Lý–Trần · 1009–1400
The Lý & Trần table
Thăng Long is founded and Buddhism sets the table: temple vegetarian cooking, tofu, and the first golden age of the capital’s food.
ChèChè & Sweets·55 min·Beginner
Lotus Seed ChèChè hạt sen
Lotus seeds simmered tender in rock-sugar syrup — a spare, temple-lineage Vietnamese sweet, served warm or iced, with an optional longan refinement from Huế.
ChèChè & Sweets·90 min·Intermediate
Five-Color Sticky RiceXôi ngũ sắc
Tày celebration sticky rice steamed in five natural colors — magenta leaf, turmeric, pandan, butterfly pea — with honest substitutes for every dye.
UốngDrinks·10 min·Beginner
Shan Tuyết Ancient-Tree TeaTrà Shan Tuyết
Tea from centuries-old trees on the northern ridges — downy snow-white buds, a honeyed and faintly smoky cup, and the water temperatures that let them speak.