Coming to each region, in addition to visiting tourist destinations “hot hit”, it is also important to learn the specialties of that land. Therefore, anyone coming to Ninh Thuan cannot forget the cake can – a unique gift of the Cham people.
Originally a simple, rustic dish of the Cham people in Phan Rang, but due to its unique taste, Ninh Thuan canned cake has become popular and is a specialty dish no one does not try when traveling Ninh Thuan. .
How to process Ninh Thuan can cake
The main ingredient to make Ninh Thuan can cake is plain rice, after soaking in water, mix it with cold rice and then puree it into flour. This process requires the baker’s meticulous measures and measurements, because if too much water is too much, the cake will be pasty and less water, then it may be bad when baking.
The dish is very eye-catching and new (Photo @phuongmaris_)
The baking utensil is an earthenware oven, round body with many holes in the oven top to place the cake mold – terracotta cups with lids, the body for embers with small holes around them for ventilation. According to the people here, only the talented and skillful hands of the craftsmen of Bau Truc pottery village can manufacture these kilns.
The bakery is made of ceramic (Photo @ thu.trang.dinh)
Can cake can only be baked when the charcoal oven is already red, the mold has radiated heat. Before pouring cake, you must apply a thin layer of oil to cover the mold, if you want the cake to be fragrant, you can replace it with banana oil. Pour a moderate amount of flour into the mold and cover. In this process, always have to fan the charcoal evenly so that the oven does not turn off, the cake will be delicious.
The oven must always be evenly hot during baking (Photo @rydoan)
The cake pourer must also have experience so that when taking the cake out of the mold, the crust is light yellow but not burnt, in addition, the cake must be crispy, porous and still have to maintain the plasticity to meet the requirements.
Golden cake without burning (Photo @bachuaviahe)
Canh can not count each one, but in pairs are 2 cakes facing each other and in the middle are chopped scallions. The traditional Phan Rang can cake of the Cham people is simple like that, but today, the Vietnamese, after learning, have created more creations, added more ingredients such as eggs, shrimp and squid … to meet the diverse diet. taste of many people. 
Improved cakes add more filling for diversity (Photo @ truongvan87)
How to enjoy Ninh Thuan bread
Its shape is similar to banh xeo or banh khot of the Southern people, but the taste and way of enjoying Ninh Thuan can make this dish leave an indelible mark on diners’ hearts.
The cake is used with different sauces, so no matter how many or many times people eat them, people will not feel bored or bored.
If eaten in the traditional way of the Cham people, the cake will be put into the cup and crushed, then filled with all kinds of fish sauce and served with green mango, cucumber, and onion. The yellow white color of the cake plus the green of the green onion, a little bit of red and spicy chili mixed with the sour taste of mango, lemon and the strong aroma of the fish sauce makes all your taste buds. people seem to be awakened, excited to the extreme.
Sauce is served with fish sauce (Photo @ truongvan87)
Someone likes to enjoy banh can with a bowl of fish sauce with light storage from small tuna or scad with onions and pickles.
Probably a bowl of sour fish sauce (Photo @ancungtyna)
For those who do not like the characteristic concentration of fish sauce or the fishy taste of fish stock, they can immerse in a bowl of fish sauce diluted with minced chili garlic, add a little crushed peanuts and a little fresh lemon, with Some raw vegetables and bean sprouts, the sweet, fragrant, and sweet taste that makes sure to eat once is for a lifetime to see.
Can also be served with spicy and sour fish sauce (Photo @ quynhu.joyn)
Especially on cold windy days or when it is raining and sipping a bowl of hot canned bread with fish sauce, life seems to have no regrets anymore.
Where to enjoy Ninh Thuan’s cake?
Considered the “soul” in the city’s cuisine full of sunshine and wind, Phan Rang, so almost every street in this city serves banh can. However, in order to best feel the authentic Ninh Thuan can , you should eat in an area where many Cham people live, and also learn more about their culture as well as their unusual way of eating.
The cake is mostly available on the streets of Phan Rang (Photo @okiasamsam)
Some famous bakery shops with affordable prices with delicious taste, which are loved by many diners are:
– Que Huong cake shop, Que Huong pancake, located on 16/4 street, right behind the 16/4 park, opposite Ninh Thuan Provincial Cultural Center.
– Banh Can, banh xeo shops at Phan Rang market, located on Thong Nhat Street.
– Banh Can, banh xeo shops along Yen Ninh Street, in Ninh Chu Beach, near Hoan Cau Resort.
Not having to paint the pride of taste, but if you come to “land of cacti” without once enjoying Ninh Thuan ‘s cake, you will be sorry to see them.
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