Pickled Ham Rolls|Nem Chua & Sticky Rice Cakes|Banh Chung

Two more tet dishes.

Last Sunday while we were at the concert, Mom started making the pickled ham rolls. By the time we came home, there were only a couple batches left to make.


Looks very different from other nem chua huh?


Refrigerated for a few days to set.



Fully cooked ham, vinegar soaked pork skin, garlic, pickled pepper, black pepper corns. Mmm. (after I pick out the pepper. hehe)

What's Tet without sticky rice cakes? Phuong stayed home one day and made all these cakes.




Mom stayed up to cook them. 5-6 hours in a pressure cooker. Conical ones are called Banh U.


Square shaped ones are called Banh Chung.


Peel away the banana leaf and cut with fishing line or in this case, a thin ribbon.


A pretty tint of green and aromatic smell from the banana leaf. Pork and mung bean filling.