January 22, 2006
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Send the Kitchen God home
My wonderful relative gave me chè đậu nước dừa, a pudding made of black eye beans and sweet rice. Coconut milk was cooked separately but being served with the pudding. She said she made it as a gift to the Kitchen God because today, the 23rd of the 12th Lunear month, is the day to send Ông Táo or the Kitchen God to return to Heaven. In Việt
I do not know the story of the Kitchen God, just remember vaguely that it was a threesome love or marriage between two men and one woman. The Kitchen God was always made fun off for being so poor that he could not afford to buy pants. He returned to Heaven with just his long dress, his Mandarin hat, and bare legs.
People want to respect the Kitchen God and make sure to send him home with gifts of food and transportation that is a paper flying carp. The Kitchen God was the most privy God that knew all secrets in the family and he could tell on the family to the Jade Emperor or Ngọc Hoàng if people do not display respect.
For more story about the Kitchen God, check this link
Comments (50)
MmMMmm yumm…che ddau nuoc dua sounds yummy! lam em chay ca nuoc bo.t…… I love Vietnamese che`….so good! hom em o VN, I always ordered Che` tha^.p ca^?m. Is Che dau nuoc dua kind of like that?
hmmmm la. that em chang bao gio ghe ve chuyen Kitchen God.
Where you live, is there a large Vietnamese population that you guys will get together to celebrate Tet? I miss making banh chung and eating it
hehehhee
Hi Wish, you should read, if you don’t already have, The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan (same author of The JoyLuck Club). I think it’s good.
hihh, yes, my mommie “cung banh theo leo” and c”he ddau xanh ddanh” dde ddua ong Tao ve troi too. Tet is my favorite time of the year. the food, the li xi, the game “bau cua ca cop
” haha is always played at my house on Tet. 
too bad i have school 
I was going to suggest the Kitchen god’swife but mvbphan already did =P If I remember, I’ll summarize it tomorrow…
Lau roi khong nghe chuyen Kitchen God. Cam on chi da remind em ve cau chuyen cua Kitchen God. Tet Nguyen Dan is always a favorite and the most popular story made from.
Have a good week chi!
Haha – are you out of shape?
oh the animations are adorable! hehehe hom nay la ngay dua tao’ ve^` troi …i think…my mommy preparing foods…
yeah today my mom she cu’ng o^ng ta’o too… che dau with nuoc dua is always yummy….
Of course – but the joke is a “cup of Java” and the son is smart to eagerly provide Java script. He’s old-fashioned by the way.
i loved the book called ‘the kitchen god’s wife’ by amy tan. i might have mentioned that i have the entire book collection by amy tan. nontheless, it was a good book. i think in there she explained who the kitchen god was… but i think i forgot now. thanks for bringing it up again.
I was over my friend’s house today and his mom realized today is the 23rd (lunar year of course) and yeah it is ngay` ddu*a o^ng Tao’ ve troi hehhehee…she bought some fruits for “him”…and I didn’t give ong Tao anything before he come back to heaven =/…did you do anything too?
Sap den tet roi, tracy chuc chi wish mot nam moi nhieu suc khoe, vui ve, hanh phuc, lam an phat tai, tien vo nhu nuoc, va van su nhu y.
Tracy chuc xong roi do, where is my lixi??????!
em noi thiet do’! o do ko co dzi` choi het! chi co nguoi ta hat thoi! hahhaaha… and muh friends were not wit me!
hi chi wish!! thanks for sharing the story, i forgot about it! yes… what traditions we have! hmm.. although the chinese have it too, since amy tan wrote a book called “kitchen god’s wife” and as always, it’s about the strength of a woman, either as wife or mother
Cam on chi Wish nhieu ne..
I forgot that today phai ddua ong tao ve troi.. hihihi
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Have a nice day nhe chi..
How interesting and the pudding sounds good!
hi, it’s so cute your xanga.
My cung thich che ddâu lam hihih.
chuc mung nam moi ban. nhe.
ahh chinese new year coming….have a good week….time to pass the red envelopes and light the firecrackers…<3
thanx…cute pix…madd funnie..ehhehee
hhhmmm….i thought the reason why the god kitchen doesnt have a pair of long pants but a short instead is because he works in the kitchen so wearing a pair of long pants would be inconvenient and plus it could catch on fire. This year, I will bribe ong tao su*o*`n kho vo*’i tru*’ng!
wow …ddu*a o^ng ta’o already?…hmp!!!!…..nhanh qua’ ~ =P
P.S..chi. ba’n ….thi` em ba’n cho..no such thing as free chocolate..keke
very nice and short entries.. AW.. i never thought bout to write about ong ta’o… very interesting… i like it.. have a good day.
i too enjoyed tan’s book. thank you for writing about the Ong Tao, and noting the date. this is wonderful.
I loveeeee chè đậu nước dừa….can I have some =)
Oh I love that animation! haha
I hope you get to write a book also.
Let me know when you decide to do it so I can support you and try to buy it when your ready to release it.
Have a great day!
Happy Monday !
ryc: What a sweet comment
Thanks!
Love the animation too..so cute! Yeah, send the kitchen GOD home indeed!!! Happy Monday Chi. WISH OI! =D
yummy…
happy monday M. Wish
Us Vietnamsese got some wild imagination,, lol
p.s.
How does “Ong tao” translates to “Kitchen God”? it should be “Mr. Apple” .. or Mr Fuji.. or Mr. Washington..lol
Yes yes, everyone is getting ready for the Lunar New Year now, i think my mom had sent the kitchen god home yesterday already. We sent him home by lighting some incense with a dish of candies.
Thanks for complimenting my Viet, hehe… i don’t know about “charming” or “witty” but i sure like to kid around a lot.
Have a wonderful week chi.
now im interested, will ask my mom this weekend. wonder if they have a movie about the kitchen god. hmmm vietnamese che are so yummy..esp beanie ones
can’t wait ’till Tet chi wish oi ^_^!!!!!!!
Hey sis!!! T don’t know if T would’ve a great memory or not, but all in all whether T has a great memory or not T still have stuff those terminology in my head
Hope this New Year bring your family and you (sis) great happiness and all the things you hope for! Much luv T~
ryn: lol I would consider it, but our apartment is too small for any more family additions!
hahah that’s so cute…. Im here ..but kindda buzy….. lol…. end ofthe mnth coming.. im working my butt … here… Have a good day AW>>>
if ure not busy…please give us something to read.
Yes, we remembered to send the Kitchen God away to heaven with three banh bao & tea on Sunday! Thanks for the link AW.
cho an ke voi Wish oi!
u got the magazine already? i’m still waiting for my delivery
The story goes that for 7 days before the New Year, the kitchen god would visit every household’s fireplace (where he was burned) to spy on families and find out whether they’ve been naughty or nice =) And well, Amy tan explained why he was poor, hehehe.
chu’c mung nam moi, nice pictures
Dory is hilarious – I quote her on the statement “Yes, I am a natural blue.” Hahaha.
oh ok. thanhhanoi is a good writer
thank you for your purchase and your support. i hope you enjoy your delivery and will get them sometimes soon 
n it’s fine about the name. u prolly was busy thinking of qbear
ryc: it’s funny that you used the word “Ca.y” thu’c an..yeah, I believe I’ve seen people doing that
have a good evening
random propz! chuc mung nam moi vui ve, hanh phuc, van su nhu y!
Do you want to use the font? I can send you the font and the program to write Viet fonts to you sometime this week.
Sa’o tao qua^n ve^` tro+`i ho^m chu? nha^.t ma` pha?i kho^ng?
Yeah in ThuyNga, be XuanMai explained that Ong Tao doesnt wear formal pants buh just shorts cuz he s afraid of getting burned ^.^ . I like it when u call Tet the Lunar New Year, cuz the (sad) fact is most pp tend to call it Chinese Year Near or (barely) Vietnamese New Year… Oh btw, thanx for the comment, I feel much better ^_^V