Desserts and Beer in Hanoi / 河內: 甜品與啤酒

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We joined a local foodie tour in Hanoi.  Our tour guide, Kevin, is a fabulous person, very optimistic, customer-oriented and funny. The plan was to take us to 9 places for snacks. But he received a call from his boss that he could take us to 11 places. Magnificent! 

我們在河內參加了一個本地街頭小食團， Kevin是我們的導遊，他是一個很精彩的人、樂觀、細心和有趣。本來的計劃是帶我們去九個不同的地方品嚐小吃，但他上級臨時叫他帶我們去11個地方嚐試美食。實在是太好了！

Our first destination was spring roll which I showed in another post. One of the best visits is ice cream, cool and nice! The ice cream shop is located at the rim of the Hoan Kiem Lake near the Old Quarter. Opposite to the shop is the beige colour BaoViet Building. We ordered green sticky rice (cốm) and coconut milk ice cream. Both were very good and not too sweet. If you like new trial, then go for the green sticky rice for its unique flavour.

我們第一道小吃是春卷，我在另一個帖文有提及的。最賞心樂事的是雪糕，透心涼又好味！雪糕店是位於還劍湖的一邊，接近Old Quarter，對面是杏色的BaoViet銀行大廈。我們選擇了綠色糯米和椰子牛奶雪條，兩款都很美味也不太甜，如果你喜歡新嘗試，那你一定要嚐嚐綠糯米，因為它有一個很獨特的口味。


After tasting some awesome local snacks, Kevin took us to an outstanding dessert place at the Old Quarter, Chè Dung 95 Hàng Bạc (shop name and address). Coconut ice cream and yogurt with fruits were chosen at the first visit. Very refreshing and nice.  The sweetness was just right. After our Halong Bay cruise, we returned to the dessert shop. We picked coconut ice cream with green sticky rice (cốm) and mango with green sticky rice. Both were good. But coconut ice cream was a better pair with the green sticky rice. Ahh, you may wonder about the green sticky rice. At time of famine, hungry farmers roasted unripe grains of rice in a clay jar and smashed it to remove the husk. It became a delicious dish and widespread in the country.

在嚐過幾道非常棒的小吃後，Kevin帶我們去了一間很出色的甜品店，它位於Old Quarter，店名和地址（Che Dung 95 Hang Bac）。我們選擇了椰子雪糕和生果乳酪，非常清新和怡人，甜度剛剛好。在享受完夏龍灣的郵輪後，我們再次來到這間甜品店，這次的選擇是椰子雪糕+綠糯米和芒果綠糯米，兩者都非常美味，但是椰子雪糕比較配合綠糯米。你或者好奇綠糯米是什麼，在饑荒的時候非常肚餓的的農夫將還未成熟的米烘烤，然後再磨去殼烹調，自始綠糯米便成為一道美食且風行全國。


Another kind of sweet stuff is not dessert but dried fruits. We visited Thanh Giang after 7pm. The many different vibrant colours brightened the environment. We could try six different types of dried fruit. They were nice. The genuine flavour was retained.

另外一款甜點是乾果，我們在傍晚七點鐘之後到Thanh Giang, 店內有數不盡繽紛的顏色，將整個黑暗的環境都明亮起來，我們試了六款乾果，本來的風味完全保留下來，味道很討人喜歡。


Food always comes with drinks. The most popular is certainly beer. Come to Bia Hoi Corner. The draft beer costs only VND5,000.  It is cheap. But more important is the atmosphere. Nearby are backpacker hostels. The place is filled with young people: noisy, fun, laughter.

有美食又怎能沒有飲品呢！在越南最普遍的當然是啤酒，來來來！Bia Hoi Corner一杯生啤只是5000越南盾，很便宜！但更加重要的是那裏的氣氛，附近都是背包旅客的住宿地方，這裡滿佈了年青人：嘈吵、有趣，加很多很多的笑聲。


Not far away is the beer (pub) street. We were told that the many tables and chairs outside the shops/restaurants were not legal. Guests can be fined by police. But the owners avoid it by bribery. So, drinks and hooray. Never end, not until the dawn is coming.

Kevin, thank you very much for a great night!


距離不遠的是啤酒（酒吧）街，Kevin告訴我們在餐廳以外的枱和櫈是非法的，警方可以票控客人，但店主一早已賄賂了警察，以杜絕這些場面發生，所以，盡情狂歡盡情飲吧，不要讓它停，直至黎明來臨再算吧。

Kevin, 謝謝你的款待，令我們一生難忘。
Location: Hanoi, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam

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