The atmosphere of Tet is heating up as residents of Vinh Hoa village, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province are busy preparing square sticky rice cakes. Merchants and buyers pour to the village to get themselves chung cake.
Ever since the lunar month of December, local residents in Vinh Hoa village have been working around the clock to prepare chung cake. Every household stocked up on green leaves and wood used for boiling chung cake. When the season is in high gear, each household can deliver up to 9,000 cakes. This business requires tremendous efforts.
When Tet comes, from the young to the old, everyone is up to ear with tasks to prepare the cake. Having built a famous brand for its Chung cake, Vinh Hoa chung cakes have attracted customers everywhere. Each household has to stay up all night to prepare and cook Chung cake to ensure the supply for the market.
In just one season like this, one household can earn up to 100 million VND. With delicious taste and captivating smell, Vinh Hoa Chung cakes have won the hearts of Vietnamese nationwide and overseas Vietnamese as well.-VNA