Making White Roses in Hoi An, Vietnam, September 2017
The Japanese phrase “dumplings instead of flowers” (花より団子 – hana yori dango) refers to choosing something useful over something pretty and decorative.
In Hoi An, you can have both at the same time – Banh Bao Vac, dumplings shaped like flowers, and known as “white roses”.
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 February 2022
Posted as part of Becky’s SquareOdds
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Travel with Intent 
I just feel like a dumpling or two. Fortunately I don’t look like one, though these are pretty!
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It’s so nice to see eastern restaurants and hotels still employing staff to prettify foods which will be either eaten or disposed of (when they are used as mere decoration). I have fond memories of holidays in East Asia with carved vegetables gracing the plates and pretty edible flowers in the soups.
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Lovely idea…dumplings instead of flowers. Your images are great.
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Looks good!
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Very tasty. And these people had a lot of restaurants to supply – so hard at work
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😊😊
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Looks like yum to me 🙂
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They are. In fact everything about How An was wonderful – apart from that Vietnam-scooter-plague!
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😂😂
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I am going to Hoi An for both together!
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Well worth it! in fact, it’s such a beautiful place it’s worth it even if you don’t like dumplings
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Good dumplings I like!
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