Delicious food of Tan Chau, An Giang
After 265 years of formation and development, 13 years of becoming a town, Tan Chau (An Giang) has increasingly grown with famous traditional craft villages such as: Uzu mat weaving village, Chau Giang brocade weaving village, Tan Chau silk weaving village, ... Besides, the land at the source of Tien River also brings to visitors from near and far delicious dishes: chive cake, beef cake, sun-dried lia, ... Among them, the simple sweetness, deeply in people's hearts, cannot fail to mention the famous Siamese sticky rice.
Making sticky rice is also very elaborate.
According to the elders, Siamese sticky rice originated from Thai merchants who came to this land to do business and brought with them the unique sticky rice dish. Gradually, Vietnamese people learned how to cook sticky rice and turned it into a popular, familiar dish in daily life.
The word "Xiêm" in Xoi Xiem means "Xiêm La" - the name used to refer to the country of Thailand in the past. It is called Xoi Xiem partly because of its origin, partly to distinguish it from other sticky rice dishes such as: Xoi nep than, xoi corn, xoi gac, xoi ga...
The type of sticky rice used to cook Xoi Xiem must be sticky, white, long-grained or the famous Phu Tan sticky rice. The sticky rice will be soaked for about 4-5 hours, then steamed for about half an hour. Steaming the sticky rice is the most important step, contributing to the success or failure of the Xoi Xiem dish because the steamer must watch the fire properly so that the sticky rice grains are cooked, not mushy, and when cooled, the grains are not dry or hard.
Steaming sticky rice is the most important step.
Contributing to the difference of Xoi Xiem is the accompanying filling including: Chicken eggs, palm sugar and condensed milk mixed together and steamed. The combination of sweet, fatty ingredients makes the Xoi Xiem more attractive. In addition, the sweet taste of coconut milk mixed and poured evenly over the Xoi Xiem makes Xoi Xiem special, only in Tan Chau, An Giang, it has all the delicious flavors that attract many tourists from near and far.
If you have the opportunity to visit Tan Chau, you should find and enjoy this special dish. A plate of hot, steaming sticky rice mixed with sticky rice filling and coconut milk, the aroma and stickiness of sticky rice combined with the fatty, rich taste of chicken eggs, milk, coconut milk and the sweetness of palm sugar will make you remember it forever.
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