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Although dried bananas are quite simple to prepare, they require skill. The most important step in making this delicious dish is to choose good bananas, dry them, and dry them in the sun on a grill to get a beautiful yellow color and a sweet honey taste. The appeal of dried bananas is not only because the bananas are chewy and chewy, and can be eaten directly as a snack, but also because skillful women have transformed them into many other delicious dishes, such as bananas rolled in coconut rice, fried bananas, grilled bananas, and banana candy...

Bananas are pressed thinly and dried in natural sunlight to have a sweet and mild aroma. (Photo taken at Bay Hoang dried banana production facility, Tran Hoi commune, Tran Van Thoi district).

The finished banana pieces have beautiful colors, are chewy, elastic and have a rich aroma of banana syrup.

Slice dried banana, mix with ginger, pineapple, sugar... then simmer over medium heat, when the mixture thickens and turns reddish brown, sprinkle with a layer of sesame and beans to have a fragrant, delicious, sweet, chewy banana candy.

Banana candy pieces are cut into small pieces and carefully packaged. Many women in Khanh Binh Dong earn extra income from making this candy to serve at parties, display local specialties at fairs...

Dried bananas can also be fried or grilled. When cooled, they are crispy, sweet, and fatty.

Banana rolls with coconut rice are simple and easy to make. Just mix coconut rice with a little salt and sugar, then roll it with pressed bananas to get a delicious and unique dish, suitable for a family snack or to entertain guests.

Ms. Tran Kim Dao, President of the Women's Union of Tran Hoi commune, said that delicious dishes made from dried bananas are often prepared by women during culinary competitions, folk cake festivals... to promote local products, contributing to local economic development.

Not only famous for its dried bananas, Tran Van Thoi district is also famous for its delicious, crispy fried bananas with sugar.