From early morning on February 14, the 27th day of Tet, households across the city begin washing leaves, rinsing sticky rice, cooking mung beans and marinating pork to wrap banh chung and banh tet. From early morning on the 27th day of Tet, many families in Ho Chi Minh City begin preparing ingredients to wrap banh chung and banh tet. Around 2am, Huynh Van Phu lifts steaming banh tet from the pot to let them drain. In Gia Dinh Ward, Tran Anh Tuan’s family cooks more than a dozen banh tet for 30 to 40 hours. Pots of Tet cakes glow red through the night across many alleys of Ho Chi Minh City, as the Lunar New Year approaches.

Source: VietNamNet News February 15, 2026 02:58 UTC