Com cake is not a snack to be eaten in a hurry, but a dish that must be savored over time. Let us slowly feel the flavor of the com cake from the outside in, from the soft cake crust kneaded from the plump yellow flower sticky rice grains, each grain being a drop of hard work, as in the Vietnamese proverb: “Oh dear, hold a full bowl of rice/ One grain is soft and fragrant, the bitterness and hardship are ten thousand”, reminding us to always cherish the labor of those who create the “green gem of the earth”.
As for the filling, we must once again take our hats off to the artisans who make com cake. The filling is only called perfect when it achieves a fresh yellow color, and when rubbed gently on the fingertips, one must feel the smoothness, to the point where it feels like each tiny crushed mung bean grain is scattered and clinging to every delicate fingerprint line like a silk thread. And, there is an indispensable ingredient to create a standard Ha Thanh flavored com cake, which is the snow-white shredded coconut sprinkled inside the mung bean filling of the com cake.
Com cake – a traditional specialty cake that carries with it the flavor of Hanoi's autumn sky
Taking a bite of the com cake, we will find that the crust is chewy but not sticky at all, not too soft and not too hard, the delicate sweet mung bean filling will melt gently on the tongue, intoxicating and delighting with the cotton-white coconut shreds that crunch when chewed. It is also because of these interesting things that com cake makes the eater sometimes cautious, only daring to eat very slowly, leisurely, bit by bit, as if afraid that if they eat too quickly, they will not be able to perceive all the essence of Vietnamese cuisine.
Com cake is not complicated in appearance, but the complexity lies in the selection of ingredients and processing. From the yellow flower sticky rice grains that must be chewy and fragrant, to how plump the mung beans must be? The ratio of sugar/com, to the temperature, how to stir the com?… All those stages, every little bit, must be performed very meticulously and elaborately. That is why they say, just by looking at whether the com cake is attractive or not, whether it is beautiful or not, and whether it can capture the heart of the eater or not? We will know whether the maker is truly dedicated to their product or not?
Com cake is not complicated in appearance, but the complexity lies in the selection of ingredients and processing
Preserving traditional beauty but also not forgetting to innovate, blending into the flow of integration. If the Japanese are proud of Mochi rice cake, then the Vietnamese also have the right to be proud of the coconut covered com cake produced by Bao Minh Confectionery Joint Stock Company – a “different version” of the com cake with unchanged ingredients, but innovated in shape, inspired by the Mochi cake from the land of cherry blossoms.
Instead of the square shape like traditional com cake, the coconut covered com cake has a small, cute round shape, the shredded coconut instead of being used as a filling inside is now moved to the outside, covered with a layer as white as snowflakes, covering the entire cake crust.
Happy with the sweet results after much research and creative effort, with clean, carefully selected ingredients, and a modern closed production line, which helps the cake stay fresh longer and comply with strict food safety and hygiene regulations, Bao Minh coconut covered com cake has been loved and welcomed by many domestic customers, and is even more proud when Bao Minh has been honored to become a companion of the national airline Vietnam Airlines on flights crossing thousands of clouds.
Bao Minh coconut covered com cake is proudly chosen by Vietnam Airlines on flights crossing thousands of clouds
Not only operating thousands of flights each year, serving millions of passengers, and connecting the distance between all bridge points at home and abroad, the 4-star international class airline also bears a noble mission, which is to promote the image of the country, raise the value of culture, spread the Vietnamese identity, and introduce the diverse and rich cuisine of Vietnam to the world.
It can be said that Vietnam Airlines has given Bao Minh a meaningful gift, which is the opportunity to let the Coconut Covered Com Cake product fly high with the noble 6-petal Golden Lotus. And it is also an opportunity for Bao Minh to send love and pride about a dish that contains the full traditional flavor of the nation, contributing to deeply marking the essence of Vietnamese cuisine to friends across five continents.
The coconut covered com cake was chosen as a gift for Vietnam Airlines passengers on flights on the 30th and the 1st day of the Ky Hoi Lunar New Year in 2019.
