Xôi
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Glutinous rice
Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut) is a...
and other ingredients. Although it is often served as a dessert, in many mountainous areas in Vietnam, people eat xôi as a main dish.
Sweet
Sweet xôi are called xôi ngọt in Vietnamese. They include the following varieties:- Xôi bắp - made with cornMaizeMaize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, sugarSugarSugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
, fried onionOnionThe onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...
s, and smashed cooked mung beanMung beanThe mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.-Description:They are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color...
s - Xôi đậu đen - made with black urad beans
- Xôi đậu phộng (southern Vietnamese name, also spelled xôi đậu phụng; called xôi lạc in northern Vietnam) - made with peanutPeanutThe peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
s - Xôi đậu xanh - made with mung beanMung beanThe mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.-Description:They are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color...
s - Xôi dừa - made with coconutCoconutThe coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
- Xôi gấc - made with the arilArilAn aril is any specialized outgrowth from the funiculus that covers or is attached to the seed. It is sometimes applied to any appendage or thickening of the seed coat in flowering plants, such as the edible parts of the mangosteen and pomegranate fruit, the mace of the nutmeg seed, or the...
and seeds of the gấcGACGac may refer to:* Gac, a Southeast Asian fruit of the species Momordica cochinchinensis* Guglielmo Achille Cavellini also known as "GAC", an influential art collector and mail artistIn companies:...
fruit - Xôi khoai mì - made with cassavaCassavaCassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
- Xôi lá cẩm (also called xôi tím) - made with the magenta plantPeristrophe roxburghianaPeristrophe roxburghiana is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southeastern Asia from Assam south to Sri Lanka and east to mainland Southeast Asia, Java, southern China, and Taiwan.It is a herbaceous perennial plant...
- Xôi lá cẩm đậu xanh - made with the magenta plant and mung beans
- Xôi lá dứa - made with pandanPandanus amaryllifoliusPandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and is used widely in Southeast Asian cooking as a flavoring. The plant is rare in the wild but is widely cultivated. It is an upright green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, bladelike...
leaf extract for the green color and a distinctive pandan flavor - Xôi lam - cooked in a tube of bambooBambooBamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
of the genus NeohouzeauaNeohouzeauaNeohouzeaua is a genus of medium-sized tropical bamboo . These species have culms growing in large tufts, often somewhat scandent. They are found in Southeast Asia....
and often served with sesame seeds and salt; a specialty of highland minority groups - Xôi lúa - with boiled waxy maize, fried shallot and mung bean paste
- Xôi nếp than - made with black glutinous rice
- Xôi ngũ sắc - 5-colored xôi: purple from the leaf extract of the magenta plantPeristrophe roxburghianaPeristrophe roxburghiana is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southeastern Asia from Assam south to Sri Lanka and east to mainland Southeast Asia, Java, southern China, and Taiwan.It is a herbaceous perennial plant...
, green from pandanPandanus amaryllifoliusPandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and is used widely in Southeast Asian cooking as a flavoring. The plant is rare in the wild but is widely cultivated. It is an upright green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, bladelike...
leaf, red from gấcGACGac may refer to:* Gac, a Southeast Asian fruit of the species Momordica cochinchinensis* Guglielmo Achille Cavellini also known as "GAC", an influential art collector and mail artistIn companies:...
fruit, yellow from mung beanMung beanThe mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.-Description:They are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color...
s, and the white color of natural glutinous rice - Xôi nhộng - made with silk wormsBombyx moriThe silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of the domesticated silkmoth, Bombyx mori . It is an economically important insect, being a primary producer of silk...
- Xôi sầu riêng - made with durianDurianThe durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family . Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk...
- Xôi vị - hard cooked xôi with pandan leaves.
- Xôi vò - the glutinous rice grains do not stick together in this type of xôi, as they are coated with ground peeled-and-boiled mung beans
- Xôi xiêm - cooked with coconut juice
- Xôi xoài - made with coconut milk and fresh ripe mango; of Thai origin
Savory
Savory xôi are called xôi mặn in Vietnamese. They include the following varieties:- Xôi cá- fried fish xôi
- Xôi chiên phồng - deep-fried glutinous rice patty
- Xôi gà - with chicken
- Xôi khúc - with mung bean filling with a coating of pandan leaves paste
- Xôi lam - cooked in a tube of bambooBambooBamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
of the genus NeohouzeauaNeohouzeauaNeohouzeaua is a genus of medium-sized tropical bamboo . These species have culms growing in large tufts, often somewhat scandent. They are found in Southeast Asia....
and often served with grilled pork or chicken; a specialty of highland minority groups - Xôi lạp xưởng or xôi lạp xường - made with Chinese sausageChinese sausageChinese sausage is a generic term referring to the many different types of sausages originating in China. It is commonly known by its Cantonese name "Lap Cheong" or "Lap Chong" .-Varieties:...
, meat floss and boiled quailQuails in cookeryBoth Old World and New World quail include edible game species. The Common Quail was previously much favoured in French cooking, but quail for the table are now more likely to be domesticated Japanese Quail. The Common Quail is also part of Maltese cuisine and Portuguese cuisine, as well as in...
egg - Xôi thập cẩm - subgumSubgumSubgum or sub gum is a type of Chinese dish in which one or more meats and/or seafood are mixed with vegetables, and sometimes also noodles, rice, or soup...
xôi- Xôi thập cẩm chiên - fried subgum xôi
- Xôi xíu mại - similar to the Cantonese siu maiShaomaiShumai, also called pork dumplings, is a traditional Chinese dumpling served in dim sum.-Popular Chinese varieties:In the Qing Dynasty, the fillings varied by season: spring- garlic chives, summer- mutton and pumpkin, autumn- crab meat, winter- mixed seafood.Many varieties have been created as the...