EditorialDiep Tran, a chef in Los Angeles, makes rice porridge for all at the Banh Chung Collective in Compton, Calif. on Jan. 14, 2023. (Joyce Kim/The New York Times)
EditorialBanh tet chien, rice cakes filled with pork belly and mung beans that practically melt into the rice, served at the Vietnamese restaurant Saigon Social in New York, June 30, 2022. (Lanna Apisukh/The New York Times)
EditorialBejewelled Buddha, protected by Naga, the serpent who is the guardian of water and subterranean treasure. Tour d'Argent (Silver Tower, Banh it), Binh-Dinh. Angkor period, Angkor Vat style, End 12th Bronze, H: 92 cm Ga 3296.
EditorialBejewelled Buddha, protected by Naga, the serpent who is the guardian of water and subterranean treasure. Tour d'Argent (Silver Tower, Banh it), Binh-Dinh. Angkor period, Angkor Vat style, End 12th Bronze, H: 92 cm Ga 3296.