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Unique traditional cakes in Hue city for Tet celebrations

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VOV.VN - Banh sam (ginseng cake) and banh dua (pineapple cake) are an indispensable part of the festive season in Hue city of Thua Thien-Hue province, central Vietnam, especially during the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.
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Every year Nguyen Xuan Lang, a local cake baker, is busy before Tet as he receives plenty of orders for the two famous cakes.
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The 89-year-old man residing in An Thanh village, Quang Dien district, has been practicing his craft for more than seven decades.
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Many households in An Thanh village prepare 10 kinds of different cakes especially for Tet celebrations, although only Lang is able to produce unique ginseng and pineapple cakes.
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Making these two kinds of cake requires hard-working skills of the renowned baker.
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Neither his daughter nor daughter-in-law are able to make these local delicacies.
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Lang only produces these cakes during the Tet holiday or when he receives orders for special occasions.
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He begins to work on the cakes on the first day of the last lunar month, with over 100 ginseng cakes made each day.
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Lang shares that this year he has received an early order from the Hue Cultural Museum for displays during the Tet holiday.
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These eye-catching cakes cost between VND3,000 to VND5,000 each.
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These cakes are often used as part of ancestor offerings every Lunar New Year.
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Each cake is a testament to the meticulousness of the talented baker.
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The cake is carefully wrapped in a well-decorated pack.
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Producing these special cakes every Tet is a way of keeping local traditions alive from generation to generation, Lang says.
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