Thuốc lào Vĩnh Bảo (Hải Phòng City) is the favorite kind for Hà Nội people. The box for thuốc lào is made of the skins of pomelos, oranges, and tangerines which are pressed and dried to become as hard as tanned leather. This box helps keep thuốc lào soft, fragrant and dry.
In the past, hubble-bubbles, along with betel-trays, and tea sets, were indispensable things to welcome guests in families in Việt Nam in general and in Thăng Long in particular.