Special taste of Hai Duong’s Long cake

About Vietnam cuisine, different from other kinds of glutinous rice cake, Hai Duong's Long cake has a light flavor, sweet-smelling, buttery and hot taste of puffed glutinous rice, ginger, roasted peanuts and sugar in Hai Duong.

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Special taste of Hai Duong's Long cake

It takes a lot of time and energy to make Long cake. Boiled ginger syrup is poured into the basin containing mixture of peanuts and crushed puffed rice.

Long cake

All things then have to be stirred continuously and steadily until well kneaded. This step is very difficult but important. If you do not stir steadily and continuously, or if you pour too much or not enough ginger syrup, the mixture will be either dry or pasty, making it difficult to cast. Consequently, the finished cake will be so tough that you can hardly cut it into small pieces without a cleaver.

How to make it

After that the mixture is cast in a big steel mould, and cake makers have to pestle continuously until the mixture is well kneaded and becomes a solid block. At last, finished cake is removed from the mould, covered with puffed glutinous rice flour for anti-stickiness, let cool and packed.

Long cake

The cake made in An Phu is characterised by ground powder from puffed glutinous rice. Thanks to this fine powder, the Long cake of An Phu village is softer and not as thick as Long cake of An Sinh village. Besides, cake makers here also put in special ingredients, such as: sesame, cardamom, cinnamon bark, star anise and sweetened coconut.

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Mui Ne Travel Guide

 

Mui Ne travel guide

About 183 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City to the east, Phan Thiet is one of the favorite tourist destinations of both domestic and foreign tourists. Coming to Phan Thiet, visitors will admire poetic long golden sand es and stunning es with cool blue sea. Moreover, travelers should not miss the opportunity to enjoy unique delicacies here. The following article will share you with Mui Ne travel guide in order that you will enhance the knowledge of traveling in Vietnam.

Appropriate time for traveling in Phan Thiet – Mui Ne

The sea in Ninh Thuan usually has seaweed and jellyfish in July and August. Therefore, at this time, the sea water is not pure and blue. The best time to visit Mui Ne – Phan Thiet is May when the scenery is the most beautiful during the year.

Places to visit in Mui Ne – Phan Thiet

Mui Ne stream

Mui Ne stream is located on the Route 706 in Mui Ne Ward. The route 706 is also an important trade route connecting to other destinations in Phan Thiet. Mui  Ne stream has a length of about 10 kilometers and is adjacent to two beauty spots named Hon Rom and Hon Ghe.

  

Mui Ne stream

Previously, Mui Ne stream is a small fishing village, but in 2000, this place was planned to become a tourist attraction. Until now, Mui Ne stream still preserves unspoiled beauty with vast mangrove forests covered with blue color. Due to being situated far from the residential area, the here is quite clean with sloping white sand es.

Mui Ne sand dunes

Mui Ne sand dune runs along the route 706 through famous sights such as Mui Ne fishing village, Gold Sand Dunes, Hon Rom, Long Son stream, Hon Nghe and White Sand Dunes. The fascinating attractions in the trip to Mui Ne sand dunes are gold sand dune and white sand dune.

Gold Sand Dunes

 

Gold Sand Dunes

When setting foot on gold sand dunes, you will feel that you are getting lost in a desert in the Middle East or Africa. Watching sunrise or sunset on the dunes will be an excellent suggestion for visitors. It is certain that the journey to discover the gold sand dunes will bring you many unforgettable memories.

White Sand Dunes

 

White Sand Dunes

Located about 20 kilometers to the northeast, White Sand Dune is a must-go destination when traveling to Mui Ne. This sand dune is considered the second Sahara desert. The sand here often changes color, from yellow to pure white.

There are three water reservoirs on the white sand dunes including Bau Ong (Gentleman Lake), Bau Ba (Lady Lake) – the largest lake and Bau Xoai (Mango Lake) –  the smallest lake and many small ponds. In particularly, Bau Ba has an area of 70 hectares and now been extended more 500 meters, the average depth of 5 meters and the deepest point is 19 meters in the rainy season. The deepest place of the lake is covered with hundreds of lotus flowers blooming in summer.

Suoi Tien

 

Suoi Tien, Mui Ne

Suoi Tien is a mysterious small stream that is approximately 18 kilometers from Phan Thiet City to the east. Suoi Tien runs along white and red sand dunes. On the opposite side are rows of coconut trees and bushes and luxuriant brushwood.

The stream is like a lovely fairy bending her body beside colorful sand dunes, which creates magical natural scenery. Suoi Tien will be an attractive destination for those who love adventure and desire to explore mysterious features. You can walk barefoot on the stream to feel smooth grains of sand and enjoy peaceful and romantic space.

Mui Ne fishing village

 

Mui Ne fishing village

Mui Ne fishing village is about 3 kilometers from Mui Ne town to the north. The harbor here is crowded with boats from day until night. At a distance is a small market with full of color surrounded by shady coconut trees. It is interesting you to experience the daily life of fishermen, go shopping and enjoy fresh seafood. The best time for the trip to Mui Ne fishing village is in early morning or late afternoon.

Ke Ga Lighthouse

 

Ke Ga lighthouse

Ke Ga lighthouse is 30 kilometers from the center of Phan Thiet city along the coastline toward the south. Ke Ga lighthouse has long been famous for the beautiful landscape and colorful jagged rocks. Ke Ga Lighthouse was built by French engineer called Chnavat in 1897. This lighthouse is ranked one of the most beautiful lighthouses in Southeast Asia.

Ke Ga lighthouse owns many characteristics of Western classical architecture. This is the work of art that is made of granite. It is the unique architecture that turns Ke Ga lighthouse into an attractive destination for tourists at home and from abroad.

Specialties in Mui Ne

Grilled butterfly lizards

 

Grilled butterfly lizards

To cook this dish, it is necessary to choose fat and mature butterfly lizards because the meat of small butterfly lizards is not tough. After the preliminary treatment by mixing butterfly lizards with spices for 30 minutes, the meat will be baked on the charcoal stove. This food can be served with grilled rice paper wrappers, leaf vegetables and rice vermicelli.

Soft thin vermicelli noodles with black puddings

 

Soft thin vermicelli noodles with black puddings

The most famous restaurant of soft thin vermicelli noodles is Phu Long that is 6 kilometers from Phan Thiet City. This is the popular dish for breakfast in Phan Thiet.

Căn cake

 

Căn cake, Mui Ne

This is one of the idyllic snacks in Phan Thiet for a long time. This cake does not consist of the filling of shrimp or meat and only includes flour and eggs. As usual, this cake is served with shumai, braised fish, pork skin, mango and sauce. The most famous cake stall is by Ms. Nguyet. This food stall is quite clean and spacious with good service.

Răng mực (Squid teeth)

 

Răng mực (Squid teeth)

Squid teeth is a familiar snack of the people in Phan Thiet. Here you can enjoy many delicious dishes processed from squid teeth such as steamed squid teeth,  squid teeth fried five-spice powder, baked squid teeth and fried squid teeth. It is recommended that you should enjoy this dish at the restaurant located on Le Hong Phong Street.

If you are a nature lover and excited about discovering natural landscape, Mui Ne is a good choice for you. Besides Mui Ne, there are quite a few tourist destinations in Vietnam, especially es and islands such as Vung Tau and Phu Quoc.

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Best Foods in Hong Kong

 

Dim sum

Hong Kong is always the best destination in Asia where you can admire wonderful landscapes and delicious cuisines. Therefore, when visiting Hong Kong, you attract by the colorful and good taste of unique dishes such as dim sum, abalone soup or milk tea, quiche and so on.  Furthermore, the post will show you best foods in Hong Kong.

Sticky rice cake

This is the perfect meals for breakfast or snacks in the expensive country’s 2nd Asia. The cake is made by sticky rice and black sesame or red bean powder inside. Although appearance does not really catch the eye, their taste will leave you admiring and eat extra sets.  In order to enjoy the right taste, you should visit some restaurants in the two sides of Sham Shui Po Street.

  

Sticky rice cake

Egg cake

The cake was introduced in Hong Kong in the 1940s by a late night snack shop. Then the cake is widely available from the coffee shop, tea shop to a bakery, especially as an indispensable dessert of Chinese breakfast at the tea shop. Many people believe that Hong Kong egg cakes are inspired by the European tart made to suit the tastes of the people of a fragrant harbor. However, Hong Kong-style egg cake is still popular dessert and favorite of anyone when visiting Hong Kong.

 

Egg cake

Milk tea

This is one of the “must-try” drinks when visiting Hong Kong for tourists. There are two types of milk teas in there including traditional milk tea and Yin-yang milk tea. For traditional milk tea, you will enjoy strong black tea taste mixed with condensed milk. If you want to enjoy the new milk tea, you should try Yin-yang which is made by combing between tea and coffee, so its taste is quite unique and attractive.

 

Milk tea

XO sauce

XO sauce is a spicy sauce stuff made from dried scallops, shrimp, onion, and garlic and chili oil. This sauce is served with fried rice, dim sum, and tofu. The sauce is served when you ate any traditional dishes here. However, if you want to enjoy the perfect XO sauce, you should visit Peninsula Hong Kong Restaurants from Guangdong, in the Spring Moon. If you are vegetarian diners, you can visit Ming Court at Langham Place Hotel Mongkok district to enjoy.

 

XO sauce

Coconut smoothies and fruit mix

This is one of special drink which you can not miss when visiting Hong Kong. The ingredients such as fresh fruit, pomegranate Status taro, flour, and plaster were ranked according to each individual layer. Then, pour coconut milk would be flooded on forming raw material mixture extremely exotic drinks.

Cheung fun Rolls

The delicious cake is used in the breakfast from Hong Kong. If you visited Vietnam, you will see that the cake is quite similar to the rolls cake of the country.  However, tastes of the cake have some different because the sauce of the cake in Hong Kong is soy sauce instead of fish sauce. Furthermore, shrimp or barbecue’s often used as cake.

 

Cheung fun Rolls

Dim sum

Dim sum is the common name of all the dishes prepared in a thinly wrapped style on the outside, inside is the crumb. The main ingredients of this dish consist of several components such as powder the rice, flour, seafood, and vegetables. Each Dimsum brings for tourists another feeling like discovering and enjoying great culinary pleasures.

Source: Asiadaytours.com

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The Most Beautiful Place in Japan

 

Hiroshima Peace Memorials - Genbaku DOME (Atomic Bomb Dome)

Asiatravel.agency - Japan is a wonderful country in Asia where you can enjoy imposing culture and amazing destinations. Besides cultural and economic centers like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or the familiar scenery of Mount Fuji, snow in Hokkaido, Okinawa Sea. Furthermore, Japan is also a historical country with a lot of many special places and beautiful landscapes. The Japanese are hard-working, diligence and discipline have created monumental works and preserve endowed nature. Therefore, the post will show you the most beautiful place in Japan.

1 Horyuji Buddhist architecture areas

 

Horyuji Buddhist architecture areas

The place was recognized UNESCO’s World Heritage site in 2003, so Horyuji Buddhist architecture area is the national security of Japanese tourists which is located in Nara Prefecture. Among the works in this population, most notably as Horyuji (French Long self-education) have some wooden building, the world’s oldest, and the temple Hokkiji with Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue 11 faces.

2 Himeji-Jo Palace

Himeji-job palace is the important place in Japanese tourism. Located in Himeji city, Hyogo province, Heimeji is a building block castle was renovated from an ancient fort. Himeji is considered the architectural model of the Japanese castle which was completely natural integrity through the bombing of the 2nd World War and the Kobe earthquake.

 

Himeji-Jo Palace

3 Yakushima island

Yakushima Island is the part of Kagoshima province. This pristine island has rich vegetation and animals have been recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage. Especially Yakushima has remnants of an ancient temperate forest. Each year more than 300,000 Japanese tourists visited nature-loving Island.

  

Yakushima island

4 Ancient Kyoto

Ancient Kyoto and surrounding area covering a large area today include the cities of Kyoto, Uji and Ots. Destinations in the ancient capital of Kyoto vestige is an indispensable part of any tourist itinerary in Japan. Therefore, if you visit the ancient town, you can explore 14 Buddhist temples including Kyogokoku-ji Temple (Toji Temple), Temple Kiyomizu-dera, temple Enryaku, Daigo Temple, Ninna temple, monastery Byodo-in, temple Kozan, Saiho moss temple, the temple Tenryu, Rokuon Temple (Golden Temple Kinkakuji), Jisho temple (temple Ginkaku-ji silver), Ryoan temple, Nishi Hongan temple and 3 shinto shrine include Kamigamo shrine, Shimogamo shrine, temple Ujigami; and one castle is the Nijo Castle. The most prominent of such temples is the Kiyomizu temple’s architecture with wooden overhead. Kinkakuji temple is covered with pure gold leaf, Ryoanji temple style rock garden with meditation, and deep in the forest temple Kozanji with the most precious national treasure of Japan.

  

Ancient Kyoto

5 Shirakawa-Go and Gokayama historical villages

Shirakawa-go and Gokayama located in two adjacent areas of Japan Gifu and Toyama. A valuable contribution to the Japanese tourist of two villages are not only in the countryside scenery and peaceful rice fields, but also a unique architecture with thatched roofs forming two hands are clasped as in prayer. The buildings here are simple but robust, able to withstand the weight of snow closed in winter in this region.

  

Shirakawa-Go and Gokayama historical villages

6 Hiroshima Peace Memorials – Genbaku DOME (Atomic Bomb Dome)

When talking about Japan, it was impossible not to see two atomic bombs that had befallen the country during World War 2. Hiroshima is the place where it was heavily influenced by the atomic bomb and has now become a popular tourist destination for Japanese tourists. One of the main attractions of the city is Hiroshima peace memorial for the atomic bomb dome Genbaku. This is a unique building and also remain in the area near the site of the bomb explodes.

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