TET TET TET TET TET TET TET is coming...

The best part of Tet is obviously the food

Banh Chung



Banh Tet


I usually prefer eat them with Dua Mon ^_^




Pickled small leeks.. Cu kieu




Thit Kho...



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Are those quail eggs with the thit kho?

nope thats the 2nd best, the best is ..

i love banh chung, but I dislike cu kieu.

Do you have one with 100 dollar bill? It's even better.

used to hate cu kieu too but eating it with thit kho and jug of beer is heaven

Dude, thit kho trung + banh trang thanh da = .

I am going have to pass on those foods.

Feb. 6th is Tet, right? All I know is that the Chinese celebrate spring at 2/6. But since both countries use the lunar calendar it has to be the same date then? :/

nem/ spring rolls







... I just can't get enough from those!

Culturally we're a world apart but the food are all too familiar. The things that you guys call Cu kieu taste yuk and smell funny.

And this
Banh Tet (aka Nom Ansom in Khmer)

Is it Vietnamese food in origin?

Yes, it is called "Banh Tet", english is Cylindric glutinous rice cake (filled with green bean paste and fat pork).

26th Jan this year

Don't forget Gio Thu

oh yeah cu kieu thit kho tau cuon banh trang!! yummm

I like everything but not dried shrimp, only when I drink then it's ok.
Damn, it's been so long and I haven't had a Vietnamese New Year in Viet Nam....

Two years in a row I have made Banh Chung at home, yeah, it's true. (Image for illustration only)

There is no cultural difference if you want to do the right thing. Just different circumstances require different method. Like anything in life, you have to learn it several times before you can really appreciate it.



I thought what the ladies are wearing was used as underwear in the North.

Banh Tet is just a variation of Banh Chung in North Vietnam. Many other Asian countries have cakes that look similar to Banh Chung or Banh Tet but they don't really taste the same.

Just curious, what do you guys put in the "Banh Chung" (we just simply call "jung" in Chinese)? Is the sticky rice with filling inside and wrapped around a lotus leaves and steamed?

How much do we give for Li Xi?

Li xi rite? =p

Tet isn't complete without these.

Actually TET isn't complete without some gambling....heh

how do you guys eat this thing ???? ... i can never get rid of the outer shell

^We wrap our 'jung' (banh chung) in a more rounder way and the leaves are darker than the Vietnamese version. Besides pork, we also put lop chang (Chinese sausage), ham dan (salted duck egg yolk) and peanuts. One of my favorite snack. There is also a sweet, dessert type with green bean and red bean paste.

You guys also call it 'li xi' (lei see, or good luck) like the Cantonese? Northern Chinese call it 'hong bao' (red envelope). Young, unmarried people cannot pass them out. They only receive from the elders.

Banh Chung is authentically Vietnamese. We have a legend about the creator of Banh Chung and its meaning.

^Many southern regions of China also eat 'jung', so I have to doubt your claim that Vietnamese created. They may have created "banh chung" but not our 'jung.'

banh chung is not wraped by lotus leaves. And they taste really different. I have tasted both of them.

I was talking about our banh chung, not your jung

Banh Chung goes in pair with Banh Giay.

Banh Chung is square and green, symbolizing the earth.
Banh Giay is round and white, symbolizing the sky.

The sky was viewed as pure, therefore it was given the white color
The earth was viewed as impure, full of trees and plants, therefore it was given the green color. (Note that agriculture was the main way of living of Vietnamese ancestors, therefore they associated the earth they lived on with plants).


On the earth, there were elements like fire, water, land, metal, woods. From what I read, the steps of making Banh Chung also go in the Cycle of the 5 elements.
In the center of banh chung is a red pork meat, the red color symbolizes fire.
The ashes from fire nourish the earth (or land).
The red pork meat is surrounded by a yellow bean paste. The yellow color symbolizes the earth.
Earth is where metals are found.
Surrounding the bean paste is the sticky rice of white color. The white color symbolizes metal.
Metal becomes liquid (water) when melted.
Which is why in the next step the whole cake is boiled in water.
Water nourishes plants (wood)
Which is why in the final step, the whole cake is wrapped in the green leaves. The green color symbolizes wood.

Banh Chung and Banh Giay go together to symbolize the harmony of the earth and the sky. The appearance of Banh Chung and Banh Giay in Vietnamese New Year signifies that the earth and sky are in harmony and the coming year will go well.

This is Banh Giay, symbolizing the sky



This is Banh Chung, symbolizing the earth

There is one we wrap in soap water (gan sui jung). So, the Vietnamese version is wrapped in banana leaves?

At least the Vietnamese can be our proof that there is more than 1 or 2 Asian group eating this dish. Koreans have already attempted to claim this food as their own invention.

Dude, there are cakes that look similar but they're not the same. I'm saying Banh Chung is authentically Vietnamese, I don't care about your "Jung" cake with peanuts, eggs and sausage. No Vietnamese puts peanuts, eggs and sausage in our banh chung. We just have pork meat and bean paste. In South Vietnamese, there's a variation of it, called "banh tet", which is made slightly different but still doesn't have peanuts, eggs, and sausage.

cu kieu with tom kho

No it's not wrapped by banana leaves either (but can be if the families can afford the real leaves).. it's called la dong...

am i the only one who hate banh giay

Banh giay is good, although a bit sticky.

Haha, I can't ever get rid of the outer shell, either. So I rarely eat them. Plus, I am afraid of hurting my teeth. D:

What's the secret to keep the inner cooked sweetened rice not too dry?

A lot of hot steam? The banana leaves would trap everything inside once you are done making the banh. However, these are my guesses. I've never made banh chung.

what is up with this chinese..dam i cant say ch1nk