(Baonghean.vn) - For the people of Nghe An highlands, Tet has a very special meaning. Although each ethnic group has its own Tet, in their minds, they all turn to the most sacred things, praying for a bountiful harvest, favorable weather and good health. For that reason, to prepare for this important day, from November (lunar calendar), people have started making traditional dishes to offer to their ancestors and share joy with their relatives.
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| A month before Lunar New Year, many highland families have started preparing traditional dishes to welcome Spring. |
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| Lap xuong is a dish made from local pork. This is a traditional Tet dish of the Thai people in Nghe An. |
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| Chinese sausage can be fried or grilled. When eaten, it has a fatty, slightly sour aroma. |
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| Tadpoles in the stream also become a dish in Thai people's meals. |
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| The tadpoles are cleaned and seasoned, then put into bamboo tubes to be "lam". |
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| During Tet, both Thai and Khmu people have another delicious dish called nam nhooc. |
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| The main ingredients to make nam nhooc are rat or squirrel meat, added with wild vegetables and mac khen (wild pepper). |
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| During Tet, the Khmu people have an indispensable dish to worship their ancestors, which is fish mooc. |
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| The fish dish is prepared very elaborately and beautifully. After the ancestor worship is finished, it is distributed to everyone to enjoy with rice wine. |
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| In addition to fish mooc, Thai people also have nutritious moss mooc. |
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| Dried meat (giang) is also a familiar dish of the people in the highlands of Nghe An during Tet. |
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| Ot - a typical Thai dish. Ot is made from sliced meat mixed with pickled bamboo shoots and sticky rice, cooked and used as a dip for vegetables. |
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| The Mong people of Nghe An have a type of cake that is indispensable during Tet called "lu dua". |
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| The Mong people believe that without "lu dua" it is not Tet. |
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