Sticking with tradition: Vietnam’s glutinous 12-hour Tet cake


Hanoï (AFP) – Exhausted after 12 hours of cooking, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hong gently unpeels the last of five leaves encasing a squishy, sticky rice cake known as “banh chung” — a Lunar New Year delicacy in Vietnam. Thi Thuy Hong has made the dish for 40 years, sticking with a tradition that many families have moved away from.

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