Banh day gio is a convenient dish and is often chosen by many families to take with them on long trips or picnics. However, due to the characteristics of being made from sticky rice and pork, this dish is very easy to harden the crust or spoil if you have to move for a long time in hot weather.
Accordingly, housewives can refer to the preservation of banh day gio to always maintain the flexibility of the cake and the delicious flavor of the gio for a long period of time.
Choose fresh ingredients
Housewives should choose bánh dày that is still warm and fresh from the oven and giò lụa that is still new and has no strange odor. Avoid choosing bánh dày that has been pressed too tightly or giò with too many preservatives, it will easily drain when the weather is hot.
Gio lua should be left whole and only sliced when starting to eat, which will help limit bacteria from entering and spoiling food.
Anti-airborne packaging
Many housewives have a habit of putting banh day gio in sealed nylon bags as soon as they are bought. This method can easily cause the cake to be steamed, leading to quick sourness or gio lua becoming slimy.
Therefore, housewives should keep banh chung and gio in a cool, ventilated place, wrapped in clean banana leaves, and keep the natural aroma. If using food wrap, you should only wrap just enough and leave a gap to help air escape.
Use heat-retaining boxes and dry ice
For trips longer than 5 hours, using heat-retaining boxes or bags is necessary. Housewives should arrange gio lua at the bottom, separated by a layer of banana leaves, and then put banh day on top.
Putting a bag of dry ice or a bottle of solid ice wrapped in a cloth towel in the corner of the box will help maintain a stable temperature. Note not to let the ice directly contact the banh day because it will harden the sticky rice flour and lose its characteristic delicious texture.
Proper storage
While traveling long distances, housewives should also avoid leaving food boxes in places where direct sunlight shines on or near the hot air unit.
Occasionally open the box to check and replace the ice pack if necessary. If the cake crust is hard due to ice, you can lightly heat it with warm steam to soften the cake before enjoying it.
Proper storage will help families have a light and energy-filled meal on every road.
