Have you ever noticed that in Vietnamese cuisine, there are cakes that are called to be called in pairs, in pairs, even if they do not appear together, Vietnamese people often have the habit of mentioning. This cake is accompanied by another cake as an independent phrase. In addition to banh chung – thick cake, beef cake – pepper cake .. are the “couples” sold as a daily snack.
Banh chung, thick cake
These are considered the two oldest types of cakes in Vietnam, associated with the Vietnamese legend of worshiping heaven and earth from ancient times. The square banh chung represents the earth, the thick round cake represents heaven. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, wrapping, cooking and offering banh chung has become a cultural feature of the Vietnamese people. The traditional banh chung is made from glutinous rice, green beans, pork and wrapped in dong leaves. When making offerings or giving gifts, Vietnamese people often give a whole pair of cakes, not for odd purposes.
Thick cake (also said as giay cake) is pure white made from fine glutinous rice, molded into plump round pieces. The cake has the shape of the sky, so it is often used to pray to heaven to pray for favorable weather. Nowadays, banh chung and banh chung usually only appear together at Hung Vuong’s death anniversary (March 10th of lunar year every year). Currently thick cake is a popular morning gift in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with a piece of spring rolls sandwiched between two cakes. As for the Hmong people in the Northwest, this cake is still made on occasions such as local New Year, worshiping important things.
Nowadays, banh chung and banh chung usually only appear together at Hung Vuong’s death anniversary (March 10th of lunar year every year). As for the H’mong people in the Northwest, this “banh heaven” is still made during the local New Year, worshiping important things. Currently thick cake is a popular morning gift in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with a piece of spring rolls sandwiched between two cakes, priced from VND 10,000 a part.
Floating cake, vegetarian cake
The two cakes are made from sticky glutinous dough, molded round. The floating cake is filled with alum sugar, the small members are arranged round on the plate, then sprinkle a little sesame on top. The vegetarian cake is larger in size, filled with green beans, soaked in ginger aromatic sugar water. When eaten, the cake is allowed to cool, with a sweet taste.
Among the Vietnamese cake duos, floating cakes and vegetarian cakes are the two most common items that appear together, present on the real Korean New Year celebration tray (3/3 of the annual lunar year) and are a popular sweet snack at Northern. On the offering tray, each type of cake presented 3 or 5 bowls, the number is considered the traditional standard.
Pepper cake has a main ingredient from flour, sugar, and yeast and is prepared by frying in a hot oil pan. When cooked, the yellow cake is crispy and puffed up, draining the cooking oil that is both soft inside and crunchy on the outside, eating best when still hot. In the past, sandwiching a beef patty inside a pepper cake was a popular way to eat, street vendors often sold two types of bread at the same time. This way of eating has gradually disappeared, pepper cakes are often sold on hot cakes, beef cakes are often sold together with pig skin cakes, but when it comes to one of the two, many people still remember the other name.
Beef cake, pepper cake
This pair of cakes is a popular snack in the South, familiar to many people through the chirping “ai donut, pepper cake here” from street vendors. The two types of cakes have dissimilar shapes, flavors and processing methods, but are often sold and eaten together.
Pepper cake has a main ingredient from flour, sugar, and yeast and is prepared by frying in a hot oil pan. When cooked, the yellow cake is crispy and puffed up, draining the cooking oil that is both soft inside and crunchy on the outside, best when still hot. This is a snack that many people love to eat because it is easy to eat and costs 1,000 – 3,000 VND per item.
Flexible sponge cake made from rice flour, water, sugar and yeast. A common way to eat it is to put a beef patty inside a pepper cake. This way of eating has gradually disappeared, pepper cakes are often sold on hot cakes, beef cakes are often sold together with pig skin cakes, but when it comes to one of the two, many people still remember the other name.
Orange cake, wheel cuffs
For many people in the southwestern region, the image of street vendors wearing a basket or a tray filled with shiny colored cakes through each alley has become familiar. Orange cake and handcuffs are popular sweet gifts that are still widely sold on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, about 5,000 VND three.
The two types of cakes are made from rice flour and glutinous rice flour and then fry them until they are golden brown and orange, then coated with sesame and liquid sugar for a glossy, sweet shade. The name orange cake comes from the round shape like an orange, which is the donut of the North, filled with green beans. And similar handcuffs, just no kernel.
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