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Four - Fried shallots - baby jackfruit



1. Four (bột)
People use many kinds of flour in Vietnam: wheat flour (bột mì), rice flour (bột gạo), sticly rice flour (bột nếp), cornstarch (bột bắp), tapioca starch (bột năng, bột mì tinh) in making the dishes.
2. Fried shallots (hành phi)
People use a lot of fried shallots. Fried shallots are added to the dishes before removing from heat. They make the dishes more aromatic and tasty. Almost all of the salads and soups such as noodle soup, crad soup are tossed with fried shallots. We can buy already – made fried shallots and preserve them for some time.
3.  Gấc fruit/ baby jackfruit (quả gấc)
Gac tree (Momordica cochinchinensis) is planted a lot in Vietnam. Gấc fruit gives us the natural red – orange. Red is considered a symbol of luck. Therefore, in the New year festival, people often cook steamed sticky rice with Gấc fruit to worship the ancestors and treat guests, especially in the North of Vietnam. Steamed sticky rice with gac fruit is also a cheap and delicious breakfast dish. Gấc fruit is very rich in Vitamin A, so people make medicine from Gấc fruit (vien gac)  

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