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Outstanding cuisine of the ancient capital - Taste of Hue tea

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Hue tea is the quintessence of the cuisine of the ancient capital. There are up to 36 types of Hue royal tea, each with its own flavor that cannot be mixed with anywhere.

Who has ever set foot in Hue but has not heard of the specialty tea dishes here. There are 36 royal tea dishes, including dozens of rustic teas, ethereal, luxurious, popular, and rustic. Each type of Hue tea has a unique flavor, creating a culinary highlight of the ancient capital. Hue people eat sophisticatedly and delicately, so over time they create more tea that is both strange, delicious and extremely nutritious. 


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Only from mung beans, Hue people can make many excellent delicious tea dishes. In addition to green beans, there are also beans, peas, and beans that are also suitable ingredients for Hue tea. However, each type of bean has its own way of processing, which requires a lot of pains. 


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Hue tea is cooked in two styles: royal and popular. Hue tea dishes with luxurious style can be mentioned lotus tea, millet tea, roasted pork tea, longan tea, lotus-wrapped filter powder tea, bean bean tea,... In addition, rustic tea includes corn tea, pea tea, red beans, green beans, taro tea, and filtered powder tea wrapped in peanuts,.. 


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In order to enjoy the sweet and fragrant tea bowls with Hue characteristics in hand, the processor has to go through many stages. From the stage of choosing ingredients, preparing spices, flavorings to starting to work, it must be very accurate and thorough. Each person has an esoteric unique tea recipe, no one is the same. But because of that, it creates many different tea dishes with rich flavors. So that when looking at the transparent, elastic and attractive tea cups, that sweet taste will keep guests who do not dare to leave the ancient capital.


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If the capital of Hanoi has 36 streets and wards, the ancient capital of Hue impresses with 36 unique royal tea dishes. 


Lotus seed tea, lotus seed tea is a type of high-quality tea. The lotus seeds used to make tea must be lotus grown in Tinh Tam Lake. Lotus seeds are peeled, steamed, then cooked with white granulated sugar water or clear rock sugar until boiling. When the lotus seeds have absorbed the sweet taste, they can be eaten outside the kitchen. To get a delicious pot of tea, the cook must be on duty to keep the fire burning moderately, stir his hands gently, and the time must be just enough so that the lotus seeds are not old and not young. If you accidentally cook it old, the lotus seeds will lose their inherent natural aroma. If cooked young, the lotus fragrance will not radiate.


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Beans are a popular bean variety in Vietnam. But only beans in Hue make a cup of tea a specialty of the ancient capital. Even the name of the bean reminds us of a royal dish. Tea beans are scooped into small cups, on top of which are a few fresh jasmine or grapefruit buds to make it beautiful and slightly fragrant.


Or purple potato tea is also very popular with diners thanks to its eye-catching color and sweet taste. This tea is cooked from purple potatoes to get a natural purple color, then cooked with coconut water and left on low heat until just compared. 


In addition, Hue also has roasted pork filtered powder tea, which is considered a "unique" specialty that you must try when you visit here. This savory tea dish is made from transparent filtered flour balls wrapped in roasted meat and then boiled with rock sugar, creating an alternating sweet and salty taste, both fatty and chewy, so it is extremely strange in the mouth. 


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Speaking of filtered powder, there is also a type of filtered powder tea wrapped in coconut rice and peanuts with transparent round balls that look like pure pearls.


Hue tea is not only preferred by Hue people, but tourists who come here, who have once enjoyed it, will never forget the typical taste of those teas. If you have the opportunity to come to Hue, you must visit famous tea shops to fully enjoy the wonderful taste of this snack.


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