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Vinh Hoa villagers awake all day for making chung cakes
As Tet (Lunar New Year) comes, most locals in Vinh Hoa village, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province make chung cakes for sale, creating a bustling atmosphere here.
Tet comes early in offshore Sinh Ton island
As Tet (Lunar New Year) comes near, locals and naval soldiers on Sinh Ton (Sin Cowe) island in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago gather to make traditional chung cakes.
Int’l tourists learn to wrap Chung cake
Visitors from the UK, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Korea participated in a Chung cake (square glutinous rice cake) wrapping festival on January 13.
Savoury cakes win National Geographic honour
VietNamNet Bridge – The US travel magazine National Geographic has introduced Vietnam’s savoury Chung (square) and Giay (round) cakes among the world’s top ten traditional dishes.
Some things not to do during Tet
There are many practices that are traditionally frowned upon during Tet, and if you believe, could even bring you bad luck in the new year.
Chung cake - the soul of Vietnamese New Year!
"Banh Chung" or Chung cake (square glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people in Tet Holidays. For the Vietnamese, making "Banh Chung" is the ideal way to express gratitude to their ancestors and homeland.
