Local business exports 32,000 Banh Chung cakes to the US
VOV.VN - Ba Ba Hoi food processing cooperative of Tam Ky City in the central province of Quang Nam has inked a deal with a business partner to export 32,000 Banh Chung (square glutinous rice) cakes to the US market.
On October 24 the 10-tonne shipment was transported to Ho Chi Minh City to complete customs clearance procedures before being exported to the US by sea.
As scheduled the cakes will hit supermarket shelves in the US in December in order to serve Vietnamese overseas community in the lead up to the New Year holiday.
The cooperative has applied modern technology to its food production and processing operations to ensure their products meet food safety and hygiene regulations by the US Food and Drug Administration, said Huynh Thi Thu Thuy, head of the cooperative.
Ba Ba Hoi‘s Chung cake is favoured among overseas Vietnamese thanks to its nice appearance coupled with its good quality, she added.
Chung cake is a traditional local dish that is an integral part of celebrations for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. It is made from glutinous rice, pork meat, and green bean paste and is wrapped in a square of “Dong” leaves, giving the rice a green colour after being boiled for 10 hours.
Every Vietnamese family must have at least a Chung cake among their offerings to be placed on the ancestors’ altars during the New Year holiday.
