White Rose Dumplings- Hoi An Specialty

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Introduction

White rose dumplings Hoi An is one of the must-try dishes when traveling to the ancient town. Not only famous for the ancient town, but Hoi An is also well known delicate and diverse cuisine with the highlights are Hoi An Chicken rice; Cao Lau, Quang Noodles, and especially the white rose steamed dumplings.

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Where to eat Hoi An White Rose?

Mention the best white rose Hoi An (Banh Bao- Banh Vac), people will immediately think of White Rose restaurant at 533, Hai Ba Trung Street, Hoi An city.

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This is considered the most famous and delicious place serving dumplings – cauldron cakes. The White rose restaurant Hoi An opening hours are from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm every day.

Hoi An White Rose Dumplings History

Banh Bao, Banh Vac white rose originated from a family of Chinese origin who settled in Hoi An 130 years ago and have been inherited by their children until now.

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According to the stories of long-time bakers, in the past, people only used to call them dumplings or cauldron cakes based on the shape of the cake.

Until one day, a foreigner who traveling to Hoi An to the restaurant to try this cake and at first glance, he exclaimed “Beautiful white rose”. Since then, people have started calling this cake a beautiful and elegant name – “Hoi An White Rose”.

White Rose Dumplings Vietnamese Recipe

The taste of White rose dumplings Vietnam always makes people feel familiar but equally strange because of the ingredients that make Hoi An’s cake in Quang Nam. With the characteristics of Quang dishes, the processing of this dish is quite simple but requires the baker to be very careful, meticulous, and patient in each processing stage.

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The main raw material for making the crust is rice flour, which is selected from fragrant rice with firm grains, thoroughly washed so that there are no husks or grit. Then bring the cleaned rice into a pot of water and grind it into a powder. Water used to grind flour must be taken from well water without alum, without impurities, in general, pure well water to make the most standard smooth white crust.

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Next is the stage of distilling flour with water that Hoi An people often call “powdering”, this step is repeated about 15-20 times until the powder settles and the water is clear, then drain the water. Knead the dough again and make a clean bowl.

The cake filling consists of two different types, distinguishing between white rose dumplings and cauldron cakes. Dumplings use shrimp as the main ingredient, which is well pounded, and fried into a paste mixed with spices such as onions, pepper, and salt…

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Hoi An White Rose Dumplings

And the cauldron cake also has shrimp, but with pork, wood ear, shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, Beans, scallions, pepper, and spices. The filling is mixed well, then this mixture is stir-fried before wrapping.

How to make White Rose Dumplings?

After being filtered, the dough will be stuffed into a long mold. The bakers will dip two fingers in a bowl of cooking oil, rub it evenly on both hands and then break each ball of dough with their fingers to gradually roll the dough to form a thin and even crust. They use their thumb to press the center of the crust to get space to stuff the filling.

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The filling is meticulously stuffed into the cake, with the larger cake being the cauldron cake and the small cake being white rose dumplings. After molding, the cake is put in a basket and steamed on the stove for about 10 to 15 minutes to be served.

How to present this dish?

After the cake is steamed, it will be displayed on a plate and enjoyed while it is still hot. To highlight the white color of the cake, people often put a layer of green leaves on the plate before putting the cake in.

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On a plate, dumplings are usually presented in the middle, while cauldron cakes are displayed around, and a layer of fried onions is sprayed evenly over the cake. White rose dumpling Vietnam is eaten with the sweet and sour dipping sauce prepared according to the family’s esoteric recipe.

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The combination of dipping sauce and cake makes the diners feel the sweetness of shrimp and meat fillings, the supple fatty aroma of white rice flour, the greasy taste of fried onions, and the pungent flavor of chili.

The Best Way To Enjoy

If you are a foodie and would like to taste this special dish and a lot more Hoi An street food dishes such as Hoi An Chicken Rice, Cao Lau Hoi An, Quang Noodles, etc with a local expert.

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You should book the Hoi An Street Food Tour via Hoi An Private Taxi Travel. This is a great half-day tour to understand deeply the local life, and culture as well as you can experience making Hoi An white rose dumplings.

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