The traditional tray in Vietnamese culture is not only a place to show care and preparation for family meals, but also bring a deep spiritual meaning. This is a place to show gratitude, respect and send prayers to ancestors. The tray also shows the solidarity and reunion of the family during the holidays, the reunion of relatives and friends. At the same time, the tray is also a place to show wealth, luck and hope for a peaceful and happy new year.
Indispensable dishes in the traditional Vietnamese tray
The traditional Vietnamese tray is a unique cultural beauty of the nation, showing the sophistication and ingenuity in the presentation and processing of dishes. In the traditional tray, there are indispensable dishes, meaning to wish for a peaceful and prosperous new year.
Chung cake
Meat with red onion and onion, red couplet,
The tree, the firecrackers, the green banh chung
Chung cake with the sweet taste of glutinous rice, the greasy taste of pork, the aroma of green beans. Chung cake is a dish with bold flavor of the homeland, a traditional cultural beauty of Vietnamese people. Chung cake has a square shape, symbolizing the land, is one of the indispensable dishes during the Vietnamese Tet holiday.
The ingredients for making banh chung are quite simple, including glutinous rice, green beans, pork, dong leaves and spices. Glutinous rice is washed, soaked in water for about 6-8 hours to soften. Green beans are cleaned, soaked in water for about 2-3 hours to bloom. Pork is selected with bacon, washed, thinly sliced.
After preparing the ingredients, we proceed to wrap the cake. The leaves are washed and dried. Glutinous rice is spread evenly on dong leaves, followed by green beans and pork. After that, we roll the dong leaves, use the ladle to tie it tightly.
springial
Hanoi spring rolls, a relatively familiar dish in the traditional Vietnamese tray. Nem is made from minced fresh pork, vegetables and some typical spices of garlic, chili, salt, and sugar mixed together, then wrapped in dew-dried rice paper. When eating, people who enjoy it often dip spring rolls into sweet and sour fish sauce with sour foods such as cucumber, carrot and chili. Hanoi spring rolls are not only a specialty dish of Hanoi but also imbued with the flavor and cultural identity of the people of the capital.
With the perfect combination of delicate taste and luxurious decoration space, professional and enthusiastic staff, Phung Thanh Restaurant has been an ideal destination for those who love traditional cuisine and want to learn about Vietnamese culinary culture.