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Thai ethnic group make special cake to celebrate new spring

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VOV.VN - The white Thai ethnic people in Dien Bien province, northern Vietnam, make Khẩu xén, a kind of cake made of from sticky rice and fresh cassava roots, for daily use as well as during spring festivals.
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Every spring, white Thai families in Muong Lay town of Dien Bien province make Khẩu xén welcome the lunar new year and new spring.
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Khẩu xén is made from major ingredients such as sticky rice and fresh cassava roots.
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In Muong Lay, cassava is grown in special soil, so the roots are bigger and tastier than elsewhere.
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The cassava planting and harvesting season usually lasts from September of the previous year to March of the following year.
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To make the cake, local villagers shred cassava roots, cook them with sticky rice, puree and mix them with other seasoning ingredients.
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This cake is different from other cakes because of the gentle aroma and sweet taste of cassava, even without other spices to be added.
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The mixture after being cooked will be rolled out into round, flat, thin cakes.
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The cakes are then put in the shade until they harden
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After being cut into small pieces, they are fried into golden, crispy, greasy cakes.
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Khẩu xén is not only a typical delicacy of the ưhite Thai ethnic group in Muong Lay but also a common product in the market popular with many people.
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