Gia Kiem dong leaf hub enters bustling harvest season as Tet approaches Gia Kiem dong leaf hub enters bustling harvest season as Tet approaches
Every year around mid-December, the dong (Phrynium placentarium) leaf growing area in Gia Kiem commune, Dong Nai province, enters its busiest harvest season to serve the demand for wrapping chung cake (Vietnamese square sticky rice cake) and tet cake (Vietnamese cylindrical sticky rice cake) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet).