Saigonees are simple, not too much sophisticated as Hanoian. Tet is a family holiday, time
for relaxing after busy year working, not really spend time in the kitchen.
Here are some traditional dishes you should try to fnd in a Saigonee table during Tet:

Fatty pork braised with duck egg in coconut juice and pickled bean sprouts – Thit kho hot vit va dua gia

Tet glutinous rice cake and Pickled small leeks with dried shrimp – Banh Tet va Tom kho, cu kieu

Bitter melon soup – Canh kho qua