Hanoians queue for rice dumplings on Cold Food Day
VOV.VN - Hanoians got up early to stand in line for Banh Troi (floating rice dumplings) and Banh Chay (lean cake) at a shop on Ngo Thi Nham street this Cold Food Day, which falls on the third day of the third lunar month.
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Lines start forming at the Muoi Sau shop on Ngo Thi Nham street at 7:00am sharp. |
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A local resident says it has been crowded on this special day every year for the past two decades. |
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Each bowl of Banh Chay sells for one US dollar. People often buy three or four to take home and put on their ancestral altar on this special day. |
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The shop owner fishes floating rice dumplings out of the hot pot. He says his family prepared a lot of Banh Chay the previous day to serve to customers. |
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A woman reads a newspaper while waiting to buy Banh Chay. It’s about a 30-35 minute wait. |
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Other shops selling Banh Chay and Banh Troi along the streets of Ngo Thi Nham and Tran Xuan Soan. |
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