Banh it la gai Bánh ít lá gai

Bánh ít lá gai is a small cake in banana leaf, with a black skin of pounded ramie leaf and sticky rice around mung bean or coconut. Families make it for Tết, weddings, and ancestor offerings.

Banh it la gai, Bánh ít lá gai
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Where it comes from

Quang Ngai.

How to enjoy it

ZaloPay: wrapped in green banana leaf, black skin from pounded ramie leaf mixed with sticky rice, filling of mung bean or coconut. Eaten at Tết and weddings, and offered to ancestors.

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