Wednesday, 11:22, 17/02/2021
Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are home to palmyra palm trees whose fruits are the main ingredient of many local specialties.
Palmyra palm delicacies
Palmyra palm leaves are used for thatching houses and their trunks are used as firewood while their flowers and fruits are used to make food and drink.
Palmyra palm steamed rice cake
The steamed rice cake is popular in the delta. To make it, old palmyra palm fruits are first picked and pounded. The liquid is then mixed with rice flour. Needless to say, palmyra palm sugar is used for this kind of cake. The sugar lends these steamed rice cakes an eye-catching yellow color as well as a very good flavor. Last but not least, coconut milk is one of ingredients which gives the cake a fatty taste.