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Locals carefully select “dong” (arrowroot) leaves, glutinous rice, pork and green bean paste to make Chung cakes.(Source: VNA)
Locals carefully select “dong” (arrowroot) leaves, glutinous rice, pork and green bean paste to make Chung cakes.(Source: VNA)
Tranh Khuc people use glutinous rice grown in Hai Duong province to make Chung cakes. (Source: VNA)
Tranh Khuc people use glutinous rice grown in Hai Duong province to make Chung cakes. (Source: VNA)
Fresh pork is marinated with fish sauce or salt and pepper (Source: VNA)
Fresh pork is marinated with fish sauce or salt and pepper (Source: VNA)
Marinated pork and green bean (Source: VNA)
Marinated pork and green bean (Source: VNA)
Tranh Khuc Chung cakes are nicely wrapped by hands. (Source: VNA)
Tranh Khuc Chung cakes are nicely wrapped by hands. (Source: VNA)
Chung cake ​creates stable income for both makers and sellers (Source: VNA)
Chung cake ​creates stable income for both makers and sellers (Source: VNA)
Chung cakes are often cooked for at least 12 hours. (Source: VNA)
Chung cakes are often cooked for at least 12 hours. (Source: VNA)
Source: VNA
Source: VNA
Chung cake (Source: Internet)
Chung cake (Source: Internet)
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Tranh Khuc Chung cake-making village busy ahead of Tet

Tranh Khuc village in Thanh Tri district on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for making Chung cake, a typical sticky rice square-shaped cake for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in Vietnam.
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