Ninh Binh burnt rice is a specialty of the land associated with many famous landscapes such as Trang An, Bai Dinh pagoda, Mua cave, Tam Coc Ninh Binh, Hoa Lu ancient capital… Traveling to Ninh Binh is coming to the natural scenery. Beautiful natural scenery, besides the extremely rich culinary system, the most famous is elderberry goat meat with a tradition of more than 100 years. If you are still wondering what to eat in Ninh Binh? What specialties does Ninh Binh have? Or buy a specialty as a gift, which is delicious, everyone likes it? Then the specialty of elderberry is the number one choice, because only the local people know how to make it delicious because of the taste and processing method.
How to make Ninh Binh burnt rice? Perhaps this is the question many of you have when you do not know about this dish. This specialty dish is very sophisticatedly processed, not only is the rice cooked and packaged, but we often make it at home. The secret to making this delicious dish comes from both the ingredients and the way it is prepared. Ninh Binh specialty burnt rice must be flexible rice, selected from Hai Hau eight fragrant rice (in Nam Dinh province) and then cooked in a cast iron pot with a thick bottom.
Because the fire is too big, the pieces will burn thick and hard, if the fire is low, the crispy taste will be lost, but to do that, it must be made by experienced people. At that time, the rice will be burnt evenly, almost on the edge, crispy but not hard, fragrant but not burnt, soft but still greasy. After the rice is burnt, it is dried. In fact, every type of burnt rice is delicious, each person has a taste, but the special feature that makes each type of burnt rice is the dipping sauce served. So what is this dish with?
A feature that makes burnt rice only available in Ninh Binh specialties is chan sauce. The elderberry chan sauce is usually made from mountain goat meat, this sauce has a fragrant, sweet, and sweet taste of goat meat, so it goes well with elderberry. Scrambled rice is often sold in shops and supermarkets, so now, if you don’t go to Tam Coc Ninh Binh, you can easily buy burnt rice in Hanoi and Saigon. Scrub fried rice is made from elderberry, shrimp and a kind of spicy and sour sauce.
This type of elderberry is often served with fish sauce, onion fat, shrimp or minced shrimp. In some places in Tam Coc Ninh Binh, it is common to stir-fry pork or pork heart with straw mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes to serve with burnt rice. Or more simply, steamed rice served with sticky soy sauce is delicious enough.
