Western New Year jams are made from familiar, simple ingredients with a strong spring flavor.
Wild but delicious Western New Year jams
1. Coconut jam
One of the most rustic, idyllic, and easy-to-make Western New Year jams is coconut jam. Because in the land of many coconuts like the West, it is not difficult to find delicious ingredients, go to the kitchen to make a sweet, rich Tet jam that is imbued with the taste of home.
Coconut jam is indispensable in the Tet jam tray of Westerners. Photo: @lets_cook_asianfood
Western coconut jam is made from a type of coconut with moderate hardness so that the jam when ripe is not too hard but not too mushy. Coconut rice is grated into thin pieces, washed to drain, then marinated with a moderate amount of sugar for 1-2 hours and then “sweet” on the pan until the sugar dries.
Coconut jam can be processed into many attractive colors. Photo: @anvatbongbe
How to make Western coconut jam is simple but extremely delicious. In the past, people used to make white coconut jam, but today, coconut jam is varied with all colors of red, yellow, purple, blue, … to create a brilliant and eye-catching beauty on the first day of the new spring. Sweet coconut jam, eating a piece of jam, sipping hot tea is nothing compared.
2. Custard apple jam
One of the Western New Year jams that are very popular with children is custard apple jam. This is a kind of jam with a very rich sweet and sour taste, easy to eat but less annoying. Soursop jam is made from ripe soursop fruit with white flesh, moderate toughness, sweet and sour, the more you eat, the more addicted you are.
Custard apple jam is a delicious jam, sweet and sour taste. Photo: @holi.luu
The way to make custard apple jam is also relatively simple. When buying custard-apple, peel off the skin, separate the seeds and shred the custard-apple meat into the bowl. Marinate the custard-apple meat with white sugar depending on the taste of each family for 2 hours. The last step is to slug the jam on a hot pan until the jam thickens, add a little fresh milk to make the jam more fatty and sweet.
Custard apple jam is easy to eat, everyone likes it. Photo: @_rambutan3006_
After the custard apple is ripe, sesame can be added, then dried in the sun to harden, and then wrapped in glossy paper, it can be used throughout the Tet season. This is not only a delicious treat for guests but also a snack that children love. Today, custard-apple jam is almost an indispensable jam in the West every spring.
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3. Tamarind jam
When it comes to the Western New Year , you cannot ignore the extremely attractive sweet and sour tamarind jam. Not only children but also adults love this jam because it is easy to eat and less boring. Tamarind jam is made from green and sour tamarind, not ripe tamarind. Marinated tamarind with a moderate amount of sugar, creating a jam that is both delicious and not boring.
Tamarind jam is processed into spicy tamarind jam or sticky tamarind jam. Photo: @kanshop_hangnhat
Making tamarind jams is not too difficult, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Every occasion near Tet, people in the West will pick old tamarind fruits from the branches to clean the peel, soak in saltwater for about 3 days to reduce the sour and acrid taste. Tamarind after salting is marinated with sugar so that the finished jam has a sour and sweet taste.
Tamarind jam is not too difficult to make but takes a lot of time. Photo: @cuatiembizo
Tamarind after marinating sugar for about 6 hours is put on the stove to slug until the sugar water is evenly absorbed, then turn off the stove. Tamarind jam then continues to dry in the sun to dry and be flexible again to be able to enjoy. To preserve jam for a long time, Westerners often wrap jam with beautiful plastic paper, forming a Western specialty that is loved by many travelers.
4. Pineapple jam
Most of the Western New Year jams have a characteristic sweet and sour taste. And so is pineapple jam. This is an easy-to-make, easy-to-eat jam with easy-to-find ingredients. If you don’t have time to do it yourself, you can also find it at the market at a reasonable price.
Pineapple jam is also a delicious jam of Westerners. Photo: @pphancha
The pineapple (pineapple) jam of the Western people is made from the pineapples that are still slightly green, not the ripe ones because the jam will be too soft and not delicious. The pineapple bought back is peeled clean, cut into thin slices just eaten and then put in a pan of hot sugar on the stove, slug until the jam is ready.
Pineapple jam is sweet and sour, easy to eat. Photo: @lamthuckhanh12
Basically, pineapple jam has a similar way of making coconut jam. Depending on the taste of each family, the amount of sugar fried with jam will be more or less different. However, a delicious pineapple jam is when there is a harmony between sweet and sour taste. The feeling of just sipping a piece of pineapple jam and enjoying a cup of hot tea is nothing.
5. Lotus seed jam
One of the types of Tet jam that makes a special feature of Western cuisine is lotus seed jam. This is not only a delicious jam with an ethereal sweetness but also good medicine for people with insomnia. Eating lotus seed jam and enjoying tea on Tet is an elegant thing that everyone enjoys when coming to the West to celebrate Tet .
Lotus seeds are also a delicious Tet jam of Westerners. Photo: @dundun.kieu
In order to make delicious lotus seed jam, people often choose round, large and fluffy seeds. Lotus seeds are dried, then soaked in water to bloom evenly, then continue to boil with boiling water to soften lotus seeds. Usually, this process is repeated twice, ensuring that the lotus seeds are thoroughly cooked and have moderate toughness.
There is nothing better than eating lotus seed jam and enjoying tea. Photo: @senhuefood
Lotus seeds are then marinated with white granulated sugar and slug evenly on the pan so that the sugar gradually penetrates. The most difficult stage of the process of making lotus seed jam is to stir it evenly and gently, to keep the lotus seeds from being crushed and to absorb a certain amount of sugar.
If you go to the West to celebrate Tet, remember to enjoy lotus seed jam. Photo: @thihongnguyen.nguyen
Above are the most popular types of Western New Year jam , often used to treat guests during the coming New Year. All kinds of jam are simple, easy to make, associated with easy-to-find natural ingredients of the land of river gardens, bringing a rich and delicious taste, once eaten, you will remember forever.
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