It combines two kinds of coconut: land coconut and water coconut. While water coconut is used to make the cover for the cake, land coconut is used to make the fillings.

Coconut cake: A significant delicacy of Ben Tre Province.

The cover of the cake is made of coconut leaves while the fillings include sticky rice flour, banana or mung beans, black beans, coconut flesh, some salt and sugar.

Although the ingredients are simple, the method to prepare the cake is rather time-consuming and complicated.

When eating the cake, people feel the harmony of coconut leaf, coconut flesh, sticky rice, and beans.

Mango roll-ups: A unique dish to try in Nha Trang

Mango roll-ups are one of dishes that attract visitors to central beach city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province. 

 

Island hotpot: A tasty dish in Mekong Delta

Visitors to the Mekong Delta region often rave about the rich and tasty hotpots, with ‘lau cu lao’ (island hotpot) being a particular favourite.

 

Black beans and coconut cake: A signature dish of Binh Dinh Province

‘Banh trung’ (black beans and coconut cake) is a signature dish of Binh Dinh Province.

 

Coconut rice paper: A signature dish of Binh Dinh’s coconut region

‘Banh trang dua’ (coconut rice paper) is a delicacy of Hoai Nhon, a district famed for coconut products in Binh Dinh Province

 

Ben Tre set World Record with 222 coconut-based dishes

An event took place in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on June 27 to recognise the 222 coconut-based dishes.

 

Source: VNS