Vietnamese green rice: A Vietnamese traditional cuisine

Vietnamese green rice has unique features that can not be found in any other types of rice.

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Vietnamese green rice: An overview

Vietnamese green rice is young sticky rice grains that were carefully picked up since they are in their blossom. The seeds must be milled and washed by hand, before being roasted to create the delicious Vietnamese green rice.

  • Color: Vietnamese green rice is dark green. This is an important feature to distinguish the fresh green rice from the light green rice that was colored by chemicals.
  • Shape: Vietnamese green rice are usually curvy thin grains
  • Texture: Sticky, chewy, and sweet flavor.
  • Aroma: Vietnamese green rice has an appetizing scent that cannot be found in any other type of rice.

Vietnamese green rice: Popular types

Below are the most popular types of Vietnamese green rice.

  • Vietnamese green rice from Vong village

Vong, a village located in the south of Hanoi, has the most famous type of Vietnamese green rice. Vietnamese green rice from Vong village is so popular that many people perceive Vong village as the origin of green rice. Green rice from Vong village can only be found in Autumn and is a special cuisine of the Mid-Autumn holiday.

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Vietnamese green rice
  • Vietnamese green rice from Thanh Huong village

Thanh Huong is a village in Thai Binh province, located in the North of Vietnam. Thanh Huong village has a history of hundred years producing Vietnamese green rice.

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Vietnamese green rice
  • Thin Vietnamese green rice

Thin Vietnamese green rice was created by the Khmer people, an ethnic minority living in the South of Vietnam. Nowadays, this type of Vietnamese green rice is really popular in the Southern provinces, especially in Soc Trang and Tra Vinh province.

Traditional cuisine made from Vietnamese green rice

Normally, people can eat Vietnamese green rice instantly or with a banana to enjoy the pure taste of it. However, throughout history, Vietnamese people have created many traditional cuisines from this type of rice.

  • Vietnamese green rice cake

The crust of this rice is made from Vietnamese green rice while the filling is made from beans mixed with sugar and scraped coconut. In Hanoi, Vietnamese rice cakes in Hang Than street are the most famous and are usually used as gifts of invitation to wedding ceremonies.

  • Vietnamese green rice sausage

Another delicacy made from Vietnamese green rice is the green rice sausage. The green rice to make green rice sausage is usually harder than other types. This sausage is usually served with Bun dau mam tom- a popular Vietnamese street food.

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