Tranh Khuc is famous for its traditional Chung Cake (made from sticky rice, green beans, and pork), turning the village into a popular destination for connoisseurs.
As Tet nears, villagers can be seen bustling about hurriedly assembling the ingredients and materials for cooking the cake.
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Dong leaves are transported from as far away as the Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang mountainous provinces
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The leaves are carefully cleaned to help preserve the cake for several days
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Large-size-grained glutinous rice from Hai Hau district in Nam Dinh Province is chosen to make the cake
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Green bean is cooked well and then ground
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Cakes are made from glutinous rice, green bean, and pork and wrapped with Dong leaves
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People are busy wrapping the cake
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Elderly people also help their children wrap the cake
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Despite hard work they all feel happy
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They can make eye-catching square cakes without moulds
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A person can wrap 120 cakes in an hour
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Preparing to boil the cake
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