The Vietnamese Lunar New Year, called Tet, is a time for personal prosperity and community engagement. Like many other New Year's celebrations, it is also a time for food. Bánh chưng, a savory cake ...

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Lunar New Year is full of sights and sounds. There is the popping of fireworks to ward off evil spirits, the lion dancers moving to the beat of drums and the red envelopes to give gifts to loved ones.

In Vietnamese communities across the world, the return of the Lunar New Year is marked by the making of bánh chung, savory cakes made with glutinous rice, mung beans, and pork wrapped in banana and ...