Winter is also the time when hot dishes are popular, including the famous Dap Cau spring rolls in Bac Ninh .
Dap Cau spring rolls originate from Dap Cau ward, Bac Ninh city, a place famous for other rustic and rural gifts such as day cakes, potato cakes, five-color cakes and especially spring rolls. The recipe for making this specialty cake has been passed down from generation to generation and preserved to this day.Dap Cau spring rolls are made with great care, every step from mixing the dough, seasoning, mixing the filling, wrapping the cake to tying the cake. In particular, wrapping the cake requires the wrapper to be skillful so that the dong leaves cover the dough and filling so that the cake is not crushed but is even and beautiful.
Dap Cau spring rolls in Bac Ninh are larger and rectangular, not triangular like the spring rolls of other regions. Photo: FoodyAfter wrapping the rice cake, tie it into bunches of a dozen at a time, put them in the pot and simmer over low heat. When the cakes are cooked, they are taken out to drain and folded gently to avoid cracking the outer layer of leaves.Unwrapping the leaves, peeling off each layer of leaves, the white and pure spring rolls are revealed, as neat as a hand cupped inside. The hot cake, the clear white color of rice flour mixed with lean shoulder meat, onions, wood ear mushrooms… makes everyone want to enjoy it right away, especially in the middle of a cold winter day.Banh gio can be eaten at any time, any season, but it is best eaten on winter days. In the midst of the biting cold, scooping up a soft, hot, melt-in-your-mouth pork roll with fragrant wood ear meat mixed with the smell of pepper and fried onions will be an unforgettable experience. Banh gio will be eaten with pickles to prevent boredom, and chili sauce to enhance the flavor.Hot spring rolls are very suitable to eat in winter. Photo: FoodyDap Cau spring rolls cost about 15,000 – 20,000 VND/piece. Cake is a favorite dish of Bac Ninh people, given as a gift to relatives and friends near and far.Coming to Kinh Bac, diners can find some places that sell delicious Dap Cau spring rolls such as Ms. Tuyet’s restaurant (Ton intersection, Area 2, Dap Cau); Hoa Sua spring rolls (Area 6, Dap Cau); Nhung Khanh spring rolls (Area 1, Dap Cau)…
($1~24,000 VND) Photo,Video: Internet (Vinlove.net)
