Xôi vò

Xôi vò is a traditional dish and a version of the popular xoi rice-based dishes. This version is unique because it doesn't have the typical stickiness that is characteristic for xoi. The dish is made with glutinous rice, mung beans, salt, sugar, and vegetable oil.

The rice and dehusked (and squeezed) mung beans must be picked carefully because only one bad grain can ruin the flavor. Both are soaked separately, usually for up to 12 hours. Later on, the two are mixed so that the rice grains are coated with the mung beans; the dish is then steamed, and as a result the grains do not stick together.

Xôi vò is served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and it's often eaten as an accompaniment to sweet dessert soups such as chè hoa cau.