VietNamNet Bridge – Enjoying traditional dishes is what makes the Lunar New Year, or Tet, special. On this special occasion, people in the countryside gather together to make specialties such as banh chung and banh tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US travel magazine National Geographic has introduced Vietnam’s savoury Chung (square) and Giay (round) cakes among the world’s top ten traditional dishes.

Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers for their favourite memories of Tet holidays and questioned what they think of the suggestion that the country should celebrate Tet under the solar calendar instead of the lunar one.