For the people of the S-shaped land, the Tet holiday that everyone looks forward to is the Lunar New Year. This is the time when families gather to welcome the new year and also a moment to prepare offerings for their ancestors. Therefore, let’s check out 6 simple yet wonderful offering menu ideas for the second day of Tet with the Cooking Tips section of TasteVN!
1 Menu for the offering tray on the 2nd day of Tet, version 1
Boiled chicken
First of all, the first menu that TasteVN wants to suggest to everyone is the familiar boiled chicken! However, every Tet season, the feeling of savoring boiled chicken suddenly becomes incredibly different!
The challenge of boiled chicken is that the whole chicken must have a beautiful golden skin, and the meat inside must remain tender and sweet, not too dry, to be attractive.
To make the offering tray more formal, you can cross the chicken legs for a more appealing look and then arrange them on a plate before placing it on the offering tray!
Banh Chung
Besides boiled chicken, Banh Chung is considered the representative image of the Lunar New Year that any family must have to display on the offering tray or to entertain esteemed guests when they visit.
Thanks to skillful hands, rich experience, and very simple ingredients, along with a meticulous cooking process, everyone is drawn to the “square” Banh Chung that catches the eye.
Each grain of sticky rice is cooked to a chewy texture, combined with the pork belly that is both lean and fatty, complemented by the rich flavor of mung beans, truly is “delicious beyond words.”
Pickled vegetables
Traditionally, alongside Banh Chung, people need to prepare pickled vegetables to enhance the flavor of the offering tray, making it more complete and flavorful.
If you still have doubts, you can experience it yourself! It doesn’t have to be too elaborate; pickled vegetables only consist of familiar ingredients like carrot, cucumber,… and scallions only!
However, especially the fish sauce is mixed with a salty, sour, and sweet taste that seeps into the ingredients while still keeping the crunchiness of the vegetables, making anyone who tries it want to keep eating forever!
Radish and carrot salad
To reduce the greasiness and stimulate the taste buds before entering the “culinary race,” everyone shouldn’t forget the presence of radish and carrot salad!
The interesting point of this salad is that it only requires simple ingredients, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to find a place to buy it during the Tet holiday!
Everyone is enchanted by the sweet, crunchy taste of kohlrabi, carrots mixed with a dressing that has a moderate salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavor, which does not overpower the natural deliciousness of the main ingredients!
Vegetable rib soup
To ensure the feast is full of delicacies and complete emotional experiences, you should showcase your skills in making soup – nutritious vegetable rib soup below!
Depending on your preference, you can simmer the ribs first to give the broth a sweet and appealing taste while saving time. Then, combine with other vegetables like sweet corn, shiitake mushrooms,… and radish, and carrots!
2 Menu for the offering on the 2nd day of Tet
Boiled chicken
It is not an exaggeration to say that whenever the Tet holiday comes, almost everyone’s weight increases dramatically. The reason is quite simple, which is because we get to enjoy all the delicious “luxurious delicacies”!
If you still have doubts, let’s take a look at the boiled chicken, which is not just delicious and eye-catching at all!
Just looking at it, you can smell the fragrant aroma wafting from each piece of chicken spreading throughout every corner. Moreover, the chicken is firm and sweet too! It’s really hard to resist.
Pork knuckle soup with bamboo shoots
Accompanying the boiled chicken will be the super attractive pork knuckle soup with bamboo shoots that everyone is crazy about. Quickly note down the simple recipe below from TasteVN to make the upcoming Tet more interesting!
The special thing about this soup is that the pork knuckle is simmered very thoroughly until tender, so the broth absorbs all the essence, making it much tastier.
Additionally, adding a bit of sour bamboo shoots adds a crunchy texture that makes the soup even more appealing, enhancing the flavor tremendously. It truly is a perfect combination for the offering on the 2nd day!
Cold meat
Have you ever heard of cold meat? This is a dish with a unique twist but has a deliciousness that makes everyone swoon.
That’s because in addition to pork knuckle, pork skin,… you only need to add shiitake mushrooms and black mushrooms! After that, the important thing is that you must place it in the freezer of the refrigerator for the dish to be perfect!
From the outside, the frozen meat looks just like a wonderful jelly. As you eat, you will immediately feel the chewy and crunchy texture from the combined ingredients. Dipping it in a little fish sauce makes it incredibly delicious!
Picked Onions
The picked onion dish that TasteVN is about to introduce will be a “great assistant” for the frozen meat and boiled chicken!
Not requiring too much complexity, just a few pieces of red onions pickled sweet and sour is enough to explode your taste buds.
Each piece of red onion retains its crunchy sweetness and pungent flavor wonderfully. With this picked onion dish, who could possibly refuse?
Shrimp and Pork Spring Rolls
Continuing the enticing offering for the second day of the Lunar New Year is the appearance of the delicious shrimp and pork spring rolls that will captivate you until the very last moment. It is not only a wonderful appetizer but also an ideal snack to nibble on, so skipping it would be a huge regret.
After being tightly rolled, the spring rolls are fried until crispy and golden, surely drawing your attention continuously.
Besides the crispy rice paper outside, there is also a firm, sweet, and flavorful shrimp and pork filling inside! This unique combination will surely leave a lasting impression on you!
Banh Chung
Banh Chung – representing abundance and prosperity, is always an indispensable dish during every gathering Tet festival like this. So, why hesitate to include Banh Chung in today’s offering?
The special feature of this traditional square sticky rice cake is the multicolored sticky rice created from pandan leaves, gac fruit,… or purple leaf!
In addition, the filling is a perfect combination of pork belly and mung beans, creating an indescribably delicious flavor.
3 Menu for the second day of Tet offering
Stuffed bitter melon soup
After two wonderful options shared by TasteVN, if you are still not excited, that’s okay, because surely the third suggestion will make you “fall head over heels”!
Beginning this fantastic offering menu will be the hot and attractive stuffed bitter melon soup, representing the good things you shouldn’t miss!
True to the name of the dish, to enjoy “bitter melon,” you must experience the initial bitterness, but in return, there is a sweet taste from the firm filling and an incredibly delicious broth!
Braised beef
If you are tired of pork and looking for a new taste, what could be better than braised beef! Appealing and fascinating, this dish certainly deserves a place in your family’s offering on the second day of Tet.
The interesting point of this braised beef dish is the wonderful combination of different spices such as five-spice powder and star anise!
Each slice of beef is tender and not chewy, especially with a fragrant aroma that is rich on the palate. You can enjoy it with bread for an exciting experience!
Pig Ear Salad with Onion
To make the offering tray more complete, as well as to bring wonderful excitement on the first day of the new year, you should place all your trust in the pig ear salad with onion below!
What could be better than savoring a salad that is simple yet remarkably delicious! All the ingredients seem to blend together with the salty, sweet, sour, and spicy dressing, making it irresistible to anyone who tries it.
Alongside pig ear that is chewy and delicious, there are also firm shrimp, enhanced by a touch of sweet, spicy onion. Oh, it truly is astonishingly appealing.
Watermelon
In addition to the delicious dishes above, the vibrant, juicy watermelon is, of course, an indispensable part of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Therefore, when it appears on the offering tray on the second day, it will surely make not only the family but also the esteemed guests admire it continuously.
If you have time, you can chill the watermelon beforehand to enhance the deliciousness of this wonderful fruit when enjoyed!
Banh Tet
It is rare to find a time for the whole family to gather together like this during the Tet holiday.
For this reason, after enjoying those delicious dishes until full, you can also savor the famous banh tet to make the celebration even more lively with laughter!
From the very first glance when it appears on the offering tray, banh tet makes everyone eager to taste it immediately. The sticky rice is smooth and chewy, combined with a filling that is rich and irresistibly delicious!
4 Menu for the offering on the 2nd day of Tet – Wednesday
Salted chicken
Besides the 3 menus above, you can also refer to the offering menu for Wednesday below! Surely this novelty, which is interesting yet not overly complicated, will not disappoint you.
First, the surprise for everyone will come from the incredibly attractive salted chicken dish. Just think about it, instead of preparing it as a steamed dish or boiled dish, this unusual twist is sure to awaken your taste buds!
Even if you have just casually glanced at it, the shiny golden skin and the faint aroma immediately captivate everyone. Moreover, each tender piece of chicken meat with a salty flavor is truly enticing!
Braised pork with eggs
Typically, according to the beliefs of Vietnamese people, the first day is reserved for a vegetarian offering. Therefore, when it comes to the second day, it is the perfect time for the “legendary” braised pork with eggs to appear on the offering tray.
To get the best flavor, you should use pork belly to ensure it’s not too greasy, as it has both lean meat and just the right amount of fat, which is wonderful.
In addition, each piece of meat is braised until it absorbs the spices very attractively, and with a few delicious duck eggs added, what more could you ask for? You can’t wait to scoop a bowl of white rice and enjoy it, can you?
Vegetable soup with spare ribs
Throughout this time, I bet everyone feels that our Wednesday menu seems to be missing something, right? That something is none other than the soup!
So don’t worry anymore, let TasteVN suggest you a hot, flavorful vegetable soup with spare ribs so you can showcase your culinary skills to treat your family!
Because it is simmered with tender ribs, the broth has a very captivating sweetness. Moreover, when combined with carrots, beetroot,… along with a little potato, it enhances the appeal of this dish significantly.
Chả ram
Whenever mentioning chả giò, everyone will surely think of the crispy, delicious texture of this fried dish! However, today you can try the new and unique chả ram that is equally enticing!
Each small, cute chả ram roll is tightly wrapped, and after being fried, the outer layer becomes golden and crispy, blending perfectly with the firm and flavorful filling inside—how wonderful is that!
Furthermore, when you dip chả ram in chili sauce, it surely won’t last long on the dining table! Let’s quickly enjoy it!
Stir-fried vegetables
To avoid feeling too full and to add more colors to the offering tray, you can choose the light stir-fried vegetable dish below from TasteVN!
In the blink of an eye, everyone can have a stir-fry with simple ingredients like carrots, broccoli,… along with onions and shiitake mushrooms!
Just hearing the name is already appealing, right? The vegetables are stir-fried just right, so they still retain their natural sweetness without losing it at all. With this delicious dish, the offering tray on the second day of the Lunar New Year will definitely taste even better!
Xôi gấc
And finally, to wrap up this fourth menu, we have the super attractive gấc sticky rice – a perfect match when enjoyed with salt-marinated chicken!
Once completed, the gấc sticky rice wears a bright red color from gấc, looking extremely eye-catching! Moreover, when enjoyed, the sticky rice is not dry at all; on the contrary, it has a smooth, chewy texture and a naturally sweet taste that lingers delightfully. It is no exaggeration to say that pairing it with salt-marinated chicken is simply wonderful!
Bitter melon soup stuffed with meat
Although we have gone through many different suggestions for the offering table on the second day, the list does not end here, and next will be the fifth menu featuring the bitter melon soup stuffed with meat mentioned first.
Bitter melon soup is not only a delicious dish but is also considered a lucky food to help all hardships pass and welcome a new beginning with our loved ones.
Therefore, this “candidate” will be a perfect choice for everyone! Along with the delicious broth, there is the enticing aroma from green onions and coriander that is extremely “seductive.” Moreover, the bitter melon is simmered until tender, and the filling is firm and flavorful—what more could you ask for!
Braised pork
It can be said that braised pork is an indispensable dish in the kitchen during this meaningful Lunar New Year occasion. The special thing about this braised dish is that the longer it is cooked, the more tender the meat becomes, soaking up the irresistible flavors.
After a meticulous transformation process, the finished product will satisfy everyone as the offering table is elevated in terms of elegance and deliciousness many times over.
Each slice of pork belly, with just the right amount of fat and lean meat, is wonderful; it seems that the meat, eggs, and braising sauce have blended together in a way that’s hard to describe in words. Don’t rush to skip this fragrant dish for the offering table on the second day!
Lotus Stem Salad with Shrimp and Pork
Every time lotus stem salad is mentioned, surely everyone can only remember and want to enjoy it immediately because of the incredibly delicious flavor of this mixed salad.
No worries, let’s add that attractive dish to the offering tray as well as to treat your family members right away!
In addition to the attractive white lotus stem, there’s also the presence of shrimp, pork,… and Vietnamese coriander combined with the sweet and sour dressing that stimulates the taste buds surprisingly. Enjoying it with shrimp crackers guarantees to be “out of this world”!
Watermelon
The menu for this fifth offering tray is indeed filled with “renowned” names representing this wonderful holiday, isn’t it?
Yet the surprise will still amaze you with the simple yet incredibly meaningful watermelon that should definitely appear on today’s offering tray!
Almost everyone during the Tet holiday “purchases” plump, juicy watermelons to display on the feast table.
Perhaps it is the coolness, natural sweetness, and the red color symbolizing luck and prosperity that has made everyone love it so much.
Closing today’s fifth suggestion will be a representative from the “beloved by many, forgotten way home” sticky rice cake. From children to the elderly, it can be said that everyone is a huge fan of this delicious cake!
Thanks to the skilled and experienced hands of our people, today everyone can enjoy the sticky rice cake with its chewy rice part, combined with the rich filling from mung beans, and a bit of flavor from the pork belly!
6 Menu for the offering on the 2nd day of Tet, Friday
Braised pork in coconut juice
Moving on to the last suggestion for the offering on the 2nd day that TasteVN wants to share with everyone will be the appearance of the delicious and rich braised pork in coconut juice!
Braised pork in coconut juice is a braised dish that is too familiar to the children of the S-shaped land, and almost everyone knows that this is also a typical dish representing a warm and full Tet that is indispensable.
Although braised pork in coconut juice has simple ingredients, it requires everyone to be patient and simmer until each piece of meat absorbs the spices deeply. Moreover, dipping it in a few fatty, rich duck eggs will ensure that the braised pork dish will be the highlight of the 2nd day!
Bitter gourd soup stuffed with meat
According to ancient beliefs passed down, during each Tet celebration, people should not forget to enjoy the bitter gourd soup stuffed with meat so that all hardships can pass and welcome a truly beautiful new beginning in the new year!
Especially, when combined with the fragrant braised pork and a steaming bowl of white rice, it is indeed a wonderful “puzzle piece”!
The bitter soup with stuffed bitter melon has a slightly bitter broth, a distinctive taste that is unmistakable. Moreover, there is soft bitter melon and a firm, flavorful filling! Dipping it in a bowl of fish sauce mixed with spicy chili is truly a delicious experience that doubles the flavor!
Stuffed pig trotter
Stuffed pig trotter is a very unique dish that brings indescribable feelings to everyone whenever enjoyed. Without wasting much time, let’s take a look at the extremely detailed recipe below with TasteVN!
Just a few simple variations can make the offering tray on the second day of the Lunar New Year become “one of a kind,” leaving everyone in awe!
Each slice of stuffed pig trotter is visually appealing, and the outer skin from pig trotter is chewy, combined with the flavorful filling inside made from fresh pork sausage and shiitake mushrooms!
Dried shrimp with pickled onions
If I had to list the dishes that evoke nostalgia for Tet, I would probably mention a series of familiar dishes such as braised pork with eggs, bánh chưng,… and of course, one dish that cannot be missed is dried shrimp with pickled onions!
Pickled scallions must be carefully processed before soaking. Once the pickled scallions are ready, you can arrange them on a plate with some dried shrimp that are chewy and sweet, then add a bit of chili sauce and enjoy with braised pork!
Surely this combination will be one of the most unforgettable experiences during Tet! The crunchy pickled scallions retain their distinctive flavor, the dried shrimp is not too dry, and when wrapped with some fresh herbs or enjoyed with a bowl of white rice, it guarantees to be wonderful!
Sticky rice cake with purple glutinous rice
Wrapping up this appealing offering for the second day of Tet will be the presence of the unique sticky rice cake with purple glutinous rice that will not disappoint everyone.
The grains of glutinous rice, after being dressed in the characteristic purple color from pandan leaves, immediately attract everyone’s attention, making it impossible for anyone to take their eyes off it even for a second.
Especially, besides the smooth and chewy glutinous rice, the filling inside also includes the creamy yolk of salted egg, complemented by mung beans, which is truly perfect. Why hesitate when you can showcase your skills by making this amazing cake right away!
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Quickly pocket the suggestion of 6 menu ideas for the second day of Tet that are extremely detailed above, so that during the upcoming Tet holiday, everyone won’t have to stress too much about thinking anymore! Hope you will have truly happy moments with your loved ones during this Lunar New Year!
