The art of making Banh Tet La Cam

Banh Tet La Cam is the traditional violet sticky rice cake of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. Let's take a tour to see how it is made.

Ripe bananas are mixed with other ingredients for Banh Tet La Cam to add special flavour to the cake (Photo: VNA)

Sticky rice ​is mixed with violet tree leaves to make the colour effect. (Photo: VNA) 

A man grinds green beans with bananas and salted egg yolks to stuff the cakes. (Photo: VNA)

Wrapping the cakes (Photo: VNA)

Huynh Thi Trong, 87, has made the sticky rice cake for many years and passed the technical know-how to her family members. (Photo: VNA)

Time to boil the cake (Photo: VNA)

Slices of a Banh Tet La Cam (Photo: VNA)

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