Southern girl attends a death anniversary in Hung Yen, afraid to try 2 delicious dishes on the tray

Attending a death anniversary in Hung Yen for the first time, a girl from Ho Chi Minh City was impressed by the scene of men taking charge of cooking and enjoyed the full feast with many delicious dishes.

Khanh Vy (living in Ho Chi Minh City) recently had a trip to the North, taking the opportunity to visit her sister's husband's hometown in Thu Vu commune, Hung Yen province (Viet Thuan commune, Vu Thu district, former Thai Binh province) to experience the local culture and cuisine.

Here, Vy was lucky to attend the death anniversary with the locals, tasting many delicious dishes that she knew for the first time or were not available in the South.

"This is the third time I have visited the old Thai Binh province, but this trip is more special because I get to immerse myself in the atmosphere of a death anniversary with the typical cultural features of the Northern people," Vy said.

The first impression that a Southern girl finds interesting when attending a death anniversary in the North is that relatives gather in large numbers. Family members alone fill 8-10 tables.

Not to mention, there are people from far away from Ho Chi Minh City, old Ba Ria - Vung Tau ... also arrange time and work to return home to celebrate the death anniversary.

“At first I thought my sister's husband's family was hosting a party for outside guests, but in reality it was just family members, quite a large number.

Most people coming to the funeral prepare an envelope with gifts from 500,000 to 1 million VND depending on the circumstances," Vy added.

A Southern girl attended a death anniversary in Hung Yen for the first time and was surprised by the many delicious dishes on the tray.

Although she had heard that death anniversaries in the North often have many different dishes, when she came here and experienced it firsthand, she had a completely different feeling.

Specifically, when eating at parties, men and women often sit separately to make it easier to talk. People often arrange seats according to age and gender so that eating and talking are more open and friendly, in accordance with the common culture and rustic lifestyle of the locality.

Vy also found it interesting when her sister's father-in-law took her to toast her uncles and aunts in the family, raising their glasses and shaking hands with everyone. This made her feel the warmth and sincerity of the people here, as well as the generosity and simplicity.

“Everyone was very happy. When I arrived and said hello, my aunts and uncles all asked me a few questions.

I see that in the countryside, people are quite interested in who I am, what I do, where I live, so that if they see me on the street, they will know I'm an acquaintance," she said.

The young woman also noticed that the death anniversaries in the North are a little different. For example, the men are in charge of cooking, while the women help with some small tasks such as cleaning, picking vegetables, arranging dishes and chopsticks on the trays…

Meanwhile, in her hometown, women take care of everything from cooking to cleaning, while men entertain guests, pray...

Khanh Vy saw that the death anniversary in the North was organized solemnly, neatly and properly. The atmosphere was also bustling and cozy.

Cuisine is also an attraction for Khanh Vy when attending a death anniversary in Hung Yen.

According to Vy's observation, the tray of food was designed for 6 people but the food was as full as a tray of 10, as rich as a wedding party.

Most of the dishes use chicken, pork, etc. as the main ingredients, with very little seafood like in the South. However, these meat dishes are all prepared quite elaborately, and there are so many that each family can take a portion home.

“My sister’s father-in-law shared that people here often eat meat, so the feast usually has familiar, easy-to-eat meat dishes such as sausage, boiled chicken, banana soup, cat meat, pork, stewed pig’s feet, nem thinh, pickled vegetables…”, Vy said.

The offerings at the death anniversary in Hung Yen have many traditional dishes such as boiled chicken, banh chung, fried pork roll...

The girl from Ho Chi Minh City admitted that the dishes on the tray were quite tasty and delicious, and beautifully presented. However, there were two dishes that she was reluctant to try, not used to eating: banana soup and cat meat.

“These two dishes look very attractive but I don't dare to try them.

In my hometown, people often treat guests with seafood, wild boar, beef, venison, etc. But I think, depending on the culture of each region and the preferences of each family, the cuisine of each place will be a little different. I respect this difference and also like to experience new things," she confided.

Vy also revealed that she was quite impressed with the dish of head gio (also known as fried gio), served with pickled vegetables. This is a familiar dish in Hung Yen in particular and the North in general, prepared and enjoyed by many families in the cold season.

Young girl is impressed with the taste of Dien grapefruit

In addition to experiencing the culture of death anniversaries, Vy also enjoyed some other local delicacies during her time exploring Hung Yen such as banh gio (also known as banh tro), Dien grapefruit, dried buffalo meat...

“The banh gio dipped in molasses is delicious, with a refreshing taste. The Dien grapefruit is fragrant, juicy and sweet, the more withered it is, the more delicious it is…

This trip, I experienced more interesting things than expected," she said.

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