Banh tet is in the top 100 best bean dishes in the world.

Bánh tét lọt top 100 món ăn từ đậu ngon nhất thế giới - Ảnh 1. — Vietnamese banh tet is on the list of 100 best bean dishes in the world - Photo: Captured from YOUTUBE

In the list of 100 best bean dishes updated by Taste Atlas on September 17, banh tet ranked 47th with 4.1/5 stars.

Traditional banh tet

Banh tet is a traditional Vietnamese dish, often present on special occasions such as Tet, death anniversaries...

Bánh tét, 'cánh tay' cứu trợ đồng bào vùng lũ, lọt top 100 món ăn từ đậu ngon nhất - Ảnh 2. — Banh tet often appears on special occasions - Photo: Captured from YOUTUBE

Before being steamed, the banh tet cakes go through many stages that require the meticulousness and dexterity of the hands of mothers and grandmothers.

The cook needs to prepare ingredients such as sticky rice, green beans, pork belly, salt, ground pepper... At the same time, banana leaves and bamboo strips for wrapping also need to be cleaned.

According to Taste Atlas , the use of banana leaves when wrapping the cake brings out the unique aroma of the sticky rice.

The first step is to wash the sticky rice and soak it for at least 8 hours, to let the rice expand and become softer.

Green beans are also prepared similarly, by washing, peeling and soaking for 4 hours.

After soaking, the baker needs to remove the ingredients and drain.

As for the meat, the cook will cut it to fit the cake, then season it to suit his taste, and finally start wrapping the cake.

This is one of the steps that requires high meticulousness, deciding whether the banh tet is able to attract the diner's eyes or not.

The baker spreads banana leaves on a flat surface and covers it with a thin layer of sticky rice. A layer of mung beans will be spread evenly on the surface of the rice and the pork belly will be placed in the middle.

When wrapping, the maker needs to roll and fold the banana leaves tightly to ensure the cake has a nice shape and does not come apart. Banh tet is usually wrapped vertically and horizontally.

Connecting Vietnamese people

Since ancient times, the image of banh tet is often associated with fairy tales, folk tales or traditional festivals.

Bánh tét, 'cánh tay' cứu trợ đồng bào vùng lũ, lọt top 100 món ăn từ đậu ngon nhất - Ảnh 3. — People join hands to wrap banh tet to give to people in the North

Closer to Tet, banh tet is the connection of family members, each person contributes a little to make the cake or it is food while sipping tea and chatting.

Recently, banh tet cakes have been used to promote the national spirit of Vietnamese people during the storm and flood season.

The image of women from the South and Central regions gathering together to wrap cakes to send to people in flooded areas in the North moved many people.

The cakes are sent after many days still retaining their flavor. The secret is that all the cakes are steamed for 12 hours after being made, so that the cakes do not spoil after many days.

Choosing banh tet as a gift when the whole country needs help also partly shows the national tradition associated with the dish.

Bánh tét, 'cánh tay' cứu trợ đồng bào vùng lũ, lọt top 100 món ăn từ đậu ngon nhất - Ảnh 4.

'Cham' Tet cake brings fresh fragrance to Vietnamese Tet holiday

TTO - Banh tet is made from sticky rice and banana leaves that are always available in the backyard, from bamboo strips that my grandmother splits and leaves on the smoke from the kitchen stove, and from beans grown and released year-round in the garden.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/banh-tet-lot-top-100-mon-an-tu-dau-ngon-nhat-the-gioi-20240930140312023.htm