Hanoi’s autumn is also the season for ‘com’ or young sticky rice flakes. ‘Com’can be eaten directly or mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes, including ‘cha com’ (com paste).
|
‘Cha com’is mainly made of ‘com’ and has
the subtle scent of new rice. Other ingredients for the dish include lean
pork and pork paste.
The meat to mix with ‘com’
should be lean shoulder pork, which contains fat, so the taste will not
become too dry or the dish downsized on being fried. The mixture will then be
added with salt, seasoning and delicious fish sauce. It will be left to
absorb all the spices for less than ten minutes.
After that, the mixture is
kneaded into small pieces and steamed from 15 to 20 minutes. Finally,cha comis fried until it becomes light
brown on both sides. According to experienced cooks, instead of being placed
on the plates, pieces of cha com should be arranged on lotus leaves to absorb
the subtle scent of the lotus, the symbolic flower of Hanoi.
The dish is best when the skin is
crisp, ‘com’
inside soft and the fragrance of the grain mixed with lotus. It can be dipped
into chilli or fish sauce to be eaten with cooked rice or rice noodle. |
Source: NDO
As the new year begins and festive spirit fills the air, visitors flock to Hoa Binh lake, often dubbed the "Ha Long Bay on land," to enjoy its breathtaking beauty and serene atmosphere. In spring, the lake comes alive with lush greenery and delicate blossoms, while boats carrying eager tourists glide across its tranquil waters.
With effective business operations, significant increases in the number of visitors at weekends and on public holidays, and being listed among the 71 most beautiful places to visit worldwide by the prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, Hoa Binh’s tourism is "spreading its wings" on its journey towards the targets of welcoming 4.9 million visitors, including 1 million foreigners, and achieving total tourism revenue of 5.4 trillion VND (211.89 million USD) in 2025.
On February 21, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to implement the tourism plan in 2025 and meet with tourism businesses operating in the province. The event was chaired by Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Head of the Provincial Tourism Steering Committee.
Tien Pagoda is located in the valley of Lao Noi and Lao Ngoai villages, Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district; it is surrounded by two mountain ranges stretching like two giant dragons reaching for the blue sky. Every year, when spring comes, thousands of Buddhists and tourists from all over the country make a pilgrimage to Tien Pagoda. The relic complex of Tien Pagoda is ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with 21 relic sites of many types: historical and cultural relics, scenic relics, and archaeological relics.
Cao Phong has paid due attention to developing tourism, creating impetus for socio-economic development towards completing the targets set in the resolution of the district’s 28th Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
A great number of visitors have flocked to tourist attractions in Hoa Binh province in the first lunar month every year to admire the beautiful scenery, fully enjoy the spring atmosphere, and immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere in many localities.
