Green Chung Cake - Traditional Vietnamese cuisine, now excelling

Banh Chung - a unique national cuisine, usually only appearing during traditional Tet, is now a delicacy available every day at food stores and supermarkets. From Da Teh tangerine sticky rice, a famous specialty of Da Teh town, delicious banh chung becomes a simple but no less luxurious and eye-catching gift.

Over thousands of years of cultural history, banh chung is a traditional cultural feature that every Vietnamese person, no matter where they are, still preserves its original shape, flavor and is respectfully offered to worship ancestors. , d.eath anniversary, especially during the traditional Tet holiday.

Each dong leaf is cut neatly before being placed into the mold.

Even though it's not close to the Lunar New Year, Luong Thi Hue Business House (Da Teh town, Da Teh district) is still busy completing delicious cakes according to orders from distant customers. near the.

Workers are divided into clear processes, each person has a job. The filling is also carefully placed using tools to ensure food safety and hygiene

"Currently, on average every day, the establishment brings to the market about 400 - 500 banh chung, banh chung, banh tet. Initially, it was just a family meal package or on Tet, but when people saw a need, they "I eat Banh Chung more often during the year, so I tried to sell it and then boldly expanded my business," Ms. Luong Thi Hue (Da Teh town, Da Teh district) told about her fate in the early days of starting a business with cakes. Green distillation.

The meat is carefully selected and fully marinated with delicious spices before being used as a filling for the cake.

Although Hue has only entered her fifth year of business, banh chung has gradually affirmed its quality and is favored by consumers. The beautiful, square banh chung are created by the skillful and meticulous hands of experienced artisans in wrapping cakes.

One of the things that makes Ms. Hue proud is that Banh Chung completely uses local ingredients, especially the main ingredient is Tangerine sticky rice - a type of rice named on the Vietnam Specialty Rice Map that created Green banh chung, banh chung, banh tet are rich in Northern flavor.

According to Ms. Hue, unlike other types of sticky rice, tangerine sticky rice grown in Da Teh land is fertile and hydrated, so before wrapping, the rice does not need to be soaked for many hours, but only needs to be washed thoroughly and mixed with green color from the vegetables. natural leaves. The cake also does not need to be boiled thoroughly, it only takes 6-7 hours to have a delicious, flavorful product, with a faint scent of dong leaves mixed with the scent of tangerine sticky rice, captivating diners.

In order to produce 10 finished products like 10, Ms. Hue agreed to let the worker wrap the molds. Although it takes more time and steps, in return, the cake is uniform, it is difficult to distinguish who did the wrapping just by looking at it. . The finished cake is cooked on a wood stove for 6-7 hours. The kitchen smoke mixed with the fragrant scent of dong leaves from the boiling pot of cake is also one of the familiar flavors that reminds of childhood memories and roots. .

The square cakes are skillfully wrapped in the same way by the craftsman

When the cake is cooked, it will be taken out to cool, put in a bag, vacuum sealed and labeled before being sent to the market. Recently, Ms. Hue designed a logo, invested in designs, designed cardboard boxes and bags, so that each cake box would reach consumers as a more eye-catching gift, bringing great joy. than when exchanging things that seem so familiar.

After being cooked and cooled for about half a day, the cake is placed in a vacuum bag and packaged for preservation.

"Green banh chung has become a traditional culinary symbol of the entire nation and is known by friends all over the world. Therefore, besides ensuring quality, investing in design is also very important. Customers are also very important. very welcoming and willing to pay more for my banh chung gift set," Ms. Hue added.

In June 2023, the product was recognized by the People's Committee of Da Teh district as a typical rural industrial product in 2023 and is also currently in the process of evaluating the criteria of OCOP products. Since then, Ms. Hue has had the opportunity to participate in promoting products in exhibitions and trade promotion programs inside and outside the province.

According to Ms. Hue, here banh chung is highly appreciated by customers. She also has a contract with Go! Da Lat and Tu Son supermarket in Long Xuyen city, An Giang province to put banh chung on the shelves, serving tourists as well as local people.

"After vacuum sealing, the cake can be refrigerated for 2-3 months. We hope this product will reach more consumers, thereby creating jobs for workers in the area." place as well as promote local tangerine sticky rice products. With the desire to bring the district's specialties to all parts of the country, every day we always take care of every little bit about product image and quality. products to truly bring the best products to consumers today," Ms. Hue shared.

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