She covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups, and the people powering them. When Bánh Vietnamese Shop House opened on the Upper West Side in 2021, owners Nhu Ton and John Nguyen thought long and hard ...

Bánh chưng remains a standard Tết dish thousands of years later. OPB culture producer Steven Tonthat admits that he just buys bánh tét (the catchall term for all types of stuffed glutinous ...

Bánh tét and bánh chung are staple dishes of Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations, also known as Tết. Bánh tét are glutinous rice cakes stuffed with mung bean and pork filling, shaped into a ...

In Vietnamese culture, banh chung and banh tet — traditional dishes made from glutinous rice — are a must. To make a banh tet, banana leaves are lined with rice, soft mung beans and pork belly ...

In Vietnamese culture, banh chung and banh tet — traditional dishes made from glutinous rice — are a must. To make a banh tet, banana leaves are lined with rice, soft mung beans and pork belly ...

For the Vietnamese community working, living and studying abroad, they always remember the traditional culture of their roots every time Tet and spring comes. Tommy Nguyen's family (Champaign, ...

"We can buy ready-made banh chung but it doesn't create that Tet atmosphere," she said, explaining she enjoyed the process of cleaning leaves, soaking rice and pre-cooking beans in the very early ...

The wrapped cakes of glutinous rice, green beans and pork belly have for centuries been one of several dishes prepared in a frenzy at home specially for Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, which begins ...

Making traditional glutinous rice cakes Banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) and banh tet (round glutinous rice cake) are indispensable Tet dishes. Families and neighbours are brought together in a ...

The Tet feast in central Vietnam is a culinary tradition steeped in symbolism and flavor, showcasing unique dishes arranged on small plates and presented on a round tray. Banh tet is a must-have dish ...