Ram Banh Muot Ha Tinh – remember to remember to eat once

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Ha Tinh not only attracts tourists because of its friendly people, poetic natural scenery but also because of its extremely unique culinary culture. In which the most impressive is probably the Ram Banh Muot.

If anyone has ever set foot in the sunny and windy land of Ha Tinh but has never eaten Ha Tinh specialties,  it is a regrettable thing. There are specialties because of the luxury and high value. But there are valuable specialties it brings to the heart of the local people. Ram Banh Muot is such a dish. Although it is not luxurious, wherever the people of Ha Tinh are always proud to introduce and praise everyone. So what is special about this dish that attracts visitors to like that, let us find out!

Unique features of Ram Banh Muot

According to the language of the Ha Tinh, “Ram” is a word used to refer to fried spring rolls in common language, “Banh Muot” is another way of calling “banh roll”, “wet cake”, … favorite food of Ha Tinh people. For the North people, people often roll Banh Muot with meat, when coated will give more fat. However, for Ha Tinh people, Banh Mieu is grilled or chicken soup. At the same time, when fried, it will not give fat but leave it on. Therefore, when eating Banh Muot Ha Tinh, you will feel the cool and very serene taste.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo internet collection)

The combination of these two factors makes a very typical dish that is both simple and delicate, eaten crunchy but flexible, fat but not greasy that anyone coming to Nghe can not ignore.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @ cooky.vn)Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @chongchong_gio)

In particular, Ram Banh Muot is also a dish suitable for four seasons of Vietnam. In the winter, in the cold of the wind and the chill of the central drizzle, a hot, crunchy Ram rolled in a layer of Banh Muot , dipping a bowl of lemon garlic chili fish sauce enough to enjoy the greatness in it. Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @soophuongthao)

In the summer, the animal of the person who eats Ram Banh Muot has a little change. With the coolness of Banh Muot plus a pre-rolled Ram or a piece of silk rolls eaten with a slightly lighter and lighter sauce, drinking a cup of iced tea will feel like you have enough strength. to do the toughest things of the day.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @tieuhotien)

How to make Ram Banh Muot

How to make Ram Ha Tinh

The main material that makes Ram is nothing strange. Just a little vermicelli, a little lean meat, minced, smash our chicken eggs, add some smashed onions and spices pepper, soup, chili, … Don’t forget to add a little herbs. All are mixed, marinated a little to taste more can make the dish Ram Ha Tinh .

What makes this dish of Ram Banh Muot different is that its shell must be made from ” Ha Tinh Ram shell “. Ram cake crust is done very carefully by Ha Tinh people. The cake coating and drying process are all done by hand. The cake after coated is spread on each plate (or called the girdle), made of bamboo. The process of drying the cake also determines the quality, if it rains, the cake will be moldy, if it is sunny or too hot the cake will be crunchy, cracked.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo internet collection)

To make Ram Banh Muot crust have flexibility, the crust will be dried in the mist. This is a traditional way of making, as well as a craft secret that makes the leaves flexible, soft, easy to roll, yellow when fried, not greasy, not broken, crispy, very tasty. In unfavorable weather conditions, with a lot of rain on the occasion of Tet, people here can use the drying fan. Compared to drying, the drying method is somewhat longer, takes from 10 to 12 hours, but the quality of the cake is still guaranteed.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo internet collection)

Because the shell of Ram Banh Muot has no preservatives, in the way of the people here, to preserve the cake for a long time, users should keep it in the refrigerator freezer. When taking out the roll, just leave it for about 10 minutes, the cake will be soft like new. The cake after taking it out in the freezer compartment should be left in the bag, take each one out, so it should not be put out, the cake meets the air that is easy to dry. 

Get wrapped shell portion Ram’s just done inside and then pan fried in boiling oil until the shell Ram turns yellow that is already finished product.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo internet collection)

How to make Biscuits

Banh Mau of Ram Banh Muot Ha Tinh is made from pure glutinous rice flour grown by local people. Sticky rice is powdered, mixed with salt, poured with warm water, kneaded to make it smooth and smooth. The skillful baker must know how to get the right amount of flour, the cake is thin but chewy, white, and fragrant. The powdered flour can not be coated immediately, so the dough has to settle in the water for about 2 hours or more, it is called baking the dough. Incubate the dough so that when coated, the cake will swell and eat to be supple.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo internet collection)

People have tools to make Banh Mon dish called Banh Muot rice paper. The mixture of liquid glutinous rice flour is then coated in a pot, steamed at a hot temperature for a bonding, forming a soft cake. Next, people also swept up a layer of the oil-rich onion, fragrant, extremely attractive. So the Banh Meo part of Banh Muot Ram is finished.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo internet collection)

How to eat Ram Banh Muot in the style of Ha Tinh

To eat with Ram Banh Muot, you must have chili garlic lemon fish sauce. The combination between the two types of cakes, the crispy Ram cake, and the supple Banh Meu makes the dish more special than ever. Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @ttnguyen____)Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @huyennnbesss)

When eating, we roll the Banh Meo with Ram, dipping it in garlic and chili sauce. At that time, we started to feel the crispy fat taste of Ram, the sticky texture of the cake and the sour taste of the chili sauce on the tip of the tongue, the taste could not be criticized. Add a little more raw vegetables to eat with Ram Banh Muot, diners when traveling to Ha Tinh just want to eat all the time.Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @ sir.jcns)Ram Banh Mieu Ha Tinh - remember to remember to eat once(Photo @ davidho3003)

Not too expensive and expensive dishes, but Ram Banh Muot has always been proud of the culinary culture of Ha Tinh people. So, if you have the opportunity to visit Ha Tinh, you must definitely try this unique dish. 

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