History of Soc Trang Pia cake
Pia Cake has an orange-yellow color, and when broken in half, it reveals the red color of the salted egg yolk, rising with the fragrant scent of durian, the nutty taro, or the gentle green beans... According to stories from our grandparents, Soc Trang Pia cake appeared in this land from the 17th century, following the Han people who migrated to the South, this cake was then a ration to eat along the way.
Durian salted egg Pia cake is a specialty cake of Soc Trang
Initially, the cake was made quite simply: the outer crust was flour rolled into thin layers surrounding the filling inside, the filling consisted of green beans and pork fat. Along with the development of society, Soc Trang Pia cake has been “adapted” with other ingredients such as taro, durian... creating an attractive aroma for the cake.
The stages of making Pia cake require ingenuity and are quite elaborate. First, flour is rolled thin to make the crust. To have thin layers of crust, one must process the flour through many stages such as: mixing flour, rolling thin, and rolling into a cylinder... The stage of making the filling is important from selecting ingredients to how to combine them harmoniously to create a distinct aroma. The cake filling is made as follows: green beans or taro are steamed, mashed, stir-fried with sugar, and then mixed with a little fresh durian, salted egg yolk. After putting the filling into the crust, people apply salted egg yolk to the outside of the crust and put it into the oven.
Eat Pia cake with green tea to fully feel the delicious taste without feeling cloyed
Ăn durian Pia cake you must drink tea to do it in the right style. Biting a piece of cake, sipping a sip of tea, you will feel the sweetness of the cake mingle with the bitter taste of tea melting on the tip of your tongue. This elegant culinary pleasure has become a characteristic of Soc Trang culture.
Eating Pia cake with a cup of green tea increases the delicious taste and reduces the feeling of being cloyed
To have a batch of delicious and attractive Pia cakes, the baker must go through many elaborate and meticulous stages. First, wheat flour is mixed thoroughly with white granulated sugar, rolled very thin, ensuring many layers can be stacked. Next is the stage of shaping the filling, depending on each type of cake, the secret of each place, the filling is processed in its own way. Green beans and taro after being steamed are mixed with sugar, pureed, and added with lard to create a nutty, fatty taste. The fat used for filling is sliced and marinated with sugar to make it firm, to keep it for a long time. The salted duck egg yolk is placed in the middle as the filling. Depending on each type of cake, people will place the appropriate filling, fitting into the crust, pressing the dough tight, and flattening it. Before baking, the baker will apply cooking oil to the baking tray and then put it in the oven. When the crust turns golden, and rises with aroma, it is also the time when the batch of cakes is complete.
Soc Trang Pia cake has a soft, smooth crust that hugs the fragrant, sweet filling inside. Eating Pia cake and enjoying a cup of hot tea, what could be better? The bitter, elegant taste of tea both helps the cake bring out its aroma and makes the cake less cloying.
Improved flavor Pia cake produced by Bao Minh Confectionery Company
From the original Pia cake, today the Pia cake has been modified a lot; not only with popular fillings such as: green bean, taro, durian, salted egg, the cake also has lotus seed, char siu, radish, pineapple, butter fillings... If you want to enjoy a Pia cake with a sweetness that is not too intense but still retains the rich aroma of durian true to the taste of Northern people, visit the address at 12 Hang Than - Ba Dinh - Hanoi or reputable large supermarkets such as: BigC, VinMart, Coopmart, ... to find and buy the brand Bao Minh confectionery. Here, you can freely choose various types of Pia cakes with diverse flavors from mango, pineapple, aloe vera, passion fruit, salted egg ... that you love!
