Thanh Tri steamed rice rolls, Uoc Le pork sausage – food tour of two suburban culinary craft villages (1 day)

Introduction

Two familiar dishes on Hanoi meal trays both originate from suburban villages. The journey visits Thanh Tri village, where the steamed rice roll craft has just been inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage, then goes to the five-hundred-year-old Uoc Le village to watch pork sausage pounding, cinnamon pork sausage grilling and enjoy a country feast with an artisan family.

Highlights

• Watch Thanh Tri steamed rice rolls being spread on a cloth-covered steam pot, served with fried tofu, cinnamon pork sausage and ca cuong dipping sauce
• Try spreading and rolling the rolls yourself with the villagers
• Stroll through the ancient village gate, communal house and moss-covered brick alleys of Uoc Le
• Watch pork sausage being pounded with a pestle, wrapped in banana leaves and cinnamon pork sausage grilled over red-hot charcoal; try pounding and wrapping
• Country feast with silk pork sausage, cinnamon pork sausage and seasonal country dishes together with the crafting family

Suitable for

• Guests who love Hanoi cuisine and suburban craft villages
• Families and groups of friends who want hands-on experience making traditional dishes

Services included

• Car transfers according to the program
• Vietnamese-speaking guide throughout the journey (English-speaking guide quoted upon request)
• Experiences at the two villages
• Tastings and country feast lunch at a local home

Services not included

• Specialties purchased to take home
• Guide gratuities

Some photos: Wikimedia Commons — Vũ Trọng Thi (CC BY-SA 3.0); Valentin Orange (CC BY-SA 4.0); Viethavvh (CC BY-SA 4.0); Yun Huang Yong (CC BY 2.0).