For the Vietnamese people, during the Tet holiday, they often display a tower of garlic as an offering to the Land Genie to make it more beautiful and to bring good meaning. Therefore, today, the Kitchen Tips section of TasteVN will guide you on how to make garlic offerings to the Land Genie!
1 How to make a garlic tower for the Land Genie without a central support
Ingredients and tools
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 3 circular cardboard pieces with diameters of 7.5cm, 6cm, and 4.5cm respectively
- Glue gun
- 1 plate that fits the size of the garlic tower
- Glitter ribbon, decorative accessories,…
Steps to follow
Peel and separate each clove of garlic
First, after buying the garlic, use your hands to separate it into small cloves.
Glue the cloves of garlic into layers of the tower
Next, prepare the circular cardboard pieces with diameters of 7.5cm, 6cm, and 4.5cm. Then use the garlic cloves of the same size to glue around the edge of the circular cardboard piece, securing them with the glue gun.
Then, place the smaller circular cardboard piece on top, and repeat the process as above, continuing this way until you complete all 3 layers of the tower.
Completion and decoration
After finishing the garlic tower, you can decorate it with glitter strings between the layers to make it more beautiful. Finally, add decorative accessories like a gold bar on top of the tower to complete it.
2 How to make a garlic tower with a central pillar
Ingredients and tools
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 sheet of cardboard/A4 paper
- Ruler, compass, scissors, hot glue gun
- 1 plate that fits the size of the garlic tower
- String, decorative accessories,…
Steps to perform
Create the pillar for the garlic tower
Prepare A4 paper or thick cardboard, use a compass to draw a 1/2 circle on the paper, then cut out 1/2 of the circle with scissors. Next, roll the cardboard into a cone shape and secure it with tape.
Peel and separate each clove of garlic
After purchasing the garlic, peel the skin and separate each clove from the bulb.
Stick the cloves of garlic in layers of the tower
Next, use the hot glue gun to stick the cloves of garlic around the cone shape, doing this successively until all layers of the garlic tower are completed.
Completion and decoration
Finally, after sticking the garlic cloves onto the tower, you can add some glittering ribbon around the layers of the garlic tower. Then decorate the top of the tower and around it with additional accessories to make it more visually appealing.
So TasteVN has guided you on 2 ways to make garlic towers for ancestor worship that are very simple yet visually appealing for your Tet offerings. Wish you success in your implementation!
