Instructions for wrapping beautiful square Chung cakes for traditional Tet holiday

Do you know how to wrap square banh chung without using a mold? Below is a guide to wrap beautiful square banh chung for the traditional Tet holiday, you can refer to it!

Do you know how to wrap square banh chung without using a mold? Below is a guide to wrap beautiful square banh chung for the traditional Tet holiday, you can refer to it!

On the occasion of Lunar New Year, gathering with family to wrap green Chung cake has become a beautiful feature in traditional Vietnamese culture. Do you know how to wrap Chung cake beautifully? Wrapping with dong leaves with a mold made from the leaf's ribs is a way to wrap square Chung cake without a mold. Below are instructions for wrapping beautiful square Chung cake for traditional Tet, you can refer to it!

Instructions for wrapping beautiful square Chung cakes

First, wash the leaves and then use a towel to wipe them clean and dry.

To fold the leaf, place the dark green side down and turn the lighter side up. Fold the edge of the leaf horizontally so that the distance from the edge to the midrib is about 2 finger joints, using your hand to smooth the leaf into a crease.

Instructions for wrapping beautiful banh chung: Put the dark green side down and flip the lighter colored leaf side up.

Tip: Depending on how big or small you want the banh chung to be, adjust the distance from the leaf ridge to the fold.

Then, fold the dong leaf in half, use your hand to smooth the fold. Do the same with the remaining 3 leaves.

Then, fold the dong leaves in half, use your hand to smooth the crease.

After folding the leaves, take 4 leaves and arrange them neatly so that they are equal and use scissors to cut them shorter or longer depending on the size of the cake you want to make.

Take 4 leaves, arrange them neatly so that they are equal and use scissors to cut them shorter or longer depending on the size of the cake you want to make.

After cutting the leaves, unfold them and fold them diagonally so that the edges are perpendicular to each other and turn the excess leaves inside. Use a heavy object to press down on them to keep the leaves in place. Do the same with the remaining leaves. Arrange 4 leaves together to form a mold.

Shape the leaves into a square shape and thread a string under the cake mold first so that after wrapping, you can use it to temporarily tie the cake.

Shape the leaves into a square shape and thread a string under the cake mold first so that after wrapping, you can use it to temporarily tie the cake.

You add the ingredients in order: spread out 1 layer of sticky rice, 1 layer of mung beans, 1 layer of pork, then add 1 layer of mung beans and finally 1 layer of sticky rice.

Press the filling tightly and spread the sticky rice evenly so that the filling is fixed and firm.

Press the filling firmly and spread the sticky rice evenly so that the filling is fixed and firm.

After adding the ingredients, fold the two opposite edges of the leaf in and use a temporary tie to secure the cake. Next, fold the two remaining edges of the leaf and align them so that the cake is square.

Next, fold the remaining two edges of the leaf and align it so that the cake is square.

Secure the banh chung with strings. For the first string, you untie and pull it out. You tie the string to create a checkered pattern on the surface of the cake, it doesn’t need to be too tight but it shouldn’t be too loose either.

After tying all the strings, gently press the corners of the cake so that it is square and the filling inside is evenly spread.

After tying all the strings, gently press the corners of the cake so that it is square and the filling inside is evenly spread.

Let's look at the Chung cake made by creating a mold from the leaf. The square Chung cake is just as beautiful as the one made by using a mold.

Let's look at the Chung cake made by creating a mold from the leaf. The square Chung cake is just as beautiful as the one made by using a mold.

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