Hmong traditional sticky rice cake festival

  • Photo: Cooked sticky rice is transfered to the hollow log, as strong men begin pounding the rice until it turns into sticky glutinous cake. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Cooked sticky rice is transfered to the hollow log, as strong men begin pounding the rice until it turns into sticky glutinous cake. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: The making of glutinous rice cake is an enjoyable social events for Hmong people, connecting different households in one activity and enhancing their close-knitted neighbourhood. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: The making of glutinous rice cake is an enjoyable social events for Hmong people, connecting different households in one activity and enhancing their close-knitted neighbourhood. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: After the pounding is finished, sticky rice paste is shaped into round glutinous cake and is ready to be served. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: After the pounding is finished, sticky rice paste is shaped into round glutinous cake and is ready to be served. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: Two strong men take turns pounding the sticky rice into a paste. When they are tired, two other men will continue in their stead. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Two strong men take turns pounding the sticky rice into a paste. When they are tired, two other men will continue in their stead. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: While the glutinous rice is being steamed, bamboo trays are covered with egg yolks to prepare for the cake's stickiness. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: While the glutinous rice is being steamed, bamboo trays are covered with egg yolks to prepare for the cake's stickiness. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: Wooden hammers are brought out and rubbed with fat to prepare for the rice pounding. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Wooden hammers are brought out and rubbed with fat to prepare for the rice pounding. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: Wooden hammers are brought out to prepare for the rice pounding. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Wooden hammers are brought out to prepare for the rice pounding. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: Participants prepare hollow logs and wooden hammers to pound the sticky rice. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Participants prepare hollow logs and wooden hammers to pound the sticky rice. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: The cooking pot is checked frequently to ensure glutinous rice is cooked evenly and not overcooked. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: The cooking pot is checked frequently to ensure glutinous rice is cooked evenly and not overcooked. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: The amount of water used for rice steaming must also be calculated carefully so as it is enough to cook the rice through yet not too much that it takes more time to boil. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: The amount of water used for rice steaming must also be calculated carefully so as it is enough to cook the rice through yet not too much that it takes more time to boil. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: Participants keep the flame burning to ensure the glutinous rice is evenly cooked. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Participants keep the flame burning to ensure the glutinous rice is evenly cooked. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: Participants keep the flame burning constantly to make sure the glutinous rice is evenly cooked. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: Participants keep the flame burning constantly to make sure the glutinous rice is evenly cooked. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: The glutinous rice (gao nep) must be of highest quality, with unique aroma and texture, and must not be mixed with normal rice. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: The glutinous rice (gao nep) must be of highest quality, with unique aroma and texture, and must not be mixed with normal rice. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
  • Photo: The cooking pot for the sticky rice is separated with a weaved bamboo plate so the rice is cooked by steam and not submerged in water. VNA Photo: Quý Trung
    Photo: The cooking pot for the sticky rice is separated with a weaved bamboo plate so the rice is cooked by steam and not submerged in water. VNA Photo: Quý Trung

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Hmong traditional sticky rice cake festival
10/30/2018 11:22 | TTXVN |
An annual festival is held by Hmong people in Vietnam on the day before their new year begins, which include various traditional activities. Among them is the making of glutinous rice cake, where participants cook sticky rice, then take turns pounding them in a hollow wood log with wooden hammers, until the rice become a fine paste of glutinous cake. The glutinous cakes can last a long time, and are served roasted, with honey or cha (Vietnamese sausage) as a delicious specialty of Hmong people in their traditional new year. VNA Photo: Quý Trung

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