An old dish for the poor, now a famous specialty of Quang Tri, surprisingly cheap and delicious

Quang Tri is a land with beautiful landscapes and famous for many famous and special dishes that make visitors “super-heart” every time they have the opportunity to set foot. It is compared with these dishes, which are saved from harsh weather, with a distinct flavor that is difficult to mix with other regions of the country. In particular, banh tu whistle is considered a rustic dish, deeply ingrained in the subconscious and associated with the whole childhood of many people.

The name tu whistle is formed because when eating the cake, the eater will bite across the body of the cake, creating a cry, the crisp sound of the wind and the air, creating strange and attractive sounds like a sound. whistle tu whistle. Moreover, the shape of the cake also reminds the eaters of the tu whistle that many people loved when they were children.

The name tu whistle is formed because when eating the cake, the eater will bite across the body of the cake, creating a cry, the crisp sound of the wind and the air, creating strange and attractive sounds like a sound. whistle tu whistle.

Banh tu whistle is usually made from tapioca or tapioca flour, but to have delicious cakes, people will mix these two flours. Ms. Rua Huong (36 years old, Gio Linh) said: “Banh tu whistling is a rustic, cheap but delicious specialty that has never been seen in Quang Tri. My childhood and many people born in poor families are associated with this dish – a busy childhood.

To make this cake, people will choose the best cassava and sweet potato tubers, without worms, scrape off the outer silk, wash, slice, dry and store in plastic bags to avoid mold. Save until the rainy season to use.

Dried potatoes and cassava are ground into a fine powder. When making cassava cakes, it makes them soft and delicious, and sweet and fragrant.

After you have the dough, mix it with the sugar and then knead it so that the flour and sugar dissolve. If anyone wants to be sophisticated, they will mix it with a little boiled black beans or peanuts, red beans to steam the cake.

This is the childhood dish of many people born and raised in Quang Tri.

Use the kneaded dough to hold the chopsticks. Next year, make each cake even and tight. When the cake is smooth and firmly attached, pull out the chopsticks, creating a vent in the middle of the cake. Finally, people put the cake in the steamer, cover the lid and start a fire. “When the cake is lightly cooked, unfold it one by one, the cake is brown and smooth, filled with the aroma of potatoes and beans, the flexibility of cassava and the sweetness of sugar.

When eating hot cakes, people often blow them to cool, when accidentally blowing into the hole of the cake makes a sound like a whistle,” recalled Ms. Rua Huong.

When coming to this land, visitors must definitely enjoy banh tu whistle to feel the delicious taste of the countryside. They are for sale in markets, snack shops… for only a few thousand dong each. You can even buy a whole bag to give to relatives and friends.