In the wedding custom of the Vietnamese people, regardless of the region, the indispensable gift must be a type of cake symbolizing the love of husband and wife, which is the bride's cake, also known as suse cake or cake. cents.

The bride cake in the North is round in shape, wrapped in red gold-colored cellophane, slightly pasty and has a taste of food coloring. The southern bride's cake is a double cake, one square, one round, very large, wrapped in white paper with a splendid red bow. But the wife cake of the Central people is placed in green coconut leaf boxes and has a special flavor. Wherever it is, the cake has a gentle aroma of the cake filling combined with a very eye-catching outer shell, making many people fall in love with delicious but not boring food and a unique taste that cannot be found in other dishes.

The square and round cakes represent the yin and yang philosophy in the East. The dough is spread thinly, the filling is placed on one end and then the rest of the dough is placed over the filling as if showing the embrace and protection of the spouse. Asian philosophy is also subtly expressed through the colors of the cake. The green wrapping symbolizes fidelity, the pink ribbon simulates the connecting pink thread, and the yellow cake represents the wife's love for her husband.

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