On the morning of March 18, in Hanoi, the Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee - Vietnam Fatherland Front of Vinh Hung ward organized the Ceremony to Announce the Decision to recognize the Thanh Tri Banh Cuon making profession in the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Traditional Craft Competition "Thanh Tri Banh Cuon".
Thanh Tri roll making in Hanoi has been included by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage (belonging to the type of Folk Knowledge, Traditional Crafts) since 2025.
According to the decision, the Chairmen of People's Committees at all levels where there is heritage are responsible for managing, protecting and promoting the value of this traditional craft in accordance with legal regulations. At the same time, it is necessary to promote vocational training for the younger generation, promote products through tourism and e-commerce, and build the "Thanh Tri Banh Cuon" brand as a typical culinary and cultural symbol of the Capital.
Thanh Tri banh cuon is an elegant dish, imbued with the quintessence of Kinh Ky cuisine. From simple ingredients such as plain rice, fried onions, fish sauce, artisans create a thin, soft, fragrant layer of new rice.
Thanh Tri banh cuon includes 2 types: leaf banh cuon (thin banh cuon, sprinkling fried onions) and banh cuon filling (with minced meat filling, wood ear mushrooms, dried onions). When enjoying, it is usually served with cinnamon sausage, cilantro, dried onions and dipping sauce with enough flavors, highlighted by the characteristic cà cuống flavor.
In the essay Hanoi 36 streets and wards, writer Thach Lam calls Thanh Tri banh cuon a "mainstone gift", a cake "thin like paper and transparent like silk". He evokes the image of street vendors from Lo Lon, sellers wearing trays sneaking into the street, carrying the aroma of new rice flour and scallion oil.
Vu Bang, in "Hanoi Delicacies", remembers "smooth, cool" banh cuon, with a flavor blended with a gentle, delicate dipping sauce that is difficult to mix completely.
In 2015, Thanh Tri Banh Cuon was recognized by the Intellectual Property Office and awarded the Decision recognizing the collective mark "Thanh Tri Banh Cuon".
If you have the opportunity to come to Thanh Tri banh cuon village, diners can find banh cuon stalls on Ngu Nhac, Thanh Dam, Thanh Lan streets... such as Co Lan banh cuon, Thanh Thuy banh cuon, Thanh Nga banh cuon on Thanh Dam street or Van banh cuon in Thanh Lan.
