Hammock Face Soft Thin Vermicelli - Renowned Specialties In The West

The hammock face soft thin vermicelli is a traditional profession known throughout the area of Mr Tran Thien Canh in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city.

Mr Canh said, initially seeing the needs of people in the neighborhood was quite large, so his family began to make a lot of soft thin vermicelli for guests to bring to the party such as wedding or death anniversary… Tasting delicious, the fame spreads everywhere. Guests came home and bought soft thin vermicelli a lot, and later the family thought about making soft thin vermicelli for business till this day. The soft thin vermicelli is called hammock face soft thin vermicelli because the shape of soft thin vermicelli is the diagonal lines like the hammock.

To have delicious hammock face soft thin vermicelli must go through many elaborate steps. The most important step to make soft thin vermicelli delicious is choosing delicious rice powder that helps soft thin vermicelli become more limpid, tough and tasty. Firstly, stir the rice powder into water, pour into the pot and place on the fire, continue to stir the mixture to become the dough then bring to the mill to make it become smooth and let cool. Next, cut the banana leaves into the pieces, rinse, and drain them.

Then the powder is put into a cylindrical mold, on the top of it, there is a long trunk as the lever to press the powder. To make the soft thin vermicelli has the hammock face, the craftsman must skillfully use banana leaves to catch it under the mold. When the powder is pressed down, use hands to move the banana leaves to create a beautiful mesh. When creating a turn, just bring soft thin vermicelli to steam about 5 minutes; as long as it is limpid and not broken, it is cooked. This dish is often served with raw vegetable, marinated char-grilled pork and sweet-sour fish sauce. The marinated char-grilled pork is also made by Canh’s family from choosing the delicious pork, marinating it to grilling it.

When visiting Canh's production facilities, besides enjoying the specialties, visitors can experience to make hammock face soft thin vermicelli. Put on a piece of soft thin vermicelli made by yourselves, then wrap it in a piece of marinated char-grilled pork, a layer of lettuce and aromatic herbs, end up in a bowl of sweet and sour fish sauce and slowly feel the taste when touching the tip of the tongue. Depending on the taste that hammock face soft thin vermicelli is eaten with different salty dishes, but most people like to eat with marinated char-grilled pork.

Hammock face soft thin vermicelli is not everywhere, so making it by yourselves and enjoy it in the garden help visitors feel closer with local people in the Southwest.