Bánh phu thê () or bánh xu xê, is a
Vietnamese dessert made from rice with
mung bean
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stuffing wrapped in a box made of
pandan leaves. The dessert was traditionally given by a suitor but is now part of many wedding banquets.
[''World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia'' Volume 6 Marshall Cavendish Corporation - 2007 - Page 839 "Before the wedding meal, a bride may receive banh phu the, a dessert traditionally given by a suitor and now part of many wedding banquets."] It is traditional for a bridegroom to send bánh phu thê to the bride on the couple's wedding day to symbolize wishes for a happy future.
See also
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Traditional Vietnamese wedding
References
Vietnamese desserts
Bánh
Rice cakes
Wedding food
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