Hanoi is a beautiful place where keeps many interesting things. It makes sure that a lot of attractive things are waiting for you to discover.
Hanoi is not only famous with beauty spots such as sword lake, one pillar pagoda, museum, etc but also but also foods. It can not say exactly why the dishes of hanoian is extremely different from other regions. Maybe Hanoi people are skillful especially they have own secrets to make typical foods and sweet bean drink is one of delicious and common foods in Hanoi.
Sweet bean drink in Hanoi has own flavors so alamost visitors or anyone eats this dish, they will be satisfied. Although the sweet bean drink is not colorful to attract guest, it is the most prominent with its flavor. Its flavor is made by the own secrets of Hanoian. This dish does not require complex ingredients but the ways of selecting ingredients is very important. Hanoian is quite strict in enjoying foods and may be it is also a reason foods in Hanoi have typical features. For example, with sweet green bean drink, Hanoian must choose fine and green bean which will spread during cooking process.
Visiting Hanoi, you will have many chances to enjoy many other kinds of sweet bean drink such as sweet black bean drink, three color sweet bean drink, sticky rice sweet bean drinks, and so on. Each kind of sweet bean drink has typical taste and may be red sweet bean drink is the most famous. If you have eaten it in the first time, you will want to enjoy it again. When eating the sweet bean drink you will feel cool flavor from it which is very impressive and unforgettable.
At present, Hanoi has many kinds of special sweet bean drinks of different regions and some common kinds are Saigon, Thailan, Hue, etc. However, kinds of sweet bean drinks in old days which are normal and simple are still liked by many people.
Now, you can easily find out delicious restaurants of sweet bean drinks on streets in Hanoi such as Hanoi’s old quarter street, Dong Xuan market,etc.
In addition, this dish is changed to suit for four seasons in northern Vietnam so even you eat the sweet bean drink without ice, you still feel its cold flavor because this flavor is created from cassava flour, jasmine, coconut milk.
Therefore, if you have chance to go to Hanoi, you should remember to enjoy one kind of sweet bean drink of Hanoian. Some famous places of sweet bean drink you can go to eat this food such as Tran Hung Dao, Dao Duy Tu, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Ho Dac Di, Muoi Sau....I hope that if you have opportunity to Vietnam, the sweet bean drink will bring strange and special flavor to you.
(Source:: http://getvietnamvisa.org )