“Tet” cake wrapped “Lá cẩm” in Can Tho

In Can Tho, the most delicious “Tét” cake  belong to Huynh family in Binh Thuy district. The Huynh family descendants have made “Tét” cake more unique by boil the “Lá Cẩm” (“Cẩm” leaves), then use the broth fried sticky, coconut milk, meat and salted duck eggs as patching.

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If you want to make the delicious “Tét” cake, you must choose the best sticky, not mixed ordinary rice, soaked with “Cẩm” leaves to make the natural purple. The “Cẩm” leaves must be fresh for making real color, withered leaves will cause water to leaves marbled colors. The meat must be fresh and soaked for absorbent. Then fry the sticky with coconut milk before package. The cake cook in about 4 to 5 hours is delicious. Cut the cake, the outer ring light up a purple silky folds, inside the meat, salted duck egg yolk, fat and fragrant park. as a gift.