Western tourists are amazed at the speed of wrapping sticky rice in Hanoi, ordering two bowls to fill them up.

Mark Wiens is a famous food blogger from the US. He currently owns a Facebook page with 6 million followers and a personal Youtube channel with more than 10 million followers.

With a passion for travel and culinary exploration, Mark Wiens has set foot in dozens of countries across continents, experiencing unique and attractive dishes in many localities and regions. In Southeast Asia, Vietnam and Thailand are the two countries Mark visits the most. He is especially impressed with the rich cuisine in Vietnam because there are many delicious dishes at affordable prices.

During his most recent trip to Vietnam, Mark visited Hanoi . He admitted that he really enjoyed the street food experience and did not forget to enjoy a series of popular snacks here. And one of the dishes that this Western tourist commented that "must enjoy when traveling to Hanoi" is xoi xeo - a delicious and cheap breakfast snack of the capital's people.

ferocious with travel.gif — American YouTuber with millions of views - Mark Wiens was excited about his recent trip and culinary experience in Hanoi (Photo cut from clip)

To enjoy delicious sticky rice in Hanoi style, Mark woke up early and went to the famous sticky rice shop at the intersection of Hang Bai and Ly Thuong Kiet. He was excited about the Vietnamese breakfast habits and was surprised that at only 6:30 a.m., many restaurants were already packed with customers.

The sticky rice shop that Mark visited is a familiar culinary address of Hanoians, impressing with the harmonious flavor of sticky rice, fatty broth, smooth green beans and fried onions. In addition to the traditional sticky rice with its characteristic yellow color, the shop also serves corn sticky rice with similar ingredients and ways of enjoying.

In particular, the shop once caused a "fever" on Korean television and became famous on social networks thanks to the seller's "lightning-fast" sticky rice wrapping.

screenshot 2023 11 22 175049.png — The Western customer arrived at the restaurant at 6:30 am and was surprised to see that there were already many people lining up to buy and wait to enjoy the famous sticky rice dish here (Screenshot)

When a customer comes to buy takeaway, the owner quickly scoops the sticky rice onto the banana leaves that have been spread out, then quickly slices the smooth, pressed mung beans into large pieces. Then, continues to drizzle with rich lard and add fried onions, pork floss, etc., and wraps it up neatly.

For diners, the owner also prepares the sticky rice and serves it in a bowl instead of wrapping it in banana leaves and newspaper.

In just 10-15 seconds, this person has finished 4-5 portions of sticky rice for many customers. That is why even though the restaurant is always crowded, no one has to wait long for their turn to enjoy it.

man lam xoi nhanh than toc.gif — The seller's "lightning-fast" sticky rice wrapping once caused a "storm" on the internet when the operations were performed very quickly and skillfully (Photo cut from clip)

Witnessing the owner’s professional “lightning-fast” performance of making sticky rice, Mark couldn’t help but be amazed and kept exclaiming with delight. Here, the Western guest also ordered two full servings of sticky rice, one with corn sticky rice and one with sticky rice to fully experience the flavor of the famous breakfast dish in the capital.

Each serving includes sticky rice, thinly sliced mung beans, rich lard, fragrant fried onions, shredded pork floss and cinnamon sausage.

goi xoi.gif — The Western guest was delighted to witness the lightning-fast sticky rice wrapping process, which only took about 10 seconds (Photo cut from clip)

With the beautiful yellow sticky rice, Mark commented: “I can’t believe how delicious the sticky rice is. The ingredients combine in a very harmonious flavor. The sticky rice is still hot and soft, the mung beans are rich, the fried onions are crispy and fragrant, and the pork floss melts in your mouth,” described the American YouTuber with millions of views.

While enjoying the corn sticky rice, he also kept praising the deliciousness and felt impressed when the traditional ingredients were skillfully processed into an attractive breakfast dish. The Western guest also revealed that he really liked the smooth green beans because they were rich and creamy, when eaten they seemed to melt in the mouth and went extremely well with the sticky rice.

“Excellent, the sticky rice has a chewy texture. Adding corn makes it more nutritious and enough to keep you full all morning,” said Mark.

an xoi.gif — Mark enjoyed two servings of sticky rice and corn sticky rice, continuously nodding his head in praise and impressed with the taste of this rustic breakfast dish (Photo cut from clip)

At the end of the meal, Mark paid for two servings of sticky rice at 15,000 VND each. He admitted that the price was very cheap, suitable for everyone.

In addition to sticky rice, during his trip to Hanoi and his culinary experience, the American guest also took the opportunity to enjoy many other delicious dishes in the capital such as vermicelli with crab, vermicelli with grilled pork, vermicelli with snails, rib and cartilage porridge, etc.

Phan Dau

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