Tranh Khuc Chung cake-making village busy ahead of Tet

Tranh Khuc village in Thanh Tri district on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for making Chung cake, a typical sticky rice square-shaped cake for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in Vietnam.

Locals carefully select “dong” (arrowroot) leaves, glutinous rice, pork and green bean paste to make Chung cakes.(Source: VNA)

Tranh Khuc people use glutinous rice grown in Hai Duong province to make Chung cakes. (Source: VNA)

Fresh pork is marinated with fish sauce or salt and pepper (Source: VNA)

Marinated pork and green bean (Source: VNA)

Tranh Khuc Chung cakes are nicely wrapped by hands. (Source: VNA)

Chung cake ​creates stable income for both makers and sellers (Source: VNA)

Chung cakes are often cooked for at least 12 hours. (Source: VNA)

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Chung cake (Source: Internet)

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