Best 5 Tet Gifts To Win Your Vietnamese Lover’s Family Heart This Lunar New Year

Tet festival arrives, ushering in a new year for the Vietnamese. Tet gifts are frequently given to relatives or important people on this occasion as an act of tradition as well as to strengthen relationship bonds. If you have a Vietnamese boyfriend or girlfriend, it's a good idea to pay a visit to their family during Tet to demonstrate your sincerity.

General introduction about Tet Holiday of the Vietnamese

The Tet Holiday of the Vietnamese, also known as the Lunar New Year or "Tết Nguyên Đán,"  is among the most important holidays of the year for the Vietnamese and some other Sino-Asian countries with different names. Tet officially begins on the first day of the year in the lunar calendar. However, the whole holiday season will last for about 2 weeks, with the first day usually falling somewhere in the middle.

This is the time when most people take a break from work to spend time with family, as well as take time to decorate their homes, tend graves, and set up ancestral altars. Visiting relatives or important people, giving Tet gifts and red envelopes, or exchanging New Year's wishes are also traditional Tet customs.

Tet gift-giving culture

Tet gift giving is an act of wishing for a prosperous, fulfilled, and happy new year. Because of that meaningful reason, it's worth noting that you should choose a gift that is suitable for the tastes of the receiver. For instance, that may be the case that most are well aware that no vegetarian—we are referring to those that follow a non-cruelty lifestyle—would want to receive a leather item. 

And as there are such a handful of options on the market, choosing a nice Tet gift may be a brainwreck to many. As the holiday is among the most important occasions, a Tet gift should not only be suitable in terms of the receiver's tastes but also have neat and elegant packaging.

Choosing a Tet gift to your lover's family is even more tricky because you want to make a really good impression on them. So, in this article, CHUS will suggest some suitable Tet gifts to give to them.

5 best Tet gifts to win over the heart of your Vietnamese lover’s family 

1. Traditional Vietnamese cakes and candied fruits

Vietnamese cuisine has always been recognized by many gourmets around the world for its diverse flavors and textures as a result of cooking techniques and wonderful local ingredients. Therefore, it's reasonable for us to put traditional cakes and candied fruits at the top of this list. 

Anyone in this country must have at least once tried and fallen in love with bánh chưng (Vietnamese square sticky rice cake), bánh dày (Vietnamese glutinous rice dumpling), bánh tét (Vietnamese cylindrical sticky rice cake), pia cake, etc. In addition, the intense sweetness and fruity flavor of candied Tet treats are also an important factor and much favored, especially by children. Therefore, a gift set of such traditional food will surely bring a familiar and homey feeling, helping you to touch the heart of your Vietnamese lover's family.

Mộc Truly Huế brings a variety of specialty candied snacks from the ancient capital region. The Spring Scent Gift Box ensures a graceful and warm Vietnamese flavor for your loved ones during this Tet celebration!

2. Sweet chocolate candies and drinks

Chocolate presents are surely popular but aren't as common in Vietnamese culture. However, that doesn't stop a chocolate gift set from being any less elegant and sincere. The sweet flavor and characteristic fragrance of chocolate are loved by many people of all ages, from kids to adults to elders. That is not to mention that Vietnam is one of the top countries for high-quality chocolate and cocoa. As a result, selecting sweet chocolate for the Tet gift set is a good way to melt the hearts of all members of your lover's family.

CHUS recommends the "Wealth" Chocolate Tet Gift Set and the "Happiness" Chocolate Tet Gift Set from Binon Cacao. All neatly placed inside a square, beautifully crafted box, ready to be presented to your loved ones.

3. Premium cooking spices

Spice as a gift may seem strange to some people. However, it could turn out to be a unique and impressive idea that can wow the recipient, who is passionate about cooking! Premium spices are selected from the most clean and fresh sources, adding much more flavor and fragrance to any dish. 

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The premium Organic spice gift set "Spice Fest" consists of chili powder, garlic powder, star anise, ginger powder, turmeric powder, and peppercorn powder. All are put in beautiful jars and arranged in a neat, elegant red box. Plus, those spices, grown and harvested in areas with ideal soil conditions, are very familiar and often used in Vietnamese cuisine.

Alternatively, consider “Đậm Đà Tình Thân” Gift Box With 2 Kinds of Tin Fish Sauce featuring two bottles of artisanal condensed fish sauce meticulously crafted by skilled artisans in traditional fish sauce-making villages. This fish sauce captures only the initial drops, preserving the rich essence of salty sea and the fresh aroma of Phan Thiet. A versatile culinary gem, this fish sauce is an ideal gift for every Vietnamese household, suitable for various dishes, from being a perfect dipping sauce to elevating the flavors of traditional Tet dishes like braised pork.

4. Relaxing essential oils

How about a gift filled with fragrance?

At CHUS, you can find a wide range of premium natural essential oils with clear origins and high purity. The scents range from herbs such as lemongrass, rosemary, melaleuca, and cinnamon essential oil to flowers such as rose, ylang ylang, lavender essential oil, etc. And there are also the cooling, refreshing citrus notes, like pomelo peel essential oil, or the tranquil and solemn woody notes.

Or the set of six premium essential oil bottles from Hana Dalat, which contain essential oils extracted from native plants in Da Lat, Vietnam, and help to bring the Da Lat atmosphere into the room. However, if you give this essential oil set, make sure your lover's family has a diffuser or an essential oil burner. If they don't have it, don't forget to buy an additional one.

5. Ancient Snow Shan tea

Many elderly people love drinking tea thanks to its pure and clean flavor as well as numerous health benefits. As a result, selecting a good and quality tea box to give as a gift will undoubtedly assist you in winning the hearts of your lover's mom and dad.

Try this Ancient Snow Shan Tea gift set, with each tea leaf and bud being hand-picked from ancient trees grown organically in a high and cold mountainous area of Northen Vietnam. It doesn't only guarantee flavor, aroma, and health benefits, but also uniqueness and grace thanks to the origin and rarity. 

Conclusion

Choosing a Tet gift is important, but the giver's heart is more valuable. If you are sincere and want the best for your lover's family, they will also feel it. If it's still too difficult, go to chus.vn and check out the variety of great gift sets for Tet that Chus has painstakingly selected.

We wish you and your loved ones a happy, warm, and favorable Tet holiday.