Phap Lam Cake
Danh mục
Folk Cuisine
During the Tet festival, besides the vibrant branches of peach blossoms and apricot blossoms, as well as traditional delicacies like square sticky rice cake (bánh chưng), cylindrical glutinous rice cake (bánh tét), and assorted candied fruits, one cannot overlook a distinctive cake from our Hue homeland – the "Bánh Ngũ Sắc" (also known as "bánh bó" or "bánh cộ"). It is used for worship and entertaining guests during the festive days.
Nowadays, "Bánh Ngũ Sắc" is also referred to as "Bánh Pháp lam Huế" due to its colorful exterior, utilizing a five-color system representing the five elements.