Hanoi’s autumn is also the season for com or young sticky rice flakes. Com can be eaten directly or enjoyed with bananas like a snack. It can also be mixed with other food ingredients to create a variety of tasty dishes.
Xoi com (steamed green sticky rice), a typical dish of autumn in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Green sticky rice comes from Vong or Me Tri village, known as the best green sticky rice producer in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Young sticky rice flakes can also be mixed with eggs to create a delicious dish. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi’s autumn is the season for young sticky rice flakes. (Photo: VNA)
The young sticky rice comes from Vong or Me Tri village, known as the best green sticky rice producer in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Autumn has arrived in Hanoi with gentle breezes tenderly penetrating street corners, replacing the summer heat and scattering bunches of yellow leaves on the pavements.
“Com” (young sticky rice flakes) is considered a must-have snack for Hanoians once autumn comes. To many, the green, fragrant, and light sweet flakes seem to hold the entire quintessence of the nature.