If you ask, my favorite food of all time has to be Banh Chung. Let me tell you all about it.
Banh Chung is a traditional dish of Vietnam. It is to show the gratitude of children to ancestors and to the nature. The ingredients for banh chung include: sticky rice, green beans, pork, lard and dong leaves. Banh Chung is often made for Tet holiday and some other traditional occasions. A few days before Tet holiday, the whole family usually gather together and make it.
First, arrange dong leaves to the right position, spread a layer of sticky rice, then a layer of green beans, a piece of pork and lard, another layer of green beans and finish with a layer of sticky rice. Fold the leaves into the right form and tie everything together by bamboo string.
Banh Chung is boiled in 8 to 12 hours before taken out and left to drain.
The unique fresh taste of Banh Chung can't be confused with anything else at all. Try it once and you'll forever be charmed by it.
