Hanoi’s Oldest and Busiest Lá Dong Market on the Eve of Tet
During the upcoming Lunar New Year in 2024, the bustling Trần Quý Cáp leaf market in Hanoi is always bustling from morning till night. The vendors are delighted as the number of customers coming to purchase keeps increasing day by day.
This year, Mrs. Loan imported more than 100,000 forest dong leaves to sell from mid-Chạp month. Due to high demand, there were times when all the leaves were sold out. Every day, she sells over 10,000 dong leaves and palm leaves. “The forest dong leaves are usually more popular and sell better because when wrapping banh chung, they give a beautiful green color, the cakes are fragrant, and they don’t stick when unwrapping. To make the countryside dong leaves turn green, you have to add ginger leaves and sticky leaves to the cake when unwrapping,” she said.
This year, I bought 120 dong leaves and 3 bundles of palm leaves to make 30 pieces of banh chung. My family has a tradition of making banh chung to worship our ancestors, so choosing the dong leaves is very important to me. Despite the busy urban life, my family always maintains the old customs, gathering around the pot of banh chung instead of buying ready-made ones at the store,” Mrs. Hien said.
To choose the desired dong leaves, many meticulous customers spend 20-30 minutes.
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