Right from the early morning Full moon in January Hang Be market, Gia Ngu street was crowded with people buying chicken, sticky rice, sausages… and offerings to offer to the altar of grandparents and ancestors to pray for a year of good luck and peace.The full moon of January, also known as the Lunar New Year, is one of the important rituals in the cultural and religious life of many Vietnamese families. On this day, families tend to make sumptuous dishes to offer to their grandparents and ancestors with the desire to wish for a healthy year and everything to go well. Hang Be Market, Gia Ngu Street (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) is considered a ‘rich man’s market’ due to the convergence of many exotic delicacies, ready-made offerings, fresh food and sky-high prices. “Chicken with roses” is one of the “special” dishes sold in large quantities at this market. Ms. Vu Hoang Dung (owner of a shop at the market) said: “Our store has to mobilize more than 10 people to work, starting at 2am to meet the people’s need to buy chicken. The purchasing power of the year was much higher than last year. Today I sold regarding 600 chickens and 60 platters.” According to Ms. Dung, the price of chicken fluctuates from 400 to 500 thousand VND / 1 chicken regarding 2kg.In the “rich man’s market“Customers can buy a whole pre-made offering tray, with all kinds of dishes such as boiled chicken, sticky rice with gac, bamboo shoot soup, beef with pepper sauce, seafood spring rolls, papaya salad, fried spring rolls… A tray of 9 dishes. cost regarding 1.5 million.With level The price is quite expensive compared to other places, but Hang Be market on the full moon day of January is still bustling, the shops are always in a state of “do it all, go there”, and buyers stand in long queues, ready to withdraw wallet. Delivery workers have to be constantly on the move.Not only chicken, roasted birds are also bought by many people to burn incense today. Rotating birds cost regarding 140 – 150 thousand VND/head.Sticky rice costs from 40,000 – 50,000 VND / plate.Although the weather is rainy, many people still “wear rain” to the “rich market” to buy offerings to worship the full moon.
Right from the early morning Full moon in January Hang Be market, Gia Ngu street was crowded with people buying chicken, sticky rice, sausages… and offerings to offer to the altar of grandparents and ancestors to pray for a year of good luck and peace.
The full moon of January, also known as the Lunar New Year, is one of the important rituals in the cultural and religious life of many Vietnamese families. On this day, families tend to make sumptuous dishes to offer to their grandparents and ancestors with the desire to wish for a healthy year and everything to go well.
Hang Be Market, Gia Ngu Street (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) is considered a ‘rich man’s market’ due to the convergence of many exotic delicacies, ready-made offerings, fresh food and sky-high prices. “Chicken with roses” is one of the “special” dishes sold in large quantities at this market.
Ms. Vu Hoang Dung (owner of a shop at the market) said: “Our store has to mobilize more than 10 people to work, starting at 2am to meet the people’s need to buy chicken. The purchasing power of the year was much higher than last year. Today I sold regarding 600 chickens and 60 platters.”
According to Ms. Dung, the price of chicken fluctuates from 400 to 500 thousand VND / 1 chicken regarding 2kg.
In the “rich man’s market“Customers can buy a whole pre-made offering tray, with all kinds of dishes such as boiled chicken, sticky rice with gac, bamboo shoot soup, beef with pepper sauce, seafood spring rolls, papaya salad, fried spring rolls… A tray of 9 dishes. cost regarding 1.5 million.
With level The price is quite expensive compared to other places, but Hang Be market on the full moon day of January is still bustling, the shops are always in a state of “do it all, go there”, and buyers stand in long queues, ready to withdraw wallet.
Delivery workers have to be constantly on the move.
Not only chicken, roasted birds are also bought by many people to burn incense today. Rotating birds cost regarding 140 – 150 thousand VND/head.
Sticky rice costs from 40,000 – 50,000 VND / plate.
Although the weather is rainy, many people still “wear rain” to the “rich market” to buy offerings to worship the full moon.
