On the occasion of the Han Thuc – Cold Food Festival on March 3 of the lunar calendar, Vietnamese people often have the custom of offering their ancestors traditional cold food such as Banh Chay, Banh Troi. This is not only a cultural festival but also a beauty in culinary art. Today, the students at Sunshine Maple Bear Kindergarten had the opportunity to make these traditional Banh Troi and Banh Chay by themselves.
Let’s take a look at some pictures of young Smbers preparing for the Cold Food Festival
Banh Troi was made from the sugar cubes with beautiful square fillings, the sesame seeds are fragrantly roasted to the soft white glutinous rice flour plates. In addition, the powder is also dyed with eye-catching blue, red, and yellow colors from beets, gac fruit, and centella asiatica.Under the guidance of teachers, SMB Students played the role of bakers, performing most of the stages: kneading dough, shaping cakes, stuffing cakes. You all participate in the experiential activity with excitement and passion.After molding the round, pretty water-flooded cakes, the children couldn’t hide their pride and excitement when they were able to participate in an interesting activity for the first time. The final product is a plate of floating cakes scented with glutinous rice flour, sugar, and sesame, with extremely eye-catching and attractive colors.The final product is a plate of floating cakes scented with glutinous rice flour, sugar, and sesame, with extremely eye-catching and attractive colors.
The experience of making floating cakes not only helps young SMBers practice their ingenuity and flexibility, but also helps them understand more about the traditional customs of their homeland.