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High-angle view of traditional Vietnamese Banh Tet wrapped in banana leaves, ready for cooking.
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Food & Drink

Banh Com: Hanoi's Young Green Rice Cake, Explained

Banh com is one of Hanoi's most quietly beloved sweets — a green rice cake with mung bean filling that doubles as a wedding tradition. Here's everything you need to know.

May 26, 20265 min readnorth
Close-up of a traditional Vietnamese bánh mì sandwich with fresh vegetables. Perfect for food lovers.
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Food & Drink

Hai Duong's Banh Dau Xanh: Why This Small City Makes Vietnam's Best Mung Bean Cake

Hai Duong has been producing mung bean cakes for over a century. Here's what makes them different, where to buy them, and why they matter.

May 26, 20264 min readnorth
Close-up of a traditional Vietnamese bánh mì sandwich placed on a newspaper with side dishes.
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Food & Drink

Banh Phu The Bac Ninh: The Wedding Cake of Northern Vietnam

Bac Ninh's 'banh phu the' is a translucent, mung-bean-filled steamed cake tied to a thousand-year-old legend of marital devotion — and still central to northern wedding tables today.

May 15, 20264 min readnorth
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