In ancient times, the life of King Hung Vuong 6th, after finishing suppress An invaders, the king intends throne to his son.
On the occasion of the beginning of spring, the new king of the meeting the prince, saying: "I do find food delectable, to express the most significant engines for, then we will pass the throne to. "
the prince racing to search delicacies offered to his father, hoping to get his throne.
Meanwhile , the 18th son of Hung Vuong, is Tiet Lieu (also called the Lang Lieu) with gentle temperament, ethical lifestyle, filial to parents. Since mother died early, missing people just draw, so he worried about how.
One day dreamed Lieu Weather Gods had to say, "Hey baby, things in heaven and earth nothing you by rice, because rice is the food to feed you. you are to be taken round glutinous rice cakes and squares, to figurative Heaven and Earth. take the outer leaves, place the cake in the gut, to figurative Parents birth. "
Tiet Lieu woke up, so excited. He did as instructed Spirit, choose a good sticky rice square cake to figurative Land, let us put nine called Banh Chung. And he retired baker flung round, to figurative God, this is also known as blue-coated cake out and multiply in the gut cake is symbolic caring parents love their children.
To date, the princes were brought presentation of food to feast on. Oh well, all with varying customs enough taste, many delectable dishes. Prince Tiet Lieu, only Thick and Banh Chung Banh. Hung Vuong astonished king asked, the savings brought about Shen Liao told a dream, explaining the meaning of the cake is Banh Chung. Father tasted, find delicious cakes, compliments mean, commanded throne back to the 18th son Tiet Lieu
Since then, each time to the Lunar New Year, the people make bread and cakes Distilling here to donate ancestors and Heaven and Earth.