Hanoi is famous for its speciality green rice flake cakes which are sold
in Hang Than street. Hang Than is just among more than 20 culinary
streets in Hanoi which has about 70 streets with their first name of
Hang.
This 300 metre long street houses more than 30 green rice flake cake
shops. The Nguyen Ninh trademark is the oldest and most popular brand
for green rice flake cake. The name was established in 1865 by late Tran
Thi Luan and adopted it’s current name of Nguyen Ninh in 1928.
There have been 5 generations of Nguyen Ninh making green rice flake
cake so far, said Mrs Nguyen Thi Hiep, a fourth generation family
member.
As explained, Nguyen means origin, Ninh is called after Yen Ninh village
which is now Yen Ninh street, near Hang Than. Therefore, Nguyen Ninh
green rice flake cake means the cake originated from Yen Ninh village.
Nguyen Ninh’s secret of making the cake is its pure ingredients without
additives and mixture. Green rice flake cake is made of green rice
flakes, green peas and sugar. Green rice flakes must be from Vong and Lu
villages (in the past) or from rice land of Thai Binh (at present) and
green peas are carefully selected in Ha Tay province.
As tasting a green rice flake cake, especially made by Nguyen Ninh, one
can experience the full flavour of simple villages, a very different and
typical Hanoi speciality./. Cinet
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