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Young sticky rice is the main ingredient of this delicacy
Me Tri green rice is made from fleshy, soft and fragrant grains
Me Tri villagers make green rice twice a year based on two summer and winter crops
Plucking the grains is the first step to make rice flakes
Drying young sticky rice in a yard in Me Tri
Rice is roasted over a low-heat fire and stirred constantly
When the green grains turn white, the roasting is finished
Rice is pounded after being husked
With its special sweetness and nutty flavor further enhanced by the lotus leaf in which it is typically packed, com is a delicacy which shows the quintessence of Hanoi’s original cuisine that every visitor to the capital city should try
Young sticky rice flakes are wrapped in lotus leaves to retain their softness and fragrance
The fragrance of green young rice spreads all over Me Tri village every autumn comes
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