The dining table on Tet holiday is one of the unique features of the Hanoian culinary culture. The Vietnamese always highly pays attention to the dining table on Tet holiday because they think these days are the most important days in the whole year. Therefore, all the foods should be well and carefully prepared.
On Tet holiday of the Hanoian, delicious foods cannot be absent from their dining table. Apart from typical foods such as chicken, Chung cake, there are some special foods that you can see on the meals of the Hanoian on Tet Holiday: Fried spring rolls, Soup of pig trotters stewed with dried bamboo shoots, Pickled welsh onion, Frozen meat, and Lean pork paste.
Fried Spring Rolls
This dish is an indispensable dish on each special occasions as well as on the Tet holiday of the Vietnamese. To make this food, people should prepare many ingredients and mix them to a mixture before rolling inside a thin rice wrap and fry them. When frying, the temperature should be high, the oil should be hot so the rolls will be delicious.
The fried spring rolls should be enjoyed together with seasonal fresh vegetable, rice vermicelli, and fish sauce. You can enjoy this dish when you visit a Vietnamese family on Tet holiday. Otherwise, if you come to Hanoi on other days, you can join a walking food tour in Hanoi to enjoy this dish.
Soup of pig trotters stewed with dried bamboo shoots
Tet holiday becomes more special with the soup of dried bamboo shoots. This dish has been on the dining table for a long time. The bamboo roots are dried under the sunshine then boiled in a high temperature before being put in the cold water. After that, the Vietnamese stew the roots with pig trotters in high temperature during about 8 hours.
Pickled welsh onion
Among many foods of dishes made from meat, picked welsh onion is one of the special taste of the Hanoian on Tet holiday. This dish is enjoyed together with Chung cake. It tastes special and helps you enjoy the foods on Tet holiday better.
Frozen meat
In the cold air of Tet, frozen meat is a very attractive dish. The dish is made from pork, chicken, or even pig trotters. All ingredients are put in a pot and boiled during one night. After that, the mixture will be put in the fridge.
Lean pork paste
This is an indispensable dish for the Vietnamese on special occasions, in particular on Tet holiday. Lean pork paste is made of the port. When being shown on the dining table of Tet, the dish is well-decorated will carrot flowers and seasonal fresh vegetable.
Besides to above those foods, you should join a Street food tour in Hanoi to enjoy the taste of food in Hanoi. A cooking class in Hanoi is a good option for you to discover the history and culture of the city as well as this beautiful country.
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