Banh Tet village upholds tradition in Ho Chi Minh City

  • Banh tet's fillings include salted eggs, cashew nuts, meat and green beans. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Banh tet's fillings include salted eggs, cashew nuts, meat and green beans. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old) is cleaning the banana leaves to wrap the cake. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old) is cleaning the banana leaves to wrap the cake. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Glutinouse rice to make banh tet in Nhi Binh is immersed in pandan leaves to give it a fresh green shade. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Glutinouse rice to make banh tet in Nhi Binh is immersed in pandan leaves to give it a fresh green shade. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old) is the oldest in the village with the experience in banh tet making. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old) is the oldest in the village with the experience in banh tet making. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old) is the oldest in the village with the experience in banh tet making. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The family of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old) is the oldest in the village with the experience in banh tet making. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Salted egg yolks are one of the fillings for banh tet. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Salted egg yolks are one of the fillings for banh tet. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Pork belly seasoned with salt, pepper and green onions are used as fillings for banh tet. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Pork belly seasoned with salt, pepper and green onions are used as fillings for banh tet. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • On average, a household in Nhi Binh can make 400 banh tet per day. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    On average, a household in Nhi Binh can make 400 banh tet per day. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • After wrapping the cakes, villagers cook them in a wood-burning oven continuously for about 6-7 hours. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    After wrapping the cakes, villagers cook them in a wood-burning oven continuously for about 6-7 hours. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Banh tet's fillings include salted eggs, cashew nuts, meat and green beans. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Banh tet's fillings include salted eggs, cashew nuts, meat and green beans. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Nhi Binh village's banh tet is famous for its traditional taste. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Nhi Binh village's banh tet is famous for its traditional taste. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Nhi Binh village's banh tet is famous for its traditional taste. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Nhi Binh village's banh tet is famous for its traditional taste. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

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Banh Tet village upholds tradition in Ho Chi Minh City
01/24/2023 15:20 | TTXVN |
Within the bustling and hustle of busy daily life in the southern metropolitan area of Ho Chi Minh City, there lies a village named after its craft - “Banh Tet” village - which keeps its fire on all night to deliver new batches of banh tet to customers every Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Banh chung, banh tet are cakes made from glutinous rice, green beans, meat, wrapped with dong leaves or banana leaves, which are indispensable on the altar of grandparents and ancestors during Tet in every Vietnamese family. The village in hamlet 4, Nhi Binh commune, Hoc Mon District has keeps the tradition of banh tet making, while adding in new flavours with many other types of fillings such as salted eggs, cashews, bananas, in addition to the traditional fillings of green beans and meat. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

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