Hoi An specialties contain the beauty of the long-standing culinary culture of Hoi An ancient town. When coming here to travel, visitors are not only impressed by the poetic and ancient tourist attractions, but also attracted by the unique cuisine in Hoi An town. If you don't know what to buy as a gift when traveling to Hoi An, don't ignore the following suggestions from Migo.
Mung bean cake - The sweetness of Quang
There is a taste that no matter where you go, Hoi An people will not stop remembering it, that is the taste of mung bean cake, one of Hoi An's typical specialties. The cake has a salty filling and a soft sweet outer layer that is crispy fried with lard. The crispy mung bean powder shell seems to awaken the taste buds of many diners.
Hoi An mung bean cake has 2 types: dry and wet, printed with a mold with a thin circle shape. Hoi An mung bean cake is really different from other mung bean cakes in other regions, the taste is not too sweet but crispy when eaten and has the fleshy taste of green beans.
- Suggested place to buy: Ba Trinh Cake Oven
- Address: 62 Le Loi, Hoi An City, Quang Nam
- Reference price from 30,000 – 35,000 VND/box (20 pieces)
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Banh Thuan - A rustic cake of Hoi An town
Banh Thuan is a rustic dish with a golden color, made from wheat flour, chicken eggs and some special spices to create a rare typical deliciousness. Tasting this cake, you will feel the sweet and fatty taste that melts in your mouth, the soft aroma of eggs is very strange.
You can buy banh thuan at specialty stores in Hoi An for about 60,000 – 70,000 VND/bag (500gr).
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Nest cake – Hoi An specialty during the holidays
Since ancient times, Nest cake has been considered a delicious gift used by the people of Quang on important occasions such as Tet holidays, summer festivals, entertaining friends and distinguished guests to visit home,... The cake with a delicious sesame flavor with a cup of hot tea is enough for guests to feel the rustic and sincere of the people of Quang.
This type of cake is made from glutinous flour, sugar bowl (made from molasses), so it is brown or black-brown. When enjoying this cake, you will feel the aromatic, chewy and flexible flavor that brings a new and interesting feeling.
- Suggested place to buy: Hoi An Market
- Address: Junction 3 Tran Quy Cap – Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hoi An City
- Reference price from 50,000 – 60,000 VND/piece (500 gr)
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Warm Hong Dao wine from the land of Quang
The ancients had a saying: "The land of Quang has not rained and has absorbed, Hong Dao wine has not been drunk". It can be seen that Hong Dao wine is also a popular specialty in the daily life of the people of this country.
If you have ever enjoyed Hong Dao wine, you will never forget that ecstatic taste. Wine is a blend of spiciness, characteristic aroma and fresh colors, enough to make people drunk and forget the way home.
Hong Dao wine is elaborately processed, from cooked rice to cool, mixed with leaf yeast and aged in jars, after a week, it is distilled. Opening the wine jar will smell the strong smell of wine, making many people fall in love. After that, the winemaker will add thinly sliced ripe peaches to brew in jars and bury them in the ground for about 100 days. At this time, the wine will have a pink-red color that looks very beautiful and has a pleasant aroma. The wine poured into the glass is pink, clear and has an attractive aroma.
- Suggested place to buy: Quang Da specialties
- Address: 95 Tran Cao Van, Minh An Ward, Hoi An
- Reference price from 130,000 – 145,000 VND/bottle (350ml)
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Sushi cake - The typical crispy chewy cake taste of Hoi Ho Chi Minh City
Su se cake is a cake made from filtered flour and fresh coconut, with attractive colors. When you enjoy it, you will feel the chewy, flexible, and characteristic crunchy taste. The cake has the sweetness of honey, the greasy taste of coconut, all blend to create a refreshing taste that impresses many people.
Su se cake costs about 3,000 – 5,000 VND/piece, can be bought at Hoi An market.
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Baked coconut cake - Hoi An confectionery specialty
Baked coconut cake is made from fresh coconut, combined with glutinous flour and sugar to be baked. Therefore, the cake is golden brown, crispy to eat, and has a strong coconut flavor. This famous specialty cake of Quang is the perfect choice to buy as a gift for relatives and friends when traveling in Hoi An.
Baked coconut cakes cost from 23,000 to 35,000 VND depending on the weight and can be bought at specialty stores in Da Nang and Hoi An.
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