Bright yellow ripe bananas are used to make banana cake.
Mrs. Doan Ngoc Suong grinds flour to make steamed banana cakes.

Head of the Women's Association of Hamlet 5, Tran Hoi Commune, Tran Thi Hang, is a famous baker in this area. She said that steamed banana cake is a traditional cake that has existed for a long time in the banana land of Tran Hoi. When she was a child, she had eaten banana cake made by her mother, which was very delicious and impressive. After nearly 50 years, although many new and delicious cakes have been created, for Ms. Hang, the steamed banana cake made by her mother still holds a certain place in her subconscious.

Ms. Hang said that making steamed banana cake is very simple, the important thing is the selection of ingredients, plus a little family secret. Tran Hoi steamed banana cake is delicious because it is made from the hometown's products. Bananas must be selected from fully ripe black Siamese bananas, because black Siamese bananas have a more fragrant and sweeter taste than white Siamese bananas.

Ms. Tran Thi Hang (left) and her sisters prepare ingredients to steam the cake.

Ms. Doan Ngoc Suong said: "To make delicious steamed banana cake, you must line the steamer with young Siamese banana leaves, not old banana leaves, which will make the cake bitter; the rice flour used to make the cake must be from clean rice varieties, a local specialty; the rich coconut milk must be from pineapple coconut rice, dry coconut, not yet ripe"... those specialties combined with a little tapioca starch and turmeric, how can Tran Hoi banana cake not be chewy, delicious, sweet, and rich, it is strangely attractive.

The first batch of cakes is still steaming on the stove, but the aroma has already conquered everyone.
Banana products of Tran Van Thoi women.

The first batch of cakes was still steaming when the aroma filled the kitchen. The smell of bananas and coconut milk mixed together to create an enticing aroma that made everyone want to eat it right away.

Just hearing about it makes me crave it!

The sweetening area of ​​Tran Van Thoi district is known as the rice granary and also the largest vegetable growing area in the province. Not only that, this place also has Siamese banana trees, providing the market with hundreds of tons of fresh bananas and dried bananas every year. Thanks to the richness of the homeland, the people of Tran Hoi commune have made delicious rustic dishes from bananas, such as dried banana jam, stewed banana with coconut, fried banana cake, especially steamed banana cake with coconut milk, which is extremely delicious.

Performed by Huynh Lam

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