A Tet (Vietnamese New Year) scene in Tranh Khuc village, known for its sticky rice cakes.

In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year of the Horse, the traditional sticky rice cake-making village of Tranh Khuc (Nam Phu commune, Hanoi) enters its busiest production season of the year. The bustling atmosphere of hard work, blended with the aroma of sticky rice, mung beans, pork, and banana leaves, creates a vibrant and traditional New Year's scene.

Bundles of fresh, vibrant green banana leaves are carefully selected, washed, and neatly arranged, ready for the cake-wrapping process.

Bundles of fresh, vibrant green banana leaves are carefully selected, washed, and neatly arranged, ready for the cake-wrapping process.

The whole family gets together to wrap the cakes, creating a warm and close-knit atmosphere of hard work during Tet.

The whole family participates in the cake-making process, creating a warm and close-knit working atmosphere during the Tet holiday.

The baker's hands moved swiftly as they wrapped the cakes, each neat fold revealing the skill accumulated over many years of dedication to the craft.

The baker's hands moved swiftly as they wrapped the cakes, each neat fold revealing the skill accumulated over many years of dedication to the craft.

The baker's hands moved swiftly as they wrapped the cakes, each neat fold revealing the skill accumulated over many years of dedication to the craft.

The baker's hands moved swiftly as they wrapped the cakes, each neat fold revealing the skill accumulated over many years of dedication to the craft.

The baker's hands moved swiftly as they wrapped the cakes, each neat fold revealing the skill accumulated over many years of dedication to the craft.

The baker's hands moved swiftly as they wrapped the cakes, each neat fold revealing the skill accumulated over many years of dedication to the craft.

The pots of banh chung (Vietnamese sticky rice cakes) are cooked continuously for many hours, adhering strictly to the 10-12 hour cooking time to ensure the cakes are evenly cooked, soft, and fragrant.

Banh chung (Vietnamese sticky rice cake) is vacuum-sealed for longer preservation.

The banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cake) from Tranh Khuc village (Nam Phu commune, Hanoi ) is packaged and distributed for consumption throughout the country.

Khanh Hoa (VNA)

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/anh/buc-tranh-tet-o-lang-banh-chung-tranh-khuc-20260211090045948.htm