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The North favours dry jam, mild taste, small pieces such as lotus jam, kumquat jam, hồng bì jam, ô mai. The South favours chewy jam, more deeply sweet such as coconut jam, tamarind jam, soursop jam, pineapple jam. The difference reflects the ingredient region and climate, not a ranking of high or low.
From the article “How Does Tet Jam Differ Across the Three Regions of Vietnam?”
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