A type of Vietnamese cake was honored by CNN as the most delicious cake in the world

Vietnamese Tapioca Dumpling was honored by CNN as the most delicious cake in the world

In recent years, Vietnamese dishes have been commented on as delicious and unique by experts, culinary websites, and international newspapers, in which pho and banh mi have been voted as the best street food in the world. Or like donuts, bun cha... are also praised by international tourists for their deliciousness and love.

CNN has announced the Top 35 most delicious stuffed cakes in the world, including Vietnamese Tapioca Dumpling, the only cake with a crust voted.

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According to experts, these dishes range from simple to complex in preparation, retaining typical local flavors, suitable for many people's tastes.

This is good news, the pride of Vietnamese people when another dish is ranked among the most delicious dishes in the world, and is also an affirmation that Vietnamese cuisine is increasingly gaining a solid foothold and spreading on the map of world cuisine.

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It is known that Tapioca Dumpling originated from Thua Thien Hue province, and is a specialty cake, bearing the culinary culture of the Hue people.

Vietnamese Tapioca Dumplings and other Hue cakes have long become a favorite dish in the mornings, noons, and evenings, as a light meal for the Hue people. Therefore, there is no shortage of Hue cake shops opening here to please diners. There are 2 types of tapioca cake, which are naked tapioca cake and tapioca cake wrapped in banana leaves. Each type has its own flavor and is loved by diners. The reason the cake is called "filter powder" also comes from the way it is made. The cake crust is made from filtered tapioca flour, the inside does not contain any grit or residue, the flour is filtered clean so people call it tapioca cake.

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To create a delicious tapioca cake rich in Hue flavor, the process of processing ingredients requires a lot of meticulousness from the baker. The main ingredients used to prepare this specialty are tapioca starch, shrimp, and pork.

After that, the cook will prepare the shrimp, wash and remove the head, only the back inside as well as cut off the legs and tail. The pork also needs to be diced to fit the cake, and then marinated with appropriate spices... The banana leaves used to wrap the cake must also be fresh green leaves.

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After preparing the ingredients, creating the unique flavor of Hue loc cake is an indispensable step. Shrimp and meat filling is probably the heart of this famous banh loc dish. The processor must be skillful in preparing the ingredients, marinating, and then handling the shrimp to make the filling more flavorful. The cake, after being wrapped, will undergo a steaming process for about 20 minutes. When enjoyed with dipping sauce, it will be very delicious and flavorful.

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Looking at the red shrimp filling inside the crust looks so attractive and delicious.

The dipping sauce is also very important as it will decide to make the tapioca cake have the best taste. Hue people have a very strange recipe for dipping sauce, they still use basic ingredients such as fish sauce, sugar, filtered water, minced garlic, chili... However, strangely, the tapioca cake dipping sauce in Hue gives diners a more delicious and authentic experience than in other places. This is also one of the things that makes this cake unique in Hue.

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Banh loc cake is not only famous in Hue City but also popular in many provinces and cities in the Central, Northern, and Southern regions.

Up to now, tapioca cake has become a popular cake in all three regions. Domestic and foreign people and tourists can enjoy this gift anywhere in Saigon, Hanoi, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Nghe An... or other provinces and cities of Vietnam.
 

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