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CONTENTS
1. Introduction
1.1. A Banh Chung this is a new year’s day feast
1.2. The features of Banh Chung
Bánh chưng is a traditional Vietnamese rice cake which is made from glutinous rice, mung bean, pork and other ingredients. Its origin is told by the legend of Lang Liêu, a prince of the sixth Hùng Vương, who became Hùng Vương's successor thanks to his creation of bánh chưng and bánh dày, which symbolized respectively the Earth and the Sky. Considered an essential element of the family altar on the occasion of Tết, the making and eating bánh chưng during this time is a well-preserved tradition of Vietnamese people. Beside the Tết holiday, bánh chưng is also tasted all year round as a delicacy of Vietnamese cuisine and one of the national dishes of Vietnam.
2. Development.
2.1 Legend of Banh Chưng.
According to the book Lĩnh Nam chích quái (Extraordinary stories of Lĩnh Nam) published in 1695, the creation of bánh chưng was credited to Lang Liêu, a prince of the sixth Hùng Vương. It was said that after the victory against the army of Shang Dynasty ( Triều đại nhà Thương), in choosing a successor among his sons, Hùng Vương decided to carry out a competition in which each prince brought a delicacy representing the sincerity for the ancestors on the occasion of the Tết, whoever could introduce the most delicious dish for the altar would become the next ruler of the country. While other princes tried to find the rare and delicious foods from forest and sea, the eighteenth prince Lang Liêu, who was the poorest son of Hùng Vương, could not afford those luxury dishes and had to content with the everyday ingredients such as rice or pork. Finally, he created one cake in the square form of earth called bánh chưng and one in the round form of sky called bánh dày from these simple ingredients. In tasting the dishes offered by his son, Hùng Vương found bánh chưng and bánh dày not only delicious but also a fine respresentation of the respect for ancestors.
1. Introduction
1.1. A Banh Chung this is a new year’s day feast
1.2. The features of Banh Chung
Bánh chưng is a traditional Vietnamese rice cake which is made from glutinous rice, mung bean, pork and other ingredients. Its origin is told by the legend of Lang Liêu, a prince of the sixth Hùng Vương, who became Hùng Vương's successor thanks to his creation of bánh chưng and bánh dày, which symbolized respectively the Earth and the Sky. Considered an essential element of the family altar on the occasion of Tết, the making and eating bánh chưng during this time is a well-preserved tradition of Vietnamese people. Beside the Tết holiday, bánh chưng is also tasted all year round as a delicacy of Vietnamese cuisine and one of the national dishes of Vietnam.
2. Development.
2.1 Legend of Banh Chưng.
According to the book Lĩnh Nam chích quái (Extraordinary stories of Lĩnh Nam) published in 1695, the creation of bánh chưng was credited to Lang Liêu, a prince of the sixth Hùng Vương. It was said that after the victory against the army of Shang Dynasty ( Triều đại nhà Thương), in choosing a successor among his sons, Hùng Vương decided to carry out a competition in which each prince brought a delicacy representing the sincerity for the ancestors on the occasion of the Tết, whoever could introduce the most delicious dish for the altar would become the next ruler of the country. While other princes tried to find the rare and delicious foods from forest and sea, the eighteenth prince Lang Liêu, who was the poorest son of Hùng Vương, could not afford those luxury dishes and had to content with the everyday ingredients such as rice or pork. Finally, he created one cake in the square form of earth called bánh chưng and one in the round form of sky called bánh dày from these simple ingredients. In tasting the dishes offered by his son, Hùng Vương found bánh chưng and bánh dày not only delicious but also a fine respresentation of the respect for ancestors.