Young rice cake
11/09/2018
Com is used to prepared various interesting dishes, namely banh com and che com (green rice sweet soup).
Com does not stay fresh for long, so Hanoi people thought of pressing the grains together to prevent them from beinf stale without losing its softness and scent. Before pressing, the grains are dampened and stir-fried with syrup. The filling is mung beans, peeled and crushed with sugar, and coconut strips. The square cake wrapped in banana leaves and tied by a red strip represent the relationship of a married couple and, therefore, is a necessity part of the offerings in an engagement party in Vietnam.
Source: Hanoi’s cuisine - Hanoi City Tourism Department