Green sticky rice of Vong village

When you put your foot in Hanoi where is like the heart of Vietnam, you can enjoy many special foods of this region. However, almost visitors are unforgettable about a dish which is a delicious and famous product from young rice. It is green sticky rice of Vong village which is as a refined gift of Vong village in particular and of Hanoi in general.

Vong village is about 5 kilometers far away from centre of Hanoi. It consists of four hamlets such as Vong Tien, Vong Hau, Vong So, and Vong Trung and the green sticky rice of Vong village is the most famous in Vong Hau and Vong So. Nowadays, it is Dich Vong ward, Cau Giay district. Although the name of the street is changed but the name “com lang vong” in Vietnamese is still kept in mind of almost people.

The green sticky rice of Vong village has appeared for a long time and its fame is known from generation to generation. This specialty is made from young rice; one year only has two crops as fifth-month crop and autumn crop. It is said that the green sticky rice is the best in autumn crop from July to October. Autumn in Hanoi is very wonderful and special and may be this makes the taste of green sticky rice become more impressive and fascinating in autumn.

Especially, this simple and pure dish and autumn has gone into many poems naturally and honeyed.  It is the same as a wonderful present which symbolizes resourceful, hardworking and creative farmers especially people in Vong village. Everyone usually uses this present for their parents or for their friends in Tet holidays and festivals. Day by day, the green sticky rice becomes common in life.  It is appeared popularly in ancestor worships, pagoda festivals, wedding parties of Kinh people. Furthermore, it was used to donate to kings of dynasty of Ly (1009-1225). However, until now, visitors can find easily the green sticky rice of Vong village in almost markets, streets in Hanoi especially in autumn you can hear the sentence “do you buy the green sticky rice?” habitually along streets even in small road or  narrow corn in Hanoi.

The green sticky rice is packed with lotus leaf which makes this dish become more unique and special. The flavor of lotus leaf is very cool and light but it is different from any other leaf. The lotus is a famous and noble flower in Vietnam; its meaning is attached with cleanliness. Thus, may be the green sticky rice of Vong village is more evaluated when it is packed with lotus leaf.

Welcome visitors to Hanoi, you will be enjoyed the special foods especially the green sticky rice of Vong village. Now, skillful farmers made many kinds of products from the green sticky rice such as green rice flake cake, kind of dessert made with sugar and grilled rice. Each kind is very delicious and attractive. If you have chance to Vietnam, please remember to enjoy it. Especially, you are foreigners or oversea Vietnamese planning go to Vietnam, please contact to the address vietnamvisa.co to do vietnam visa, it is very necessary and important for your nice trip to Vietnam.