Banh chung is an indispensable symbol in the traditional New Year. From ancient times to the present, every time New Year comes, the family members prepare huge pots of banh chung to celebrate Tet. Because in the minds of each person, banh chung is a dish with the meaning of reunion, a simple but warm reunion. Explanation about banh chung on Tet The ancients still circulate that banh chung on Tet had a long time ago. People still believe that banh chung is from the 6th Hung King, and to this day it has become a symbol of the traditional New Year in Vietnam. People have always thought that banh chung demonstrates the fullness of heaven and earth and the reunion of the family after a year of hard work and haste.After you have prepared all the ingredients, go to the bakery section. Banh chung requires careful, meticulous and ingenious to create a square cake to worship ancestors. Many people need a square mold to pack but many do not, just folding the four corners of the leaf can make it. Wrapped around the beans and meat is a thick layer of sticky. Prepare strings for wrapping, keeping the intestines firm, not becoming loose during the cooking process. Cooking is considered an important stage. Usually people cook the cake with dry wood, cook in a large pot, fill with water and cook for 8-12 hours. Cooking time is so long to make sure the bread is cooked evenly and supple. When the water boils, the smell of steamed rice cake rises up. At that time, people began to feel the atmosphere of Tet enveloping the house. After being cooked, Banh chung is rolled and rolled back and forth to create firmness for the cake when cutting into a plate and can be longer.As for Tet tray, banh chung plate is a wonderful and impossible thing. Just like on the altar on Tet holiday, a pair of ancestor worship cakes is a tradition handed down from generation to generation. Banh chung symbolizes the completeness of heaven and earth, for what is the most kind and warmest of people's hearts. In the New Year, many people take banh chung as a gift, and this is a meaningful gift symbolizing sincerity, for the fullest blessing. Every Lunar New Year comes, the steaming cake is a sign for the warmth of the family. Banh chung is a symbol of Tet without any kind of cake can be replaced. Because this is the tradition, the beauty of the Vietnamese people, it should be preserved and respected from the past, today and tomorrow as well.
