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Tet Vietnamese Traditional Food - Legendary Chung Thanh Khuc Village Cake

Thanh Khuc (or Tranh Khuc) Village in Duyen Ha Commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi is famous for its traditional Chung cake. This is a place where the spirit of Tet, the first comes to life in Hanoi.

Tranh Khuc Village is particularly active at the end of year. Although Tet is coming next month, the whole town is preparing to make Chung cake. You can not find a traditional feature of Tet elsewhere here.

Chung cake is a traditional cake of Vietnam, which is made of glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients. Its origin is said by The Legend of Lang Lieu, a prince of the sixth King Hung, Hung who became King 's successor thanks to his creation of the cake and cake Giay Chung, symbolizing respectively the Earth and Heaven. Considered an essential element of the family altar on the occasion of Tet. Making Chung cake and eat during this time is a good tradition preserved Vietnamese people, and the specialty of Tranh Khuc Village.

"Every day, we wash our dong (a special type of license that is popular only in South Asia), rice, beans and then wrap pie Chung. We cook for a night and the next day we will sell it. We're working day and night, "said Nguyen Thi Thuy, a villager.

Each family has 10-25 workers here with 5-10 large cooking pots Chung cake. Your business is used for retail, but now has grown most.

Make Chung cake is a traditional business in this farming town and has been very successful. It helps them improve their livelihoods.

Ngan family is among those becoming rich through making Chung cake. "With my family's economic situation has greatly improved the business Chung cake. We have inherited a legacy from our ancestors and continued to develop, "said Ngan.

However, the title of "Master Chung pie "belongs to Nguyen Minh Tan, who has over 50 years but has spent 30 years making Chung cake. He has about 20 employees working for him. The whole house is full of dong, chains, and sticky rice.

He has sold thousands of cakes Chung. The first time you export Chung cake was in 1994. 4000 was exported cakes to Germany, and Australia and Russia.

"It seems simple, because each family for Chung cake Tet holiday, but when it becomes a business, requires a great effort, experience and preparation. We maintain our standing and reputation of our offspring, "said Nguyen Quoc Trieu, a villager.

In order to make a cake Chung But we have to buy and select high quality ingredients. For example, the dong should be purchased from Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Yen Bai and Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces because they are soft, difficult to break and have a nice green color after cooking.

The Giang, Dong and chains need to be washed carefully in order to preserve the flavor of the cake. Giang chains can be soaked in salted water or steamed in order to be flexible enough to wrap. Fat and lean pork pie is preferred because its partners Chung fatty flavor mixes well with glutinous rice and beans, developing a special flavor, according to Trieu.

"We Chung cake for the whole year. We can win VND10 ,000-15, 000 ($ 0.5-0.8) per cake. However, during Tet, we can make more money "Said Trieu.

The people here are preparing for the start of Tet in December and stay busy throughout the month. Welcome the Year Again after the last cake sold.

Tranh Khuc Village has 90 percent of its population, with Chung Cake. They have been known for 40-50 years. They do not even need to wrap Chung Cake mold the right way. Many teachers can make hundreds of cakes of the same size.

Source: dtinews.vn / by Quang Thanh

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