Description
A classic Hanoi breakfast: turmeric-colored sticky rice topped with a ball of mashed mung beans shaved over it, crispy fried onions, and liquid fat.
Restaurants serving Xoi Xeo
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sticky rice
- Mung beans
- Turmeric
- Fried onions
- Scallion oil(or Lard)
Instructions
- Cook sticky rice in turmeric water.
- Boil, mash, and ball up mung beans.
- Shave beans over rice, top with fried onions and oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Okowa, Chickpea paste, Fried onion
Pairing
Soy milk / Lotus tea
Trivia
The vendor deftly shaving the mung bean ball over the yellow rice with a knife is a quintessential morning sight in Hanoi.
Eating tips & etiquette
Served wrapped in lotus or banana leaves. Eat the fluffy beans, chewy rice, and crispy onions together with a spoon.
Allergen
Soy (Mung beans)