Tasty, Easy Vegetarian Dishes for Tet

At Tet, the ancestral offering meal is very important because it shows our devotion to those who came before us. Today many families replace the meat dishes with vegetarian ones, hoping for a peaceful and happy new year. Join VN Cooking to discover the vegetarian dishes for your Tet feast!

Vegetarian banh chung

Vegetarian banh chung is loved by many, especially families who follow a vegetarian diet and Buddhist worship. At spring time in particular, vegetarian banh chung is an essential, signature dish. It is wrapped and cooked as an offering to the gods and placed on the ancestral altar in the hope of a peaceful new year in which everything goes as wished.

Vegetarian banh chung is made with glutinous rice, mung beans, lotus seeds, pumpkin seeds and more. Together they create a unique flavour that stays with you every time you eat it. Every slice of vegetarian banh chung is filled with the taste of Tet.

Mixed vegetarian salad

Mixed vegetarian salad is one of the delicious Tet vegetarian dishes that this menu simply can't do without. It's a popular favourite because it's easy to eat and wonderfully appetising.

The ingredients include star fruit, cucumber, carrot, wood ear mushrooms, banana blossom, tofu and a few seasonings. For a delicious, appealing mixed vegetarian salad, prepare the ingredients and then toss them together in the right proportions. The blend of flavours makes an irresistible dish.

You can also try our wonderful water spinach salad too!

Vegetarian fresh spring rolls

With their light, delicate flavour, vegetarian fresh spring rolls are a favourite of many and an essential part of the Tet vegetarian menu.

Simply made with a few vegetables, rice vermicelli and tofu, these vegetarian rolls are tasty, easy to eat and appetising. The ingredients are rice paper, rice vermicelli, garlic chives and herbs of your choice, tofu, carrot and bean sprouts. Vegetarian fresh spring rolls are a harmonious mix of vegetables with a delightfully different taste.

Vegetarian stir-fried glass noodles

If you're used to glass noodle salads and noodle soups made with meat, then vegetarian stir-fried glass noodles will give you a new and unforgettable experience.

With a wealth of ingredients making each plate colourful, this dish is also a popular choice on the list of Tet vegetarian dishes. The ingredients include glass noodles, cauliflower, carrot, mushrooms, onion, peanuts and more. The chewy noodles combined with the delicious vegetables make a wonderfully appealing dish every time Tet and spring come around.

These are Tet vegetarian dishes that are easy to make, delicious and nutritious. With everyday vegetables you can create many different vegetarian specialities. VN Cooking hopes this article has given you more tasty vegetarian dishes to enrich your Tet menu.