" Chung Cake"
CUONG NGUYEN
Writing 3
Description – draft 2
“ Chung Cake “ “Tet” holidays is the biggest festival in lunar year of Vietnamese . On the first day of Tet holidays , Vietnammese families always reunite to have greeting ,lucky wishes ,and finally they often have a meal together. There are many traditional dishes of this Tet meal but there is one dish, Chung Cake that is especially important. Making Chung cake is the ideal way for us to express gratitude to our ancestors and homeland. And putting chung cake on the table has meaning because its square form is a symbol of the sun and the earth. Therefore, A Chung Cake will never be absent in a true Vietnamese Tet meal . Chung Cake is made from glutinous rice , pork meat , green beans , and a lot of other ingredients. Then it wrapped in a square bamboo leaves to give the rice a green color after boiling. . A special thing is the Chung Cakes will be boiled about 12 hours to make all elements of the cake were melted and mixed together to create a special taste. The process of making Chung Cake is time consuming and requires the contribution of several people . This is an opportunity for all members of the family to come together . Chung Cake has a square form with each side is about 8 inches and its thickness is about 2 inches . It will be unwrapped and cut into small pieces to serve for everyone . It has a flavor and aroma of the meat fat and green beans along with the viscosity of the rice . All make it has an excellent unforgotten taste . Chung Cake has become the most famous and irreplaceable traditional food in Tet holidays of Vietnamese. Besides , it emphasizes the important role of the rice in water-rice culture of Viet Nam . If you have a chance to try to have Chung Cake . I’m sure that you will like it.
Writing 3
Description – draft 2
“ Chung Cake “ “Tet” holidays is the biggest festival in lunar year of Vietnamese . On the first day of Tet holidays , Vietnammese families always reunite to have greeting ,lucky wishes ,and finally they often have a meal together. There are many traditional dishes of this Tet meal but there is one dish, Chung Cake that is especially important. Making Chung cake is the ideal way for us to express gratitude to our ancestors and homeland. And putting chung cake on the table has meaning because its square form is a symbol of the sun and the earth. Therefore, A Chung Cake will never be absent in a true Vietnamese Tet meal . Chung Cake is made from glutinous rice , pork meat , green beans , and a lot of other ingredients. Then it wrapped in a square bamboo leaves to give the rice a green color after boiling. . A special thing is the Chung Cakes will be boiled about 12 hours to make all elements of the cake were melted and mixed together to create a special taste. The process of making Chung Cake is time consuming and requires the contribution of several people . This is an opportunity for all members of the family to come together . Chung Cake has a square form with each side is about 8 inches and its thickness is about 2 inches . It will be unwrapped and cut into small pieces to serve for everyone . It has a flavor and aroma of the meat fat and green beans along with the viscosity of the rice . All make it has an excellent unforgotten taste . Chung Cake has become the most famous and irreplaceable traditional food in Tet holidays of Vietnamese. Besides , it emphasizes the important role of the rice in water-rice culture of Viet Nam . If you have a chance to try to have Chung Cake . I’m sure that you will like it.