The crust is a dough mixture of rice flour, glutinous rice flour and soybean. Locals use newly harvested rice, soak it in water for half a day to soften it and then grind it into flour.

Fried duck meat cake: A specialty of Cao Bang.

Soybeans and egg yolks are added to the flour to make a batter.

The filling is made from duck meat that has been deboned and marinated just like roasted duck.

It is then deep fried in a large wok in hot oil and flipped over until it is golden brown on both sides.

People eat this cake during cold weather. Locals say between November and February is ‘banh ap chao’ season, when the smell of the cake pervades every street.

Creative idea to establish food supply – demand linkage group amid Covid-19 pandemic

(BGO) - Vietnamese people always show great solidarity and alliance of compassion in difficult periods of natural disasters and Covid-19 pandemic. However, inconsistent assistance may cause redundancy in some places and still shortage in others. Director of Bagico Joint Stock Company (Bagico) Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuc suggested to establish food supply – demand linkage group in Viet Yen district.

Fishy banh mi delight Saigon foodies

A 25-year-old banh mi stall in Saigon has developed quite a reputation thanks to its round scad sandwich fillings, normally comprised of pork.

Nha Trang to develop night-time food street along beach

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province on Wednesday approved a night-time food street comprising 20 mobile trucks along a beach in Nha Trang, a top tourist attraction.

Bac Giang makes production plan to ensure food security

(BGO) – Bac Giang province has devised a plan to develop the local agricultural production in the direction of improving efficiency and sustainable values, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The province strives to achieve an average agricultural production growth rate of about 1.6 percent per year in the 2021 - 2030 period.

Vietnamese food, farm produce displayed at international exhibition in Japan

Nearly 20 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing products at the 46th International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex Japan 2021), which kicked off in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba on March 9

Source: VnExpress