Five-color sticky rice Xôi ngũ sắc
Thái feast rice dyed in five colors with leaves and turmeric, then steamed. It is chewy and fragrant, and it does not stick to the hand when the fire stays even.
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The 11 February 2021 account sets the tray on the ancestor altar at Tết Síp Xí, on the 14th of the seventh lunar month, at Tết, and for guests, often as a five-petal ban flower. Red is the will to live, purple is fertile land, yellow is plenty, green is the forest and the sky, and white is faithful love. The 4 September 2020 account ties the five colors to âm, dương, the five elements, and solidarity. Those meanings are not one list.
Texture
Báo Sơn La, on 11 February 2021, says the rice is chewy and fragrant and does not stick to the hand when the fire stays even.
How to enjoy it
With grilled meat cake, grilled fish, grilled chicken, ruốc, or toasted sesame salt, or on its own.
Where to try it
Bản Cọ Châu, phường Chiềng Cơi, on the 11 February 2021 account, and the Thái feast table. A price is ask locally.