Một nét ẩm thực Bắc Giang Bánh đa Kế - chim rang giềng

Vietnam is a developed country in agriculture. In the daily meals of Vietnamese people, there are usually simple and simple dishes made from rustic rural products but it contains a lot of meaning about a hard working life, hard work, hard and sunny one and two dew of farmers. The image of the "Seasonal Day" has become a vivid, panoramic picture of rural Vietnam ... To enrich the daily meals, from time immemorial, our ancestors have processed and created many kinds of dishes. Different from the idyllic countryside products, it is becoming more and more attractive for the culinary treasure of Vietnamese people. One of the rustic dishes that attracts diners whenever coming to Bac Giang countryside is Ke Ke pancake.

Speaking of rice paper, rice paper is not only unique to the countryside of Kinh Bac (Bac Giang) but also in many other places in all parts of the country. But the Ke cake (Bac Giang) has a unique flavor that cannot be mixed in the other cake of another place. Ke Ke cake is not like any cake of any place, because of its large size and unique colors make this unique difference. Looking away from the multi-cake like a strapless hat of the mandarin's mandarin, graceful, gentle, loving the countryside. In Bac Giang, there are also many places for making cakes, such as Tho Ha Viet Yen coconut cakes, Da Mai cakes, but traditional original cakes have to mention the pancakes of Ke-Bac Giang village. Ke Ke is a simple and popular dish, but it contains many sweaty efforts of the ancient Kinh Bac farmers. To become a traditional food of specialties of Bac Giang people today, the cake has also experienced many ups and downs of the historic events. Many ancient dishes were once famous but also died out over the years, due to various reasons such as natural disasters, enemy invasion, epidemics leading to people having to beg for food. spread around, or because the profession is not handed down according to the generations .... But with this dish with a strong rural flavor of Dinh Ke-Bac Giang people, it has always been preserved and promoted through generations. epidemics lead people to spare food everywhere, or because the profession is not handed down in generations. But with this dish with a strong rural flavor of Dinh Ke-Bac Giang people, it has always been preserved and promoted through generations. epidemics lead people to spare food everywhere, or because the profession is not handed down in generations. But with this dish with a strong rural flavor of Dinh Ke-Bac Giang people, it has always been preserved and promoted through generations.

Ke cake is especially delicious because the fleshy, crispy taste of peanuts, sesame, sweet potatoes mingled with the delicious rice of the mountainous midland region with the skillful hands of the people here has become commercial. effect of Bac Giang people. At first glance, the cake seems to be very simple, but to make that finished product, it is very elaborate, meticulous and skillful of the baker. The ingredients for making a rice cake are delicious rice, soaked in water, then grinded to form a fine white and fine dough mixed with ripe Gac, followed by rinsing then sprinkled with sesame and raw peanuts. crushed, then covered on a cake surface, concentrated in the center of the cake and spread evenly around. Ke villagers often sprinkle a piece of black sesame and peanuts pounded, then spread the cake on a bamboo grill to dry. The cake is then baked on a fiery red charcoal. The baking process is extremely complicated, baking the cake to fan evenly and constantly to cook the cake evenly, and must turn up and down. To keep the bread from getting buckled and rounded occasionally, the batter must regularly bend, shape, adjust, until the cake turns dark yellow and arises a complex aroma. Finished baked goods will be stored in plastic bags to avoid humid air and increase the crispyness.

Today, the society developing the need to enjoy food is being paid great attention. The trend of traditional and modern dishes has made a difference that is suitable for enthusiasts to enjoy food. Banh Ke has a deliciously crunchy taste, if paired with a neighboring bird, the more delicious it is. With this combination, creating a special dish with unique flavors unique to Bac Giang people. Therefore, this dish has appeared regularly in the menu at restaurants and hotels in the province, especially has been introduced, participated in many culinary competitions at tourism tourism fairs in and outside the province, at many events the food has been selected and appreciated. For example, in the 2013 National Tourism Year in Hai Phong, Ke Ke - roasted bird was recognized by the Organizing Committee as one of the best dishes at the event. Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Northeastern Provinces in 2015, the dish was participated in the Bac Giang cuisine list and won the A prize…

Every time we enjoy the Ke cake with the roasted birds and sip Lang Van wine, we are like returning to the space of the ancient Kinh Bac countryside. Enjoying a gift from the countryside is also an interesting experience of traditional culture that, according to Dinh Ke people, is to enjoy a traditional culinary beauty. All of it reminds us of the pictures of the countryside markets where we don't hear the lyrics: "... Great childhood penny of a sesame cake ...". That dear image is deeper in the hearts of the children away from home, the more they cultivate the love of the homeland with a loving heart towards the homeland.