How we prepare for Lunar New Year in Vietnam

[@uyenninh]

I forgot to add the part when I unwrapped the Chung cake and eat it 😭😭😭 Will do that on the next video then!!

[@KpopM2]

E ở Mỹ, xa nhà cũng lâu rồi nên xem video của chị thấy relatable ghê🥰 xem video mà nhớ Tết ở quê quá. Chúc mừng năm mới nha chị❤

[@hanifleylabi8071]

How could you do this to us!

[@AABBCC890]

I was wondering 😅

[@katydid5088]

My roommate in college made these for Lunar New Year in a fit of homesickness with Banana leaves. We managed to find the rice after looking through half a dozen Asian food stores. The little Vietnamese lady at the store gave us a bunch of things for free because she was so happy to see people willing to buy from her. We're lucky enough to have been in a very multicultural area so getting business in that area is hard when you are one of 30 vendors selling the same thing. Happy New Year! (We celebrate Lunar New Year, also Asian but slightly different food customs.) The cleaning is universal in Asian countries. Cleaning with the red handkerchief over your hair and the whisk broom in hand is a time honored horror I mean, *tradition.*

[@manuelacaravane]

Yes please, I'm so curious to see how it looks inside 😉😋!

[@annak8109]

I am from Greece but my parents always loved Asian food so they took me to my very first Vietnamese restaurant when I was 6 years old. I was a very picky eater as a kid but I finished my food for the first time! I'll never forget those flavors! That was back in the '80s where Asian restaurants were almost non existent yet in Greece. But there was this Greek sailor who travelled to Vietnam, fell in love and married a Vietnamese woman. So he came back with her and opened the first Vietnamese restaurant in Greece. He's really really rich now... I am 41 now and still crazy about your cuisine, traditions, culture and everyday life. So thank you so much for educating us on your Country, please never stop!

[@sensiblenaturopathy]

You must be asian in previous birth, might be a Vietnamese.😂

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Amazing story, yes, Greece in the older days didn't had a lot of xeno people, maybe that's why they're not used to foreign things and some of them are afraid even to try something non Greek. I have yayas in my old neighbourhood in Greece where they don't want to try new things, old generation, but i think young Greeks today, most of them, are more open to international cuisine and new flavours.

[@SublimeGemini]

what an amazing story!

[@spacemonkey340]

Your from Greece that’s so cool

[@Trinity25Apr]

What a joy it is to see Uyen at home educating us on her countries traditions. She is a natural narrator and teacher, it's delightful to be shown things through her eyes whether in Germany or Vietnam . ✨️

[@kitm141]

“Natural narrator and teacher” - you said it perfectly!

[@phgan_h]

cảm ơn chị vì lan tỏa nét đẹp văn hóa Việt Nam tới bạn bè quốc tế

[@nhunguyen1766]

Cuối cùng cũng thấy comment tiếng Việt 🎉🎉🎉

[@djvelocity]

This is the first time I have seen one of your videos, I have only seen your shorts before. *You’re such an interesting person and I love learning about your culture.* I don’t know much about Vietnam but our family is also from Southeast Asia too so it’s really cool to learn about our neighbors 😊🙌🇻🇳

[@uyenninh]

Thank you so much! 😊🙌

[@horribleusername82]

@@uyenninh oh wow I'm SECONDS away from the reply

[@taiscealai_jimny]

+1, beautifully said!

[@mahannnerelloso1201]

Same, this is my first time watching a video in her channel and not shorts

[@somethingstrangeallorracairns]

@@uyenninh by the way the flowers that you got are called lily's, and then there are tiger Lilys because those ones have stripes and are coloured like a tiger.

[@awakenedventures3501]

Thank You for making a video about Tet in Vietnam. My husband is Vietnamese and we haven’t been able to go back to Vietnam for 2 years because we are waiting for citizenship and of course it’s expensive to go for a family of 4. This really made me happy because I miss Vietnam so much and our family there. I hope you can make more videos while you are there since it reminds me of when I was the happiest.❤

[@uyenninh]

Awwww! Glad it was helpful! All the best to you! 😊

[@kimtran5688]

I find the most expensive thing about going to Vietnam is the flight and visa . Once you get there, everything is so affordable and cheap

[@awakenedventures3501]

@@kimtran5688 That is true. We are hoping to move back in a few years. We feel we will live happier than the U.S. with the family support and the way of life there.

[@comradeleppi2000]

@@awakenedventures3501 aww i think you are a good wife

[@Curry_Tales2107]

At the end of the video I understood why only your mother is allowed to wrap those cakes, she is a pro❤️

[@uyenninh]

She’s s so skilled! 😳

[@maddalenawunderlich]

We prepare a similarly wrapped food in Venezuela. It‘s funny that we also have hierarchies in the line of assembly. My aunts were the only ones that my grand mother allowed to wrap and tie the „hallacas“. Fortunately they also taught my generation so we can do our own now 💓

[@lyndiegf]

Thank you, it’s great to watch different things and traditions, the flowers are called lilies here in the uk, I look forward to the next part xx

[@adamryan977]

Yeah but if nobody else is allowed to do it, no one will learn it. Her mother started at one point, too and wouldn't it be sad if the tradition would die, because nobody knows how to do it besides her.

[@blessphillips-watts5164]

I agree! It was very satisfying to watch 😀

[@StephEatsnTravels]

I am a Viet Kieu from the US. I was able to celebrate Tet this year in Saigon, which I will always remember and cherish. It's so wonderful to see how a Vietnamese family truly celebrates Tet. Thank you for highlighting the Vietnamese culture to the world. 🇻🇳

[@thanhbuixuan6580]

Thank you too for sharing our cuisine 😊

[@HauTran-sunfromsouth]

You’re beautiful, beautiful Vietnamese women!! Our cushiness foods is variously type & yummy 😋 I hope more Youngful Vietnamese & Vietnamese born & raise in West or overseas is keeping praise their cultures alive, never fade away or brainwashed by others cultures to dump our cultures!! Being Vietnamese or being Asian (exactly is Southeast Asian) is beautiful just like anyone else, any others race. Nothing wrong or shameful with being Asian!! Asian ppl is beautiful, smart, hardworking & friendly & have great family values!! ❤❤❤ I hope more Youngful Vietnamese & oversea Vietnamese should learn & accept & proudly about their roots, their their cultures, their race & their ancestors!! Our ancestors were fighting nonstop though generation to generation & keep their inspiration alive to earn respect & freedom & independence today. No matter what in old days we’re family roots from which part of Vietnam or chose what politicians, Vietnamese ppl is always Vietnamese ppl & it’s your roots. I HOPE YOUNGFUL VIETNAMESE PPL SHOULD BE PROUDLY OF THEIR LOOKS & THEIR CULTURES. Never let brainwashed by others race or anyone!! In Western media they’re always drawing portrait us Asian is weirdo, ugly & different type ppl mad 😡😡 that’s why alots Youngful Asian in oversea feel they’re ugly, aliens or different & insecure about their looks & their race. BULLSHIT!! Hope more Youngful Vietnamese oversea should travel back to homeland to see how beautiful, how vibrant colorful & how lively we are!! Be strong & be positive!! ❤❤❤

[@rebeccablashock3829]

Just returned to U.S. from Vietnam (from wedding and Tet). Got to eat this and now I know how it is prepared! Please make many more videos because I have a new Vietnamese daughter-in-law! I love your perspective and explanations and like to learn more. (And I also got to experience the roosters in her hometown...) Thanks so much! :D

[@uyenninh]

Awwww congratulations to your son getting married! ☺️

[@brandyhuff8487]

Awe congratulations! Embracing the culture and learning to make foods for her will be such a blessing to her ❤💜💙

[@julecoole216]

I'm German ... honestly never saw something so heartwarming Peace to you and your family ❤

[@Anasvet28]

It's really interesting how different cultures with similar ecosystems have come to create similar foods. We make a version of this in Nicaragua bit with corn instead of rice. Both tropical countries but a world apart. Really interesting.

[@discokills]

Your mom is really wonderful! Thank you for sharing her cooking with us.

[@elinevergniol4754]

I'm half Vietnamese and always eat those bánh chưng for Lunar New year, but I never knew how they were made. Thank you for sharing the preparation, it makes me appreciate them even more ! Chúc mừng năm mới 🧧

[@ArtemisNyx42]

What a wonderful tradition! Thank you for sharing it. A Chung cake seems similar to a pasteles de masa, a Hispanic dish made around Christmas/new years season. So cool how many cultures came up with their own unique and strangely similar foods

[@phlovejoy]

2:09 That flower is a lily in English ☺️ Your videos brim with humor, information, and spirit. Thank for all of the laughs, and I wish you a wonderful New Year!

[@jackiedelvalle]

Yes! This one is peaceful too 🥰🇬🇧🇯🇲

[@geraldinehamilton2818]

They look like 'Stargazer Lilies' 💗

[@phlovejoy]

@@geraldinehamilton2818 What a lovely name! Thank you for introducing me.

[@HoaTruong-km9rk]

we actually call it Ly in Vietnamese too. pronoun just like lily but with only one sound.

[@lorimiller4301]

This woman was born for this job. She's got a fantastic personality. Her boyfriend is very lucky to find someone so special. I'm really enjoying these videos.

[@VJ-tl3mr]

I just loved your expressions when you tried the corn and discovered it was your favorite kind. The joy and gratitude of feeling spoiled by the ones you love, nothing beats it. 💓

[@bluherondale8889]

Xem video của chị làm em cũng phần nào bớt nhớ nhà nhớ tết, do năm nay là năm đầu tiên em phải ăn tết xa nhà ❤ cảm ơn chị thật nhiềuuu

[@dscad]

This is the purest channel in all of KZbin

[@missbolin319]

9:54 I love the child’s scream in the middle of a very relaxing cake making process there 😂 I’m from Indonesia but a child screaming and crying and their mom screaming back at them are something that I can definitely relate to when I’m visiting my grandma’s village

[@era-me1eg]

I am indian and that made me homesick lol 🥲😂

[@oo8962]

I thought it's my neighbor's kid screaming🗿

[@Cool_duckk]

@@oo8962same

[@ThePushpamali]

It sounds like my new neighbours who just moved in 💀

[@nnjfxe]

I and my husband spent one winter in Vietnam and had a chance to see many of the traditional Tet celebration things you have shown, like kumquat trees, flowers, and red and gold decorations everywhere! Now seeing it again makes me so warm and peaceful inside. Even the chickens scream which woke us up every night kinda nice and familiar! Exploring different cultures things is a beautiful way to become a part of the world. Thank you so much for bringing our memories alive, hope to see Vietnam at least once again, it's such a unique place! Happy new year and happy Tet!

[@CrashBoomBang78]

This was SO interesting, thank you for sharing your culture with us! Sending love from Sweden! ❤️🇸🇪

[@canadianbrit]

Loooove Sweden!!! I lived there for 9 months 20 years ago! It's a goregous cou tey with beautiful people. Very similar to Canada 🇨🇦 🇸🇪

[@manov9665]

Her smile when she took that first bite of the sweet corn🥰 Love watching your videos. To be honest, I don't know much about Vietnamese culture, watching your videos make me smile and the Vietnamese knowledge is a good bonus ❤️

[@Sahtrasknows]

Vielen Dank,dass du all diese Impressionen teilst! Finde es so interessant und entspannend zu sehen, wie ihr alles vorbereitet

[@squareish]

This is something the adults in my family used to do when I was a kid but it's been forever since they've done it at home. It's just easier for them to buy them at the store now so it's so nice to see this aspect of Vietnamese culture again

[@AnonBiscuit]

Thank you for sharing this video! I love hearing about your vietnamese and German life, it's so interesting! - love from the USA!

[@anishshakya863]

So glad to see how you are still sticking to your culture 😇

[@xanderpeloquinbardier4284]

Hi from Montreal, Qc, Canada! Here, it is a very multinational city. I've seen several versions, of meals wrapped in different leafs... But this is the first time I've seen Chung cake. They are almost too pretty to eat! Glad to find out something I didn't know! Different culture are the soul's food of this world! Happy lunar new year to all (late).

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

It was so nice to see you enjoy the sweet corn your mom cooked specially for you. That is exactly how I feel when I finally get the first tender sweet corn of the season. I can eat it every day when it is very fresh and still pretty young. My mom also knew I loved it and would make it for us during the peak growing season. My mom is gone now, but it’s a tradition I now share with my own children, and I am deeply satisfied watching them enjoy the treat.

[@tayet6875]

Thank you so much for sharing your tradition and your experience with us! Sitting by the fire late into the night was something we did for Easter and it was always a special time. But now as an adult it is less fun😂😢

[@arlahunt4240]

This was so interesting! This Holliday is so much hard work. It reminds me of Christmas.

[@marylourimmasch4301]

I love this video. I have a half Vietnamese grandson and his parents are very open about learning and teaching him his heritage. I will send this video to my daughter so she can show it to him. He is very smart, detail oriented and loves his gramma!!!

[@blahblah1309]

if anyone is interested, lá dong (used for wrapping) is the leaves of phrynium placentarium and lá riềng (used as food colouring) is galangal leaves ☺

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

Can you actually eat it? It was cooked for 10 hours, but out of curiosity, it seemed so thick.

[@blahblah1309]

@@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783 we don’t eat them, they’re for wrapping and food colouring only. if u take a look at the other video about food during Tet by Uyen, u’ll see her unwrap banh chung and discard the wrapping (lá dong) ^^

[@hahdanghongha7810]

it gives unique flavor, we eat some thing else for vegetable dishes. Actually true Vietnamese meals alwalys have vegetables somewhat

[@indimalik4395]

Thank you for the information. I just know that galangal leaves can use for food colouring too. We use Phrynium Placentarium (pandan leaves) and Dracaena angustifolia (suji leaves) for food colouring in Indonesia.

[@RGeye]

This was so interesting. Would love to see more videos about your culture and foods and maybe how to cook them

[@uyenninh]

Noted! 😊

[@sonjak8265]

@@uyenninh You are a master storyteller!

[@Izzy-fr1zu]

@@uyenninh yes please! I love to cook food from other cultures (or at least to try to 🤣) I always feel like german food is so boring regarding the spices... it's always just salt and pepper 😅 When I saw you prepaing the spices for the cakes, my german brain was really confused to see you continouing with chopping the pork. I was soooo sure this was going to be something sweet 😂

[@monmon3681k]

My parents are from Cambodia and then love to eat something similar to that. Never knew it was a tradition for new year. Now it makes sense that for Cambodian new year in april, my mom always order that in France because we live in France near Paris 😁

[@katiekawaii]

You're so good at this kind of video. I love seeing Vietnam from your perspective. These are things I would never get to see any other way. Show us everything you can while you're there!

[@Eiamii]

It's good to learn about the different cultures in other SEA countries. Thank you for the nice video! Greetings from the Philippines 😊

[@grimjaur86]

Please show or tell us more about your culture! I am so curious, your home looks so beautiful and your family seems so wonderful, but you are also such a good storyteller and can film and edit so well!

[@erikaw.887]

I love that you took us with you and are showing the Lunar year traditions ❤

[@izzyolinda5053]

Her smile when she realized the corn was sweet brought a smile to my face 😊

[@zoommiesbay]

I always think its so cool to see how houses are designed in different countries. Like the washing and cooking area

[@vanavana593]

It is great to know that Vietnamese also eating this cake during lunar new year! same tradition in Guangxi and parts of Canton in China, just the shape are different, all the ingredients are the same !

[@freyallarganswald4746]

Here in Scotland we go all out cleaning the house on new year eve. I even wash all curtains and windows lol. We always make sure we have food prepared too, squally steak pie or “stories” yumm. I was brought up with this tradition so at 57 years old it’s still something i do much to children and grandchildren’s confusion lol. It’s great to start the new year with a sparkly clean house and good food on the table. Thank you for sharing your new year traditions and yummy recipes. Love to you and German boyfriend xx

[@nina130]

It’s so funny because even tho’ we live in such different countries/cultures there are so many similarities Of course: most of the food, the vegetation and the language are different I’m from Brazil and yet identified with so many things present on a village daily routine, that’s so sweet Sending you lots of love!!

[@oKyeahThen]

thank you for showing us your culture

[@CatsinMay]

Thank you for sharing about lunar new year in Vietnam, it's really interesting and fun to learn about different traditions!

[@NiloofarHosseini-fd8fy]

This video was so calming for me. Thank you very much.

[@Fay8Fay8]

Your mom wraps the cake so beautifully. They look like X'mas gifts❤

[@RockaKelly]

So thankful you bring your culture to us. But sorry you seem to Work all the time. 😂❤️ Germany is glad to have you. and highly recommend you as an Ambassador

[@riqu.e]

That was amazing! Much love from Brazil

[@iamthatiam7523]

I admire your authenticity and spirit. Thank you for sharing from your heart.

[@mrpeanutsbis5694]

Thats relaxing, interesting and funny. Now I want to go to Vietnam. I love how everything is Self made and just all these plants are so relaxing. ♡

[@elenakurilina9026]

love Vietnamese food) this is my favourite video! thank you so much for making it)

[@Anna-fq2vc]

I love how you showed the process of making these cakes! each step is carried out so thoughtfully, it must be a joy to have the result!

[@jamdowndaughta]

It was so amazing to watch the preparation of Chung cake. Your mom is a national treasure!

[@Rotisiv]

Happy Lunar New Year! I am a Muslim and I always absolutely love it when other cultures also use and celebrate the Lunar calendar! ❤🎉

[@abritinbavaria9475]

I love watching your videos .❤ As a Brit who moved to Germany over 20 years ago I enjoy watching other people explore the same culture shocks that I stumbled over. And now you are sharing your home country culture and traditions. Thank you so much 😊

[@Tybold63]

Your mother is truly a pro and it is so satisfying see skilled persons working (says the spoiled me)😆

[@waldllwyn139]

Your mom's skill and wrapping the cake was super masterful and I can see and feel the love and traditions in her skill and manufacturing, it made me me chuckle when I use to take my Christmas gifts to give to my mom for her to wrap

[@yolkycheeks]

It looks like such a wonderful place where your mom lives! You can tell that she is a great cook! Thank you for showing us abouty our culture and the food you grew up eating , it looks delightful❤

[@chauhuynh910]

so grateful that you are sharing those kind of videos to show up what real authentic Vietnamese food means. Banh Chung is one of my Favs Vietnamese Dishes and I knew that it is hard work to get this done, but a process of 3 days? That is insane and shows me that Vietnamese Food is just representing the culture and just so much more.

[@capricetj]

Hi Uyen, I’m Indonesian but of Chinese descent so I relate a lot to your videos despite having lived in cities for my whole life. We have a similar sticky rice dumpling that we eat although I think it’s usually for the mid-autumn festival called “bakcang” and it usually has red beans and/or pork inside. I just came back to Canada after going back to Indonesia for 1.5 months for summer break and I already miss my friends, family, and the food in Indonesia so much, but watching your videos has brought me some comfort. Thank you for making these videos and I’m looking forward to more fun videos from you ^^

[@JS-sb1yx]

I love the whole process of making the cake and how collaborative you all are. The natural wrapper from the bamboo tying string to the banana leaf wrappers is so wonderful! It is great that everything can be turned back into compost too.

[@Sorrely1]

That was fascinating. Those cakes are a work of art. And such care and effort put into their making. Thanks for sharing your traditions. A Happy, Healthy and Peaceful Lunar New Year to you and your family ❤

[@nupurmukherjee3258]

Your simplicity and genuineness are remarkable ... Makes your video so watchable

[@mamakulapapa]

This was very interesting and educational! Somehow through watching your video I feel nostalgia for Vietnam even though I haven’t been to Vietnam ever 😂 Thank you! ❤

[@einat1622]

I don't know much about Vietnamese culture & life, so I'm appriciative of these kind of videos (how a normal household looks like).

[@susanegley4149]

Oh this is so interesting and wonderful!! As an American mutt, I have zero culture. It makes me wistful when I watch others with such a rich and lovely culture. Thank you for sharing part of your life! 💖

[@Jk71780]

Hi Uyen, you are a true tourist ambassador who shows our international friends beautiful views of Vietnam. Keep going, girl!

[@yasiruranaweera3888]

This was all my childhood in Sri Lanka 😍 We used to celebrate our New Year ( which is in April ) in this kind of an environment with different rituals and food. That part you were near that wood boiler melt my heart. I really miss that time. ❤️

[@appletart7262]

I’m Nepali but we also celebrate the new year in April. It’s interesting to see how similar culture can be in different countries

[@nomoreboringworkouts7525]

you can enjoy them in Traditional Me cooking channel.

[@anasandoval6698]

This was so cool to watch and to see your mom's technique in wrapping the Chung cake and all the preparation in advance to make them. I'm so happy you got it on video because these techniques can often be lost in families when only one person does the majority of the work.

[@prettycringey]

新年快乐! Happy New Year to you and all fellow Lunar New Year celebrators!

[@TheDerbon]

please make more long videos, they are super interesting to watch. i like the videos about vietnam and your food the most. big fan

[@amazinggermany8431]

Sehr interessant! Ich hoffe, es kommen noch mehr solch toller Videos aus dem schönen Vietnam. Einmal konnte ich bis jetzt dieses wunderbare Land besuchen. Es wird mindestens ein zweites Mal geben! 😊

[@sheilagadde5975]

So interesting and lovely Traditions. What a wonderful Cake...Savory more than Sweet it seems. Refreshing to see the beautiful trees and your decorations. You have a lovely family. Sounds of each family are each a little different. Love the chickens and Doggies all around. Your whole family works very hard. Thank you for sharing your beautiful family.

[@jimjimgl3]

Vietnamese: "Fast food. What's that?"

[@creepy-kitty]

The chickens and dogs making noise is VERY relatable and calming to hear I live in the south of north America near a fish farm and its so nice to hear countryside area noises in a KZbin vid!!

[@teresamorris-morrow4774]

Happy New Year! This video is incredible! Can you please show us the finished cake unwrapped in a future video?

[@uyenninh]

I will!😊

[@ladylucia917]

❤

[@teresamorris-morrow4774]

❤❤❤❤

[@schmoemi3386]

Good point! I already wanted to complain that the most important part was left out: How you eat them! ☺

[@ririririiririri5934]

I really love people who appreciate their tradition and culture💕

[@TilmanBaumann]

5:42 Sweet corn is just very fresh. The plant quickly turns the sugar into starch once it's harvested. That's why fresh sweet corn is so expensive.

[@MithMathy]

While that's true for sweet corn varieties, "sweet corn" is also a particular variety of corn. Other varieties include dent corn & flint corn, among others. Certain corn varieties are better for making corn meal or popping. You can eat them fresh but they won't be as sweet and juicy. Sweet corn varieties arise through natural mutations (genetic engineering not required) and certain ones grow better in different places.

[@MstresVampy]

I'm glad this video came up .. I feel I learned a lot more about u ❤

[@iuliasiegel7494]

This is so amazing! Thank you for sharing your culture with the world. Im from Romania, and I always thought our food was so time consuming; not anymore! 😂

[@mkane1970]

Fascinating. Thanks to you and your mum for showing your beautiful culture. Very nice and food looks delicious.

[@koitsenka]

Your mother is an artist. Her cakes are perfect.

[@ragnaroik]

Thank you for sharing, love to see.

[@shudha5214]

That cake is a piece of art and your mom is an artist ♥️

[@MakeYourOwnReality777]

I have great admiration for your mom. Imagine working that hard in the countryside. People like that are saints

[@poojasubbu]

Omg the spices being roasted are the ones used for biryani in India! So amazing to see how much we've in common with our neighbors

[@worwantube]

Love how you show your tradition in lovely and authentic way. So heartwarming❤

[@o.sunsfamily]

Happy Lunar New Year, may your fortunes and prosperity increase by leaps and bounds this year! 🐇 🐈

[@hernalynrebuton8404]

highly appreciative on how you still preserve your culture in all ways....

[@BitterBetty76]

I think I saw some tears when you bit into that corn. It's amazing how many kinds of corn God has blessed us with. My dad used to grow at least 5 different kinds of corn when I was a little kid and we lived in the country. He had a huge green thumb. I miss those days. Glad your mom made you some sweet corn. Mom's always know what their babies like.

[@mina_en_suiza]

So nice of you to show us something about Vietnamese life! It's fascinating, and you're such a genius communicating. Greetings from Switzerland!

[@borussiadortmund6558]

You’re creating a safe space here on KZbin for me. Thank you 🙏

[@jace9233]

i love when you post videos or shorts from when youre visit Vietnam. you are such a cheerful person and it really shows how happy you are to cure your homesickness for awhile :)

[@KKSGCKW]

Happy lunar new year!! Thanks for sharing all of this for us!! I was so surprised to learn it's year of the cat for you guys! It's rabbit for me haha Watching you guys make that cake reminds me of making Zhong zi in China, we have to boil them for so long!

[@annehersey9895]

What a wonderful video! I love your mom’s home, very cozy and welcoming. I can’t believe how labor intensive making the cake is but it must have been so much fun to have mom and all the daughters helping and talking and especially laughing! Thank you for sharing.

[@kell475]

I loved seeing this! So much effort goes into making the cakes. I wish I could try one!

[@sridevikka8605]

You are the most authentic person I have seen on social media. Love from India.

[@DerekHarkness]

Memories of three years ago when I visited Vietnam for Tet 2020. It's interesting to see how different Asian countries do New Year. My wife is Chinese and I've lived in the Northeast of China for 16 years. Neither of us had ever seen trees like these for new year in China but when we were in Hanoi everyone was selling these trees and people were transporting them all on the back of their mopeds. In the Northeast of China we make dumplings (jiaozi) for new year dinner - lots of dumplings.

[@aaronlauloong1994]

那是因为中国太大了，在广东，我们过春节时也会买这种桔树，在上面挂上一大堆红包，作为过年装饰。当然在我小时候，更常见是买水仙盆景摆在家里，大概是节后不那么难处理😂。

[@user-qwertyuiopasdfghj]

The trees are common practice in Guangdong during Chinese New Year ! Not so much in rest of China. I guess cuz in Cantonese the tress name mean good luck

[@nataliamikova]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful holiday with us ❤️ P.S. These flowers are called lilies 😉

[@uyenninh]

Oh thank you! 😂

[@birdylove24]

@@uyenninh Hallo liebe Uyen, sei nicht traurig wegen der Lilien; es ist eigentlich ganz gut, dass sie kein Wasser hatten. Sie sind wunderschön im Garten, aber im Haus fangen sie oft so übertrieben an zu duften, dass man es kaum aushalten kann; das blieb Euch jetzt erspart, weil sie nicht ganz aufblühen konnten. (Oder, wie ein Freund von uns einmal sagte: "Entweder die Lilien verlassen dieses Zimmer, oder ich!" 😂🤣😂)

[@Phalaenopsisify]

And lilies are super dangerous for cats so nothing to give a cat owner :)

[@sallyannc3176]

@@Phalaenopsisify only if your cat goes near them - I have lillies all the time as our cat doesn't go on any surfaces like tables, neither did our last cat.

[@katrinnaduchesne3482]

Thoes are Star Gazer Lillies.