Banh troi and banh chay cuisine - unique features of the Cold Food Festival

Banh troi nuoc or che troi nuoc is one of the traditional cakes that has existed for a long time among Vietnamese people. At the same time, this is also a cake that carries many meanings, closely associated with the heroic history of the nation.

Origin of Banh Troi

Regarding the name of Banh Troi Nuoc, many people will think that it comes from the boiling stage of the cake during the processing, which is quite reasonable but still not convincing enough. According to some documents on Vietnamese culinary culture, Banh Troi Nuoc is inspired by the legend of the Vietnamese people, which is Con Rong Chau Tien.

There is a legend that banh troi and banh chay have existed since the Hung King period and the custom of making these two cakes is to remind us of the story of Au Co and Lac Long Quan's "hundred-egg sac". The hundred small cakes symbolize the hundred eggs of Lac Long Quan. Banh troi symbolizes the fifty eggs that hatched into fifty children who followed their mother to the forest. Banh chay symbolizes the fifty eggs that hatched into fifty children who followed their father to the sea.

A few words about banh troi and banh chay

Banh troi is made from fragrant sticky rice flour and has a thin white outer shell and a sweet filling inside. Banh troi in different regions also has some differences such as Banh troi in the North is usually small in size, with rock sugar filling, while Che troi nuoc in the South is usually larger in size with mung bean filling, eaten with sugar water and ginger.

As one of the special cakes, banh troi is often used in ceremonies, offerings and especially on Han Thuc Festival.
Banh troi and banh chay, also known as Han thuc cakes, are typical dishes of this holiday because the ingredients, appearance and flavor of these cakes clearly show the beauty of the lifestyle, rice culture and very own dreams of the Vietnamese people.

On the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month every year, Vietnamese people eat cold cooked food with a sincere heart to remember the birth and upbringing of the deceased.

Unlike the Cold Food Festival in China, on this day, Vietnamese people do not abstain from fire but still cook normally. What is special is that Vietnamese people also created banh troi and banh chay with the symbolic meaning of cold food - cold food.

Banh troi and banh chay are traditional dishes typical of this holiday. Since ancient times, banh troi and banh chay have entered into folk poetry as a popular typical dish of the Vietnamese people.

These traditions have been deeply ingrained in the subconscious of many Vietnamese people, so that every year on the occasion of the Cold Food Festival, every family is excited to prepare these two cakes. With the fragrant smell of sticky rice, green beans and molasses, the atmosphere of the Cold Food Festival seems to become more vibrant and meaningful.

The fragrant smell of green beans and the sweetness of molasses have become a very unique atmosphere of the Cold Food Festival of the Vietnamese people and are also an occasion for people to turn to their roots, remember the grace of their ancestors, show their respect, and pray for good things and peace in life.

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