Bánh in () is a Vietnamese cake from the
Huế area given at
Tết,
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar.
The Lunar New Year as a celebration is observed by numerous cultures. It is also named " Chinese New Year" becau ...
. The cakes are often stamped with an auspicious
Sino-Vietnamese character such as "" for long life.
The cake is now quite popular overseas as well and is commonly found all year round in
Asian grocery shops worldwide, often in smaller rectangular shaped snack packs. The main ingredients are
mung bean
The mung bean (''Vigna radiata''), alternatively known as the green gram, maash ( fa, ماش٫ )٫ mūng (), monggo, or munggo (Philippines), is a plant species in the legume family.Brief Introduction of Mung Bean. Vigna Radiata Extract G ...
,
rice flour and
durian
The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the onl ...
.
References
Rice cakes
Layer cakes
Vietnamese desserts
Bánh
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