Khuong Thuong to enjoy this dish.
Hanoi Pies are available all year round, but the most season is June and July when the summer harvest is complete, in the morning to early August they will be fat and make the best rolls. Copying copper from the suburbs of Hanoi, in Ha Dong, moving to Khuong Thuong village and becoming the village’s “wardrobe”, more than half of the village works as a business selling fake rolls.
Up to half of Khuong Thuong village (Hanoi) has a job as a pirate, which is often called jokingly that this is a village of “beheading.”
Unexpectedly a rustic dish that becomes a culinary culture of the Hanoi people
Imitating to clean, people processed into many different dishes that the villagers of Khuong Thuong (Hanoi) are often used to call by popular names: mat dish, shorts, pants and whole dishes … “naked” knockoff. The shorts are actually imitation thighs rolled with spices and lime leaves and deep fried; Whole fried marinated imitations are called “naked”; Also imitating the whole animal to be breaded before deep fried is called “pants”. Either way, you must ensure that the clones are fried to the bones, crispy, chewed on sweet and fragrant vegetables.
The “naked” knockoff – sounds a bit funny, but delicious
Crispy fried bread is called “pants”
But the most delicious of the Hanoi chaise is to mention the mat, also known as the fake roll. However, this dish is also very picky. Choose small clones, mince both meat and bone, put them in a stone mortar to crush them, then mix with spices, lemongrass and lemon leaves … (This is the origin of the name “cover projection”). Then put it in a pan of boiling fat to get old until it is just cooked to swell, golden and fragrant, then take it out. 
Chaise – the best dish in the village, also known as “the mat”
Piece of cha put on a plate, sprinkle with a small amount of finely sliced lemon leaves, served with cumin, dipped with sweet and sour fish sauce, served with hot rice; There are people who humorously commented that they are no less delicious than pho cong cha pho. Sauce bowl is always the essence of Hanoi cuisine , especially the fake sauces must have 5 colors and 5 flavors: red chili, green of chopped herbs, brown yellow of the sauce, little black points of pepper, add a little aroma of unmatched Ca cuong flavor.
In addition, now many families have turned into delicious dishes for the menu to add more richness such as imitation hot pot, imitation fried lemongrass and chilli, braised bamboo shoots, imitation soup, sweet and sour fried imitation … It has its own delicious taste, it is because of that charming and delicious taste that more and more tourists come to Khuong Thuong imitation village and in the summer months of June, July, and August, you must come to eat this dish. The fake rolls from Khuong village are “bait” to aim for wine or Phu Do vermicelli served with imitation bamboo shoots.
Currently the menu is much more diverse
In the past, Khuong Thuong village had a lot of specialists in making counterfeit but now there are not many; the village with a 93-year-old woman named Com is probably the oldest survivor. The makers of Hanoi good knockoffs must include Ha Khue – a copy that has been passed down for more than 70 years at 152, Street 22 Ton That Tung, Khuong Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi. The shop sells from 10am to 1pm, only serving groups of 6 or more so customers can buy home; In addition to the fake rolls, you also serve a special braised bamboo-braised imitation dish, special honey hook … Or the house made of Thai Hoa is the son of Mrs. Com, the fourth heir of the profession of piracy), Thanh Hang is at No. 14 Alley 191 Khuong Thuong with meals costs only VND 100,000 / person.
The “naked” knockoff at Thanh Hang. Photo: @ khanhhuyenh2
If there were many fields in the past, people were sparse, so it would naturally become an elegant dish, popular in Hanoi, to this day, preciously, this dish is still not controlled by many Hanoians As a profession, the recipe of this delicious Trang An dish is also saved to serve tourists whenever they have the opportunity to return to Hanoi, learn about the cuisine of the land period.
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