Cold Food Festival

When is the Vietnamese Cold Food Festival celebrated?

• First day of the first lunar month
• Fifth day of the fifth lunar month
• Last day of the lunar year
• Third day of the third lunar month

What is the main purpose of the Cold Food Festival in Vietnam?

• To promote local cuisine and food vendors.
• To celebrate the arrival of spring.
• To honor ancestors and commemorate the dead.
• To raise funds for community projects.

What are the two special foods people eat during the Cold Food Festival?

• cold noodles and qingtuan
• Bánh trôi and bánh chay

• fried rice and spring rolls
• sushi and sashimi

What ingredient is used to make bánh trôi and bánh chay?

• wheat flour
• glutinous rice flour
• all-purpose flour
• cornstarch

How do people cook bánh trôi?

• Bánh trôi is steamed with vegetables.
• Bánh trôi is cooked by boiling filled dough balls made from glutinous rice flour.
• Bánh trôi is baked in an oven with spices.
• Bánh trôi is fried in oil until crispy.

Where did the Cold Food Festival originally come from?

Why is the festival called the "Cold Food Festival"?