Participating teams try hard to pound ingredients within a quickest time while ensuring the mixture is smooth and warm (Photo: VNA)
Strong men carry the mortars and pound the rice mixture (Photo: VNA)
After finishing pounding, skilful team members start moulding ‘banh day’ (Photo: VNA)
‘Banh day’ moulding is mostly carried out by ethnic women (Photo: VNA)
'Banh day’ making contest draws great attention from both locals and visitors (Photo: VNA)
Within a limited time frame, participating teams can make dozens of ‘banh day’ (Photo: VNA)
Purple cakes are made from violet glutinuous rice (Photo: VNA)
Board of judges check every cakes while marking the teams (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
‘Banh day’ making contest in Lai Chau province
A contest of making ‘Banh day’ (flat glutinous rice cake) within the framework of Culture and Sports Festival 2019 drew a large pool of visitors in Lai Chau province on September 22.
