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Is it safe to eat banh chung stored in the fridge for three weeks?

Is it safe to eat banh chung stored in the fridge for three weeks?

My family wrapped many banh chung and stored them in the cool component of the refrigerator to eat them later. Is it safe to eat them then? (Huyen, 31)
Tet goes back in time and blends with the present

Tet goes back in time and blends with the present

Hanoian selfies charm of Tet in rural Vietnam

Hanoian selfies charm of Tet in rural Vietnam

Hanoians cook traditional rice cakes for flood victims

Hanoians cook traditional rice cakes for flood victims

Hanoians have been gathering at a pagoda for several days to cook "banh chung" for people suffering from the historic floods in central Vietnam.
October 21, 2020 | 11:08 pm PT
Vietnam mixing pot of Tet taste

Vietnam mixing pot of Tet taste

Each region in Vietnam welcomes Lunar New Year (Tet) with its own unique dishes.
January 25, 2020 | 01:00 am PT
Family stokes festive spirit with sticky rice cakes

Family stokes festive spirit with sticky rice cakes

This year, Nguyen Thi Hau, 50, from Lo Khe Village in Hanoi, hired 20 helpers to create traditional rice cakes as festivities slowly draw near.
January 22, 2020 | 04:59 pm PT
Traditional Tet cake gets fishy

Traditional Tet cake gets fishy

A Hanoi food business has given a twist to the traditional banh chung (square sticky rice cake) made for Tet by adding salmon and matcha.
January 11, 2020 | 05:19 pm PT
The reason why banh chung is green

The reason why banh chung is green

Here is why the Vietnam’s traditional Tet sticky rice cake is green.
February 3, 2019 | 11:28 pm PT
Saigon residents stay up all night to cook banh chung

Saigon residents stay up all night to cook banh chung

Many residents of Saigon enjoyed a sleepless Friday night as they cooked the traditional banh chung for Tet.
February 2, 2019 | 02:00 am PT
The thinking behind Vietnam's Lunar Year rice cake

The thinking behind Vietnam's Lunar Year rice cake

The festive green cakes speak of Vietnamese cuisine, and national identity
February 15, 2018 | 04:32 am PT
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Lunar New Year thousands miles from home

Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Lunar New Year thousands miles from home

Banh chung are being wrapped and cooked around the world in the Vietnamese kitchens in the U.S., Belgium and Japan.
February 14, 2018 | 12:28 am PT
Vietnamese Tet spirit shines bright in the land of the rising sun

Vietnamese Tet spirit shines bright in the land of the rising sun

These workers may be living in Japan but that's not going to stop them from celebrating a traditional Lunar New Year.
February 6, 2018 | 08:19 pm PT
US ambassador makes his first Tet cake, wishes Vietnam a happy new year

US ambassador makes his first Tet cake, wishes Vietnam a happy new year

'It was a lot harder than I thought it would be.'
February 6, 2018 | 12:04 am PT
Hanoi village greens up for the indispensable traditional Tet treat

Hanoi village greens up for the indispensable traditional Tet treat

This outlying village just makes the Lunar New Year atmosphere more intense with its green banh chung.
February 4, 2018 | 01:50 am PT
A banh chung guide for dummies

A banh chung guide for dummies

Want to become a banh chung expert in a day? Follow us into the sticky, sweet and sumptuous world of the Tet cake.
January 27, 2017 | 03:51 am PT
 
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