Banh tet hamlet in Hamlet 4, Nhi Binh Commune, Hoc Mon District has long been famous for its cakes with bold flavors typical of the Southern land. On Tet holiday, the price of cakes is about 60,000-100,000 VND/blow.
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Ich (82 years old, hamlet 4, Nhi Binh commune, Hoc Mon district) with 40 years of experience in making banh tet, is the oldest in Nhi Binh’s banh tet village. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Glutinous rice to make Nhi Binh Tet cake is soaked with pandan leaf juice, so it has a special aroma. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Ich’s children and grandchildren make banh tet together. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Ms. Ich’s tet cake oven is the most famous in Nhi Binh’s banh tet village, burning continuously in the days leading up to the New Year to promptly deliver new batches of cakes to customers. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Salted eggs are used to make banh tet. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Make pancakes. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Bacon is only marinated with spices used to make banh tet. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Nhi Binh Tet cake is famous for its delicious taste, bearing the typical flavor of the Southern land. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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The average banh tet oven makes 400 blows/day during Tet. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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After wrapping the cake, it is cooked in a wood-burning oven continuously for about 6-7 hours to be cooked. Each pair of banh tet when picked out in the cold, smoky weather is really a special experience when heaven and earth come to spring. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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The filling of banh tet is a combination of green beans, bacon, salted eggs, cashews, and dried shrimp. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)
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Nhi Binh Tet cake is famous for its delicious taste, bearing the typical flavor of the Southern land. (Photo: Hong Dat/VNA)