At this time, households in Khoong village (Hung Dung residential group, Duc Tho town, Ha Tinh) are busy wrapping thousands of Chung cakes to serve the market during the Lunar New Year.
These days, coming to Khoong village (now part of Hung Dung residential group, Duc Tho town), the flavor of Tet is spreading to every alley. Families who make traditional Chung cakes are busy with sticky rice, dong leaves, green beans, pork... to wrap thousands of cakes to serve the market during the Lunar New Year.
People prepare dong leaves to wrap cakes.
Nguyen Thi Hao's family is one of the households with a long tradition of making banh chung in Khoong village. Normally, the facility produces 150-200 banh chung each day, but from December 20th until near Tet, the number increases to 1,000-2,000 banh chung each day.
"To make a delicious banh chung, the maker must calculate the amount of rice, beans, and meat in balance. Whether the order is large or small, the product quality must still be put first, the process of each cake must still be fully implemented, especially in the selection and preparation of ingredients. Now that there is a lot of supply on the market, my family must always maintain the brand and reputation as the top priority," said Ms. Hao.
To make a delicious banh chung, the baker must calculate the right amount of rice, beans, and meat.
This Lunar New Year, the banh chung craft village in Duc Tho is expected to supply the market inside and outside the province with over 150,000 - 200,000 banh chung, priced from 25,000 - 50,000 VND/piece depending on the type. Therefore, before that, production facilities must prepare a large quantity of raw materials such as dong leaves, sticky rice, green beans, meat...
Along with the development, nowadays, most households use electric pots to boil cakes, which is both convenient and does not pollute the environment but still retains the unique flavor of the cake, trusted by customers.
The cakes have been wrapped by the workers in Khoong village and are ready to be cooked.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha - owner of Hao Trach green banh chung production facility said: "The wrapped cakes will be cooked for 7 hours to reach maturity. When taken out, the cakes have the gentle green color of dong leaves, the soft and fragrant taste of sticky rice, the rich taste of green beans, the fatty taste of pork, the fragrant smell of pepper... Modern life means that many families do not have time to wrap banh chung anymore, we, the craftsmen, appreciate our work even more when preserving and promoting traditional beauty."
According to experienced people in making banh chung in Khoong village, the cake must be cooked for 7 hours.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan, who has over 30 years of experience in wrapping banh chung, said: “I can wrap 50 banh chung per hour. Wrapping by hand will be more firm and even than using a wooden mold to wrap the banh chung. Each banh chung is wrapped as a wish for a peaceful and happy new year that the traditional craftsmen in Khoong village want to send to everyone, every family.
Famous since ancient times, so the days before Tet, the atmosphere in Khoong village is even more bustling. Most of the establishments will ship goods to wholesalers or to the market, but many customers also come to the place to get the cakes. At this time, every batch of cakes is sold out. Ms. Tran Thi Ha - a customer in Ha Tinh city said: "Khoong village's banh chung has been famous since ancient times with its very unique taste. Therefore, every year, during Tet, I come to the place to order cakes for my whole family."
Many customers come to buy cakes at the establishments.
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan - Secretary of Hung Dung Residential Group Party Cell said: "Hung Dung Residential Group is the place with the most households making Chung cake in Duc Tho district with over 20 households. Chung cake making has created jobs, brought about a stable economy, contributing to improving the lives of the people here. In particular, the people here are always highly aware of preserving the traditional profession, creating products that are both high quality, food safety and hygiene, beautiful designs, meeting the needs of consumers in and outside the province".
The traditional Tet holiday of the nation is approaching, the Chung cakes of Khoong village have been and continue to reach consumers as a complete package of the homeland flavor, at the same time contributing to preserving the traditional cultural values of the traditional Tet holiday of the nation.
Duc Phu
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