World Flavors Cookbook

Bánh Tét

Name: Bánh Tét
Cook time: 600 min
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: Glutinous rice, mung bean paste, fatty pork belly Banana leaves, twine for binding

A cylindrical glutinous rice cake filled with mung bean and pork belly, wrapped in banana leaves.

Cuisine: Vietnam

Ingredients

Glutinous rice, mung bean paste, fatty pork belly Banana leaves, twine for binding

Instructions

1. Layer rice, mung bean, and pork on banana leaves. 2. Roll into a tight cylinder and bind firmly with twine. 3. Boil for 10-12 hours until the rice is fully gelatinized. 4. Slice using the binding string for perfect rounds.