Tranh Khuc village in Thanh Tri District, Hanoi, specialises in making Banh Chung (rice cake). It is hastily producing the festive delicacy for the Lunar New Year festival, which begins in one week.
Tranh Khuc village, Duyen Ha commune of Thanh Tri District in Hanoi is famous for producing delicious tasting Banh Chung. Visitors can easily find a bustling atmosphere in the village when they visit in the build-up to Lunar New Year (Tet) festival (Photo:VNA) 
La Dong (dong leaves), sticky rice, green beans and pork meat are all well prepared (Photo:VNA) 
Green beans are selected for the Banh Chung (Photo:VNA) 
The green beans are stewed and rolled into large pieces, with pork in the middle (Photo:VNA) 
Normally, Banh Chung is wrapped up in frames to make square shape cakes. However the local people in Tranh Khuc village choose not to use them (Photo:VNA) 
All the cakes are hand-made, making them extra-special with a delicious taste (Photo:VNA) 
Without using the frames, the Banh Chung still comes out square and in the same size (Photo:VNA) 
Boiling Banh Chung takes 7 to 8 hours in hot weather and 10 hours in cold weather (Photo:VNA) 
During peak times, each household in Tranh Khuc village wraps 500 to 1,500 cakes per day (Photo:VNA) VNA
